Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco will likely need the entirety of his 15 days to recover from a hamstring strain, manager Bryan Price told MLB.com Saturday.
"It just isn't something that's going to be better in three-to-five days, it's probably every bit of 10-14," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "We really can't go without a second full-time catcher."
Mesoraco felt he could have been able to catch and hit after suffering the injury, but said he would have been unable to run the bases with the injury. He said this is the worst hamstring injury he has suffered in his career.
"This one, it's so hard to tell right now because it's so early," Mesoraco said. "In the next couple of days, we'll see how it responds to the treatment and everything. My goal is to be back on the 16th day. I want to be back as soon as I possibly can be. That's my focus at this point."