Rockies manager Bud Black said he expects left fielder Connor Joe back sometime this season.
“But I’m not a doctor,” Black quipped before Tuesday’s game against San Francisco.
Joe, whose steady hand atop the Rockies’ lineup has buoyed their second half, was placed on the injured list Saturday with a right hamstring strain. Black said he received a PRP injection to help the recovery process.
If Black’s early premonition is incorrect, or if Joe is limited when he does come back, the 29-year-old has already made a significant impression on the Rockies’ coaching staff.
“I think the coaches and I both feel very strongly about what we saw and the performance,” Black said of Joe, who’s slashed .