Zach Buchanan

zbuchanan@enquirer.com

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- After his bullpen session Friday, Cincinnati Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani felt a recurrence of the elbow soreness that forced him to miss a week earlier in spring and is again shut down from throwing. The righty will not make his scheduled Cactus League debut Monday and is undergoing more tests. It's unlikely he'll break camp with the club.

Manager Bryan Price said the team is unsure of what route it will take to fill DeSclafani's spot in the rotation, however long he winds up missing. The team could sign one of the few veteran arms on free agent market, trade for a starter or go with the plethora of young but unproven pitchers in camp. The Reds also have veteran Bronson Arroyo in camp on a minor-league deal, but his health is every bit the question mark as DeSclafani.

Price said he would not be in favor of moving right-hander Raisel Iglesias back into the rotation from the bullpen, although he'd be more open to discussing such a move with Michael Lorenzen. The organization has not gone so far to begin considering a role change for Lorenzen, though.

This will be the second year in a row DeSclafani has started the season on the disabled list. He was set to be the Opening Day starter a year ago before an oblique strain in the final week of camp sidelined him for months. The Reds also skipped one of his starts late in the season due to fatigue.

When he was healthy, he posted a 3.28 ERA in 123 1/3 innings.