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- Updated: August 13, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Raisel Iglesias has shown enough stuff — including a power fastball and poise — to handle the duties required to be the Reds closer. What Iglesias lacks is the medical clearance to do the job regularly.
Because of right shoulder injuries this season and 2015, Iglesias isn’t viewed as being able to work on back-to-back days like all closers. Manager Bryan Price, who often uses Tony Cingrani in the ninth inning but lacks an “official closer,” noted that the medical department has a say in letting him know when Iglesias can have his limitations removed.
“I don’t know how close we are,” Price said on Friday. “We knew we’d go back and reassess it every couple of weeks. Right now, we’re on the more conservative side with this. We have gotten to the point that if he throws two innings, he can have one day off and be able to pitch based on certain protocols he has to pass.”
After spending May 1-June 20 on the disabled list with a right shoulder impingement, Iglesias moved from starter to reliever with great success. Entering Friday, he had a 0.65 ERA in 15 relief appearances with 12 hits, 12 walks and 31 strikeouts over …
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