GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- During his first baseball season in the United States, following a defection from Cuba, Raisel Iglesias and the Reds were certainly pleased. In a relatively short amount of time, Iglesias developed as a rookie starting pitcher. He showed he could handle himself mentally on the Major League stage and was comfortable in the environment.
One drawback was right shoulder fatigue that forced Iglesias to shut down his 2015 season early. He did not pitch again after Sept. 13. An offseason shoulder strengthening and flexibility program was introduced. That program has him on a slightly different schedule than the other pitchers in Reds camp this spring, and his first game likely won't come until near the middle of March.