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Reds Injuries
Sigh. It's like 2014 will never end for the Reds. A May return definitely was too optimistic for Homer Bailey. After feeling pain in his elbow in a rehab start, he was transferred to the 60-day DL and his rehab was slowed. Bailey will not go on another rehab start until early or mid-June, starting over on stamina buildup. Post-All-Star Game is still looking like the realistic timeframe for Bailey's return.
Bailey's setbacks are more bad news for a Reds rotation that has been getting bad injury news all season long. Jon Moscot has been sidelined since April 27 with shoulder inflammation, though he may take his next turn in the rotation in place of Tim Adleman. Adleman was removed from his last start (5/19) with a strained oblique and is now on the 15-day DL.
Raisel Iglesias was injured two days after Moscot, diagnosed with shoulder impingement. Impingement can be a very difficult condition to manage, just to add intrigue to the fact that it's a shoulder injury. The Reds are being cautious with Raisel's rehab.
John Lamb had a start skipped after suffering a thumb injury while batting on May 8. He returned to the mound on May 16 but had a poor start, looking out of sorts and uncomfortable for most of the game. He denied that it had to do with lingering effects from the thumb injury, however. Decide for yourself whether that qualifies as good news. That was only his second start after returning from offseason back surgery, as well.
Tim Melville was also placed on the 7-day DL at Louisville on May 13. Just to remove another fill-in option (which has been tried a few times earlier this season) should either Moscot or Lamb (or someone else) realize they are unable to go for their next turn in the rotation. Oh, in the good news department, Anthony DeSclafani has been progressing in his rehab starts after his initial setback, and is optimistic that he is not far away from a return.
| Player | Level | Injury | Injury date | Return date | Days missed (Avg for injury) |
| Bailey, Homer | MLB | Tommy John surgery | 4/24/2015 | 208 | |
| DeSclafani, Anthony | MLB | Strained oblique | ST 2016 | 48 (32) | |
| Moscot, Jon | MLB | Left shoulder inflammation | 4/27/2016 | 24 (42) | |
| Iglesias, Raisel | MLB | Shoulder impingement | 4/29/2016 | 22 (56) | |
| Lamb, John | MLB | Sprained thumb | 5/8/2016 | 5/16/2016 | 7 (39) |
| Adelman, Tim | MLB | Strained oblique | 5/19/2016 | 2 (32) | |
| Melville, Tim | AAA | 5/13/2016 | 8 |
Minor Leagues
| Player | Level | Injury | Injury date | Return date | Days missed (Avg for injury) |
| Cisnero, Jose | AA | 6/15/2015 | 5/3/2016 | 111 | |
| Bueno, Ronald | A+ | ST 2016 | 5/15/2016 | 39 | |
| Becker, Nolan | A+ | ST 2016 | 5/13/2016 | 37 | |
| LaValley, Gavin | A+ | ST 2016 | 5/13/2016 | 37 | |
| Pickens, Jimmy | A+ | ST 2016 | 4/28/2016 | 22 | |
| Mitchell, Evan | A+ | 4/20/2016 | 4/30/2016 | 10 | |
| Rainey, Tanner | A- | 4/23/2016 | 5/7/2016 | 14 | |
| Strahan, Wyatt | A+ | 4/27/2016 | |||
| Stephenson, Tyler | A- | Concussion | 4/24/2016 | 5/10/2016 | 15(16) |
| Gumbs, Angelo | A+ | Sprained finger | 4/30/2016 | 5/13/2016 | 13 (33) |
| Paulsen, Jake | A+ | Right shoulder inflammation | 5/1/2016 | 20 (34) | |
| Elizalde, Sebastian | AA | Strained oblique | 5/6/2016 | 15 (24) | |
| Amaral, Beau | AA | 5/10/2016 | |||
| Crook, Narciso | A- | 5/11/2016 | |||
| Davis, Rookie | AA | 5/12/2016 |
Tyler Stephenson missed 15 days with a concussion. Encouragingly, he has been playing much better since returning than he did to begin the season.
Jose Cisnero finally returned to the diamond on May 3 after missing the last half of last season. The catch: Cisnero plays in the Mexican league now. Still, that is good news. The only other particularly interesting note from the minor leagues is that Jimmy Pickens returned on April 28, but only got a two-week audition before being released from the Reds organization on May 13.
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