Can Hunter Greene become a trade-like acquisition in possible mid-August return from IL?
Hunter Greene threw a prescribed 66 pitches without allowing an earned run in a strong outing on Aug. 3 with Triple-A Louisville, earning seven of his 10 outs via strikeout and walking just one.
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Manager Terry Francona said Greene is scheduled to make his fourth rehab start Aug. 8, when he'll be allowed to extend to about 80 pitches.
'We probably need to see how he does and how he's feeling,' Francona said. 'Because you start to get to 80, and that's a decent amount. We'll try to figure it out.'
If he fares well enough to return from the IL after that, it would put his return date in the middle of the next homestand against the Phillies or Brewers and give him time for up to nine starts over the final weeks of the season.
'I don't think we want to put the cart ahead of the horse,' Francona said. 'But we'll see where he's at. … We want to make sure he's healthy.'
A 2024 All-Star, Greene has pitched only three times since suffering a Grade 1 groin strain May 7, aggravating it after returning from the IL the first time.
He's 4-3 with a 2.72 ERA and 11.0 strikeouts per nine innings, across 11 starts this season.
Greene's return could provide a trade-acquisition-like boost for a team at the fringes of the wild-card race that added veteran rotation piece Zack Littell (8-8, 3.58, 22 starts) from Tampa Bay in a July 30 trade.
Barring an injury or another unforeseen issue, returning Greene to the rotation allows the Reds to shift rookie power pitcher Chase Burns to the bullpen, where a 100-mph fastball and exceptional slider makes Burns a potentially intriguing relief weapon.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Reds' Hunter Greene nears possible return from IL
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