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Rockies' De La Rosa expected to start season on DL

Jayne Kamin-Oncea / USA TODAY Sports

A weak rotation just got weaker. 

The Colorado Rockies are expected to be without Jorge De La Rosa to start the season, as the team's No.1 arm is dealing with a strained left groin. 

"Other than playing catch right now, he's pretty much shut down," Rockies manager Walt Weiss told Nick Groke of the Denver Post

De La Rosa had been dealing with discomfort throughout the spring and was removed from his start Friday in the third inning after re-aggravating the injury. 

"It's starting to look that way," Weiss said when asked if the left-hander will start the season on the disabled list. 

De La Rosa went 14-11 with a 4.10 ERA in 32 starts last season while striking out 139. 

The Rockies, who finished last season with a league-worst 4.84 ERA, are already looking to fill a hole in the rotation after releasing Jhoulys Chacin on Sunday. 

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