Dateline: Cincinnati
The Reds are still waiting for Nick Lodolo, Caleb Ferguson and Jose Trevino to return to active duty.
Manager Terry Francona gave an update before the Reds series opener against the San Francisco Giants.
Lodolo missed time three straight years now with a blister on his left index finger. The goal was to develop a callous so that he wouldn't feel discomfort when throwing is best pitch, the back foot slider. It is such an effective pitch that breaks in on right handed hitters and dives toward their back foot. Several times batters have swung at pitches that actually hit their right foot.
"Nick will throw a small side (session) today, kind of touch and feel," Francona said. "He will throw to hitters on Friday in Minnesota. He hasn't thrown any breaking pitches, yet."
Ferguson has a strained right oblique.
"Ferguson is going to throw a side on Wednesday," Francona said.
Trevino has a bulging disc in his back.
"He's going to do some catching today and hit some soft toss in the batting cage," Francona said. "Sunday was just ok. So we want to take it where we don't give him too much and slow him down. There's a chance depending on how the week goes that he faces Lodolo on Friday. We don't want to give an artificial time table. We want to let his body tell him where he is."
Louisville right hander Julian Aguiar was placed on the injured list. He missed all of last season due to surgery.
"He had some swelling. Dr. (Timothy) Kremchek was going to take a look at him but I did not get an update."
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