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- Updated: June 5, 2016
CINCINNATI — Raisel Iglesias was the Reds’ Opening Day starting pitcher this season, but there is a chance he might not start again this season. Iglesias, who is on the disabled list with a right shoulder impingement, is being prepped for a bullpen role.
“Right now, we’re looking at him as a reliever for a couple of different reasons,” Reds manager Bryan Price said on Sunday. “No. 1, it’s to help stabilize the bullpen. Even more importantly, we want to try and keep him as healthy as possible. We shut him down last year for innings and caretaking of his shoulder. He had a re-injury of his shoulder. We’ll lighten the workload coming off this stint on the DL and then take a look either later in the year or early next year if starting is better or bullpen is better.”
Iglesias is following the same return path as Michael Lorenzen, who has yet to pitch this season because of a right elbow sprain. Lorenzen, a starting pitcher last season, is also expected to return as a reliever. Both Iglesias and Lorenzen are targeted for returns in the third or fourth week of June.
Scheduled to throw a 30-pitch live batting practice on Sunday in Goodyear, Ariz., Iglesias …
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