PITTSBURGH -- Right-hander Alfredo Simon, out with a right trapezius strain, and right-hander A.J. Morris, sidelined with a strained right shoulder, will begin rehabilitation assignments on Sunday, both for Triple-A Louisville vs. Columbus. Both last pitched for the Reds on June 15 in a 13-inning, 9-8 loss at Atlanta.
"They both threw a simulated inning on Wednesday. There will be a difference in how we are preparing them," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "Morris certainly doesn't need to stretch as a starter. He got some starts at Triple-A, but we're not stretching him to start, we are just stretching him to see some durability in his arm as a relief pitcher.