MLB: Jays’ Rolen fractures finger in infield drill

Barnald points out (presumably with a healthy finger) this bit o’ news on Rolen.

A ground ball struck the right middle finger of Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Scott Rolen on Sunday, ripping off the fingernail and causing a non-displaced fracture of the bone in his finger tip.

The mishap occurred during routine infield drills in the morning. Rolen flew to Baltimore Sunday night and will visit a hand specialist on Monday. It is unknown how long he will be out of action.

“The fracture is actually not a problem because he can play with a fracture,” said general manager J.P. Ricciardi. “It’s losing the nail.”

With a week left before the regular season opens, Ricciardi would not speculate on now much time his new third baseman might miss.

“Early prognosis is it’s not going to be six weeks or something like that, so I don’t even want to throw a schedule out there. I can say this: he won’t be lost for the year.”