Reds' Kyle Skipworth: Recovering from ankle surgery

Skipworth underwent ankle surgery in December and will not be ready for the start of spring training, MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports.

There hasn't been any mention of a timetable or the nature of Skipworth's surgery. In any case, he's likely no higher than fourth on the organizational catching depth chart, sitting behind all of Devin Mesoraco, Tucker Barnhart and Ramon Cabrera.