Carlos Gonzalez is finally going to sit out for at least 15 days to recover from a sprained finger. The Rockies announced today that their All Star outfielder has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. CarGo, as he is known as in Colorado, has had injury issues all through his time with the Rockies. Already this year he has rolled his left ankle while running to first, hurt his left ankle again getting hit by a foul in the on-deck circle, injured his back on a strikeout swing, hurt his left foot getting hit by a pitch, and now has been placed on the disabled list for a sprained middle finger. The issue of Gonzalez's middle finger sprain has come up multiple times when has swung a missed at a pitch. He left a game last month with the same issue on a foul ball swing, he dropped the bat and began to walk around aimlessly in pain. When the Rockies were in Atlanta last week, CarGo experienced the same pain on a swing and a miss in which he dropped his bat on the follow though hitting both catcher Brain McCann and the home plate umpire.
Despite all the injuries Gonzalez has had another incredible year as he is among the top 20 in hit, doubles, triples, home runs, runs batted in, walks, stolen bases, batting average, on-base percentage, and OPS. He leads the National League in slugging percentage with a .591.
The Rockies called up veteran left-handed pitcher Jeff Francis to the majors due to CarGo's injury. Francis will be available for tonight's game against the New York Mets. The Rockies are likely to use him as a reliever.
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