Steer (shoulder) will serve as a designated hitter in one of Saturday's split-games, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

Reds manager Terry Francona said Thursday that Steer (shoulder) will start throwing "fairly soon," Charlie Goldsmith of Charlie's Chalkboard reports.

Steer could be limited to designated hitter duty at the beginning of the spring training schedule due to shoulder soreness, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Steer isn't in Cincinnati's lineup for Saturday's game against Pittsburgh.

Steer went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 6-5 win over Atlanta.

Steer went 1-for-4 with a walk, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 11-1 win over the Twins.

Steer went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 6-4 extra-inning loss to the Mets.

Steer went 0-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 5-3 win over the Astros.

Steer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Steer batted leadoff and went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Brewers.