"Astros outfielder Carlos Lee’s broken left little finger is not completely healed two months after he suffered six fractures when he was hit in the hand by a pitch from the Cincinnati Reds’ Bronson Arroyo.

Lee, who spends most of the offseason in his native Panama, was in Houston on Monday to be examined by Astros physician Dr. Tom Mehlhoff.

“The doctor says it’s going to be about six more weeks so that everything will be back to normal,” Lee said. “Right now I’m doing exercises to get stronger and to have the movement needed in the finger.”

Lee, who led the National League with 100 RBIs and the Astros with 28 home runs when he was injured Aug. 9, expects to be 100 percent for spring training. "