{"id":271282,"date":"2025-11-09T03:26:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T03:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/271282\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T03:26:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T03:26:05","slug":"francona-not-expecting-a-hunter-greene-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/271282\/","title":{"rendered":"Francona: Not Expecting A Hunter Greene Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manager Terry Francona<\/a> is the latest member of Cincinnati\u2019s organization to downplay the possibility of trading starting pitching. Francona said on the Baseball Isn\u2019t Boring podcast that he wasn\u2019t anticipating a Hunter Greene<\/a> trade. \u201cI don\u2019t think those things are gonna (happen)\u2026pitching is too hard for us to acquire through free agency\u2026we gotta keep Hunter on the mound,\u201d Francona said in a clip relayed by Chatterbox Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

President of baseball operations Nick Krall offered a similar sentiment last month, downplaying<\/a> the idea that the Reds would move players on the pitching side. Led by Greene, Cincinnati\u2019s starters ranked sixth in the National League in ERA and third in strikeouts. Only the Phillies, Diamondbacks, and Braves got more innings from their starting pitchers.<\/p>\n

Greene battled a groin injury multiple times last season, but he was dominant when healthy. He set career-best marks in xFIP (3.27) and SIERA (3.06) while throwing harder than ever before. Greene\u2019s heater averaged 99.5 mph in 2025, a 1.9 mph jump from 2024. Among pitchers who threw at least 100 innings, Greene ranked fourth in swinging-strike rate and sixth in K-BB%.<\/p>\n

The most notable development for Greene last season was how often he was in the strike zone. He posted a strong 68.6% strike rate and a career-low 6.2% walk rate. Greene had never recorded a season with a strike rate above 65% or a walk rate below 9%. The improved command helped him maintain a lower pitch count and work deeper into games. He notched quality starts in 11 of 19 outings. Greene had 13 quality starts in 2024, but it took him 26 appearances to get there.<\/p>\n

If the Reds were to put Greene on the market, he would certainly fetch a handsome return. The 27-year-old signed a six-year, $53MM extension in 2023. The deal includes a $21MM team option for 2029. Greene\u2019s annual salary will rise in each of the next three seasons, but it\u2019ll still be plenty affordable in the final year of the deal, even if the Reds (or another club) decline the team option.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati has a stable of controllable starters beyond Greene. Andrew Abbott<\/a> and\u00a0Chase Burns<\/a> have yet to reach arbitration. Nick Lodolo<\/a> won\u2019t hit free agency until 2028. Youngsters Rhett Lowder<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Julian Aguiar<\/a> only have a year of MLB service time apiece. Brady Singer<\/a>\u00a0is the only mainstay nearing free agency, as he\u2019s in his final year of arbitration. The Reds can keep the majority of this group together for the foreseeable future if they want to.<\/p>\n

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