RHP Rubby De La Rosa (right arm discomfort) saw Dr. James Andrews on Monday in Alabama and he will have a stem cell injection on Tuesday, according to manager Chip Hale. De La Rosa is done for the year after going 4-5 with a 4.26 ERA in 13 games, including 10 starts.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa is going to see Dr. James Andrews in Florida on Monday due to discomfort in his arm. Andrews performed Tommy John surgery on the pitcher five years ago, and De Le Rosa has appeared in only 13 games (10 starts) this season. He is 4-5 with a 4.26 ERA.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa could get one more opportunity to get in a game before season's end for the Diamondbacks if he shows more command in side sessions, Hale said. De La Rosa had been ineffective in two brief starts recently. "Right now, our thinking is just to get him back to major league command," Hale said. Longer term, Hale said the D-backs have to figure out whether he's a starter or reliever. "For us, he's a starter until his arm says it's not, that he can't handle starting anymore."

RHP Rubby De La Rosa, who lasted just over an inning Wednesday against Colorado, will not appear again this season, Arizona manager Chip Hale said. Instead De La Rosa, who worked his way back from a sprained UCL, will pitch in the bullpen and in side sessions. "It's super smart," De La Rosa said. "I just want to feel 100 percent ready to go to compete. It's not pain. It's just uncomfortable. I don't feel (like) me." RHP Braden Shipley will take De La Rosa's spot in the Diamondbacks' rotation.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa was on a roughly 60-pitch count which the Diamondbacks hoped would carry him through the first four-plus innings. Instead, De La Rosa lasted one batter into the second and needed 45 pitches to record three outs. De La Rosa allowed a leadoff home run to OF Charlie Blackmon, walked two and struck out two in the first inning. The right-hander then hit Daniel Descalso with a pitch leading off the second to end his abbreviated evening. "We're going to look at his health," Arizona manager Chip Hale said. "He didn't seem to have the same stuff and his command obviously wasn't there. I went out there and asked him and he said he felt fine."

RHP Rubby De La Rosa will be on a 60-pitch limit in his start against Colorado on Wednesday, his second start since missing 3 1/2 months with a right elbow sprain. He threw 43 pitches in two innings against San Francisco last Friday. Erstwhile starter RHP Braden Shipley is expected to piggyback with De La Rosa as he did last Friday, when he entered in the third inning and went 3 2/3 innings. The Diamondbacks hope to get De La Rosa up to 70 pitches by the end of the season.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa gave up one run, one hit and two walks in two innings in his first start since May 25 after being shut down with right elbow inflammation that did not require surgery. He was removed after throwing 43 pitches Friday, on a pitch limit after throwing 50 in his last rehab start at Class A Visalia on Monday. De La Rosa, 4-5 with a 4.11 ERA in 11 appearances before going on the disabled list, will remain in the rotation the test of the season and if he holds up will compete for a spot in the 2017 starting rotation. The bullpen next year is a lesser option. "We would like to see him start next year," manager Chip Hale said. "He is an effective starter for us. This kind of gives us a glimpse of what it would be like. We have to be able to count on him next year to be able to go out and pitch every fifth day."

RHP Rubby De La Rosa was activated from the disabled list to start Friday's game against the Giants. De La Rosa, who had been on the DL with an elbow injury, hadn't pitched since May 25 against the Pirates in Pittsburgh.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa (right elbow inflammation) struck out four and allowed a hit in two scoreless innings in a rehab start for Class A Visalia on Monday night. In three rehab appearances between the rookie-level Arizona League D-backs and Visalia, De La Rosa has allowed four runs in seven innings. De La Rosa, who was in the clubhouse Tuesday at Dodger Stadium, could pitch for Arizona during its weekend series against the Giants.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa (elbow) was sent on a rehab assignment to Class A Visalia. He pitched one inning Thursday and struck out two. De La Rosa was shut down in late May with elbow soreness then again in August when the soreness recurred. The D-backs have set a 70-pitch limit on him for the rest of the year.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa (elbow) threw a side session Monday, manager Chip Hale said, and after another side session later in the week, he will pitch an inning in a rookie-level Arizona League game, possibly Tuesday. De La Rosa was shut down in late May with elbow soreness. Surgery was not required, but he was shut down again in August when the soreness recurred. "We'll build him up with games in the minors, and then we'll have to build him up here," Hale said. The D-backs have set a 70-pitch limit on him for the rest of the year. The D-backs still consider De La Rosa a starter, and barring further setbacks expect him to enter the 2017 season as such, but Hale said there have been talks about using him out of the bullpen to protect his elbow.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa will start rehabbing his ailing right elbow beginning this weekend. Dr. James Andrews reviewed the MRI on De La Rosa's elbow and recommended a rehab program rather than surgery. The hope is that De La Rosa, out since May 26 with inflammation in his right elbow, can return to the Diamondbacks in September in at least a relief capacity.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa, recovering from an elbow injury and out since May 25, will have his latest MRI evaluated by Dr. James Andrews.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa (elbow) underwent a recent MRI exam and the Diamondbacks will send the results to Dr. James Andrews for further evaluation. De La Rosa hasn't pitched since late May.

LHP Rubby De La Rosa (elbow) had a setback due to forearm tightness and was slated for an MRI exam. He hasn't pitched since May 25.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa (elbow) was sent on a rehab assignment to rookie-level AZL Dbacks. He is 4-5 with a 4.15 ERA in 11 appearances. He was shut down in late May with right elbow soreness, De La Rosa was transferred from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list on July 25.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa (elbow) threw 40 pitches in a simulated-game/batting-practice session at Salt River Fields on Tuesday. He threw all his pitches and said he "felt real comfortable with location. It felt good." Manager Chip Hale said De La Rosa has put more emphasis on his changeup during his recovery. "I pitched like it was a real game," De La Rosa said. He is tentatively scheduled to throw three innings in a rehab appearance in the rookie-level Arizona League this weekend.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa (elbow) threw 40 pitches in a simulated game/batting practice session Tuesday morning. It was his first time facing hitters since being shut down in late May.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa (elbow) is scheduled to throw batting practice at the team's training complex at Salt River Fields on Tuesday, the first time he is to face hitters since being shut down in late May with elbow soreness. De La Rosa could follow that by throwing batting practice one more time or pitching in a rookie-level Arizona League game, manager Chip Hale said. The D-backs discussed bringing De La Rosa back as a reliever, but Hale said the righty will return as a starter. "He was so good as a starter, we feel like he can get built back up to 100 pitches and help us," Hale said. De La Rosa may need four rehab starts, according to Hale.

RHP Rubby De La Rosa (right elbow inflammation) threw a solid side session Friday, manager Chip Hale said. De La Rosa, who has been on the 60-day disabled list since May 27, is scheduled to throw a simulated game Tuesday.