Iglesias yet to resume throwing on disabled list

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CINCINNATI — Reds starting pitcher Raisel Iglesias is eligible to be activated from the disabled list next Wednesday, but that won’t be happening.

Iglesias was scratched from his start vs. the Pirates on May 1, and then the right-hander was placed on the DL with a right shoulder impingement. As of Thursday, Iglesias had yet to resume throwing.

“He has to cool off and the inflammation has to cool down before we consider getting him to throw again,” Reds manager Bryan Price said. “I would be more optimistic [Iglesias could return] after the midpoint of the month than I would saying by the 15th or by the time we go on the road that he’s ready to go. I don’t know if I can safely say that right now. We’re going to want him to be able to play catch, play long toss, throw a bullpen before thinking about putting him back into a ballgame.”

Tim Adleman took Iglesias’ spot in the rotation and delivered six innings of two-run ball against the Pirates in his big league debut and is scheduled to start again …

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