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Iglesias (elbow) said he had no issues during his appearance in a minor-league game Friday and will be ready to go for the start of the season, MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports.
Prior to Friday, Iglesias hadn't pitched in 17 days after he suffered a bone bruise in his throwing elbow stemming from a hard fall in the shower. He tossed a scoreless inning and felt his control and command were both on point during the outing, which gave the Reds enough confidence that he'd be ready to go for Opening Day. Because of the extended time off, Iglesias may only be used in one-inning scenarios to begin the season while he builds up arm strength, but manager Bryan Price envisions using both Iglesias and Michael Lorenzen as multi-inning relievers capable of finishing out games. Iglesias is still expected to see the lion's share of the save opportunities, however.
