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Hunter Greene 2025 Player Outlook: Continued Dominance After Breakout 2024 Campaign
2 days agoCincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene had the strongest, most complete season of his young career in 2024 after he posted a 9-5 record with a 2.75 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, and 169 strikeouts in 150 1/3 innings pitched on the way to earning his first All-Star nomination. Armed with a four-seamer that went from a seventh-percentile run value in 2023 per Baseball Savant to 98th-percentile in 2024, combined with an impressive 6.9% HR/FB%, especially when calling Great American Ball Park home, it was a recipe for success. Greene's Achilles heel is the inability to stay healthy, undergoing Tommy John surgery as a prospect, then missing time at the major league level in 2022 (shoulder), 2023 (hip), and 2024 (elbow). While the injury history is a concern, the former first-round draft pick is expected to be ready for Opening Day, and although FIP, xFIP, and SIERA all suggest ERA regression in 2025, it should still be top-of-the-rotation-worthy given the peripheral stats. If he can make 30 starts, the 6-foot-5 hurler could easily be a No. 1 starter for fantasy, which makes his current NFBC ADP of 93 look like a value, especially when RotoBaller has him ranked at 73 overall.
