Hunter Greene Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 5" / 242 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/6/1999 (23)
- Experience
- 0
- College
- None
Hunter Greene Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Hunter Greene News
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene has been named the Opening Day starter, according to the team's social team page. This doesn't come as much of a surprise considering Greene is basically their best option right now. He threw four scoreless innings versus the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Greene has shown flashes of being a legitimate ace, but hasn't fully put it together yet. He posted a 4.44 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 164/48 K/BB ratio across 24 starts last season. The expectation is that Greene will be able to improve heading into 2023.
Cincinnati Reds rookie right-hander Hunter Greene (shoulder) is lined up to return from the injured list to start one of the games of a doubleheader on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Greene landed on the 15-day injured list in early August with a right shoulder strain, but he made three minor league rehab starts for Triple-A Louisville and looked good, allowing two earned runs on six hits while walking two and striking out 15 in seven innings pitched. The 23-year-old built up to 66 pitches in his final rehab outing, although Cincy is unlikely to push him too much to close out the 2022 regular season. Greene has lots of strikeout upside, but he's gone 4-12 with a 5.26 ERA (4.96 FIP), a 1.29 WHIP and 127 strikeouts in 102 2/3 innings in 20 starts in his first big-league season this year.
Cincinnati Reds rookie right-hander Hunter Greene (shoulder) said that his next start will be with the Reds this week after all went well on his minor league rehab assignment. It's likely that Greene will return from the 15-day injured list to start this weekend against the St. Louis Cardinals, which wouldn't be the greatest matchup for fantasy managers. The 23-year-old threw 66 pitches in his third and final rehab start at Triple-A Louisville on Sunday, giving up a run on four hits while striking out five and walking one. Expect the Reds to have a short leash on him in his return this week. Greene has plenty of long-term strikeout upside (127 K's in 102 2/3 innings), but he's also posted a 5.26 ERA (4.96 FIP) to go along with a 1.29 WHIP in his first 20 major league starts.
Batting Order
| 1 | Jonathan India |
| 2 | TJ Friedl |
| 3 | Jake Fraley |
| 4 | Tyler Stephenson |
| 5 | Jason Vosler |
| 6 | Wil Myers |
| 7 | Spencer Steer |
| 8 | Will Benson |
| 9 | Jose Barrero |
Hunter Greene Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Jonathan India |
| 2 | TJ Friedl |
| 3 | Jake Fraley |
| 4 | Tyler Stephenson |
| 5 | Jason Vosler |
| 6 | Wil Myers |
| 7 | Spencer Steer |
| 8 | Will Benson |
| 9 | Jose Barrero |
It was a tale of two halves for Cincinnati Reds rookie starter Hunter Greene. Through his first 18 starts, his strikeout rate sat at 28.8% but was paired with a 10.2% walk rate and 2.29 HR/9, leading to an inflated 5.78 ERA. Greene turned things around during his final six starts, producing a 1.02 ERA after posting an unbelievable 36.7% strikeout rate, dropping his walk rate to 5.8%, and allowing just one home run. By the end, he accumulated five wins, a 4.44 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and a 30.9% strikeout rate across 125.2 IP. Batters posted just a .292 xSLG and a .202 xBA off of Greene in the second half, helped by a 26.7% flyball rate that was nowhere close to his season rate of 36.2%. Further, batters swung and missed at 18.6% of his offerings after the break. It was possible with virtually a two-pitch arsenal. Greene's flamethrower-like fastball averaged 98.9 MPH and had a spin rate in the 81st percentile, and his slider got batters to whiff 38% of the time and produced a batting average against of .170. Fantasy managers might still be scared that the 23-year-old plays his home games at Great American Ballpark. However, Greene was a ground ball pitcher in the minors, so the drastic change in flyball rate is probably more legitimate than a fluke. Also, a 1.72 HR/9 is bloated even for a Reds pitcher and will deflate in 2023. The former second-overall pick proved he can post respectable rate stats while contributing huge punch out numbers. Greene can give a ton of value and upside at his ADP of 120, especially considering he has arguably more potential than pitchers such as Logan Gilbert (115 ADP) and Kyle Wright (113 ADP), who are going before him in drafts.
