Johnny Cueto Reds Opening Day Starter - Devin Mesoraco Likely DL

Johnny Cueto gets the call opening day. It was expected that he be named but the road to get there was far from the straight and narrow.

First-year manager Bryan Price named Johnny Cueto to start opening day.
 
Cueto will start against the St. Louis Cardinals, his third straight season opening assignment.
 
Price had to sort through a series of minor injuries, including Cueto's tender shoulder before making the final determination.
 

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Cueto missed a turn with soreness near the scapula of his right shoulder. Every starter except Tony Cingrani, who will start game two had a minor injury.
 
Homer Bailey was skipped with a sore right groin.
 
Earlier this spring Mike Leake had slight pain in his abdomen.
 
Mat Latos will miss at least one start after minor elbow and minor knee surgery. He is expected to miss just one start while building his pitch count.
 
Either Bailey or Leake will start the third game.

 Alfredo Simon will start the fifth game in place of Latos in New York.

Brett Marshall suffered a strained tendon in his middle finger. Marshall was under consideration to start the fifth game of the season.

Devin Mesoraco last played 10 days ago. He has a strained oblique which has relegated him to light duty.

"He is likely going to go on the DL, but we haven't signed off on that yet," Price said. "He needs to play and make up for missing 10 days. He has to hit, catch and throw.  I don't know if he can do all that is such a short time."

If the Reds disable him, he will stay in Arizona and play in minor league games at the Reds' facility in Goodyear.

"He missed time getting more familiar with all the pitchers but the silver lining is that (Brayan) Pena got a chance to catch them all," Price said.