The Cincinnati Reds had stated earlier in the year that they hoped to send Raisel Iglesias to the Arizona Fall League. That isn’t happening as the Reds finalized their Arizona Fall League roster. Currently Iglesias is in Arizona in the Reds instructional league and isn’t yet pitching. However a team in the Puerto Rican Winter League announced yesterday that he would be pitching for them this winter.
The Reds aren’t committed to that just yet but if Iglesias does pitch this winter it will be in Puerto Rico.
Iglesias’ workouts are being overseen by Minor League pitching coordinator Mark Riggins. According to Bavasi, it will be Riggins, Price, Reds pitching coach Jeff Pico and general manager Walt Jocketty who will determine if pitching winter ball makes sense for Iglesias.
If Iglesias can get his arm in shape by the time the league is ready to go I can’t imagine the Reds not wanting to get him out there and throwing given just how long he has been away from the field. With the amount of time that he has had off though his arm simply may not be ready in time for the league. The Puerto Rican Winter League will run from October 30th through December 30th. They also have playoffs in the league so the league could extend into February if a team plays to the Caribbean Series finals.