Mesoraco (hip, shoulder) has a "fluid timetable" for his return from the DL, with the Reds suggesting that it might be more than the minimum 10 days, MLB.com's Mark Sheldon reports.
Mesoraco remained behind in extended spring training, and his return date will be clearer once he begins a minor league rehab assignment. "We've got a template that's drawn up. It can be accelerated. It can be pushed back," manager Bryan Price said. "Certainly when he starts the 20-day [rehab assignment], he has 20 days to be ready to go unless he has a setback. We are going to get him to the point where he is going to play his back-to-back nine-inning games."