Francona said Saturday that Lowder will go through a throwing progression prior to hitting the bullpen this spring.

Rhett Lowder gearing up for full rookie season ...

Rhett Lowder isn't worried about his right elbow and neither are the Reds. But the organization's young starting pitcher and ...

Lowder (elbow) will begin a throwing progression Monday, Charlie Goldsmith of Charlie's Chalkboard reports.

Team exercising caution ...

A pair of Reds starters are slightly behind in the early portion of camp. The Reds revealed last week that rookie ...

He is, too, and he's aware players want to be in the mix for it. When it comes to Rhett Lowder, Francona seems to be signaling that Opening Day is an artificial and unnecessary timeline to hold ...