SARASOTA, Fla. - Aaron Harang, the Reds' de facto No. 1 starter, has been scratched from his start today against the Pittsburgh Pirates with right shoulder inflammation.
The Reds are saying it's not as bad as it sounds.
"He's been working on some mechanical changes with some of his pitches," trainer Mark Mann said. "He's been dealing with this for about a week. We decided to have him skip a start and let it calm down.
"This is more of a precaution."
Mann said Harang has not had an MRI or X-ray of the shoulder.
"We haven't deemed it necessary to do any kind of diagnostic work," Mann said.
Harang didn't throw Wednesday and won't throw today.
"We'll see how he is Friday," Mann said.
Harang, a 27-year-old right-hander, went 11-13 with a 3.83 ERA last year.