What It Means:

"We'll get him to where he's catching back-to-back nine-inning games before we consider activating him. Until we get to that place, it's hard to say how long it will be," said Reds manager Bryan Price. While he wouldn't put a date on Mesoraco's return, Price did say that the backstop is unlikely to need all 20 days allotted for the rehab assignment. Assuming no setbacks, he could rejoin the Reds in late April or early May. Mesoraco has been limited to just 39 games played over the past two seasons due to hip and shoulder surgeries.

As of now, numberFire's models project Mesoraco to hit .232 this season with 11 home runs and 36 RBI's across 320 plate appearances.