He pitched one inning in Spring Training on February 25 against Seattle in Peoria Arizona. Now on July 28, Wood gets the ball again.
Expected to be one of three established starting pitchers in a revamped rotation Wood gave up three runs in that lone spring game. Back pain put him on the long five month path to recovery.
Wood made three starts for Louisville and one for Chattanooga. He gave up four earned runs in 11-1/3 innings for a 3.18 ERA. The 28-year old left-hander was 9-7 with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season with a 3.68 ERA.
"Wood isn't on any kind of pitch count," David Bell said. "He would have gone up to 100 pitches if he would have gone out for another rehab. So he's back to normal. He's healthy. We have to treat this like any other game."
Kyle Farmer came off his seven-day concussion protocol list. He will resume his role as backup catcher for Tucker Barnhart. Curt Casali is healing his right knee and is getting close to a rehab assignment. Farmer will also play other positions until Casali returns.
"Farmer is ready to go," Bell said. "He will be our backup catcher. He can play other positions but we have to keep him in the game. We can still utilize his versatility.."
The Reds returned Sal Romano to Louisville and asked waivers on Ryan Lavarnway, who filled in admirably for Farmer and Casali.
"Sal Romano got off to a little bit of a slow start but he's progressing. He will continue to start in Louisville. He did everything he could to stay," Bell said. "Lavarnway stepped in. He did a really good job. We would be happy to have him in the organization (he must clear waivers). He's in a good position. Catching is hard to come by. It is so valuable. He has experience and showed what he could do."
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