GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Reds' pitching depth must absorb another blow as Michael Lorenzen has been diagnosed with a grade 1 strain of the teres major muscle near his right shoulder.
"It's milder than what [Brandon] Finnegan went through last year. But it does mean he won't throw for several days," Reds manager Bryan Price said on Tuesday.
Lorenzen, a reliever the past two seasons, was competing for a spot in the Reds' rotation. Already viewed with an outside shot to land in the starting five going into camp, his chances dimmed as the right-hander was at times erratic.