GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cincinnati Reds like their chances when Hunter Greene is on the mound. The 6-foot-5 right-hander has one of the best fastballs in the game, a nasty slider and an improving split-finger fastball.
It’s just that keeping him on the mound has been a challenge.
Going into his fifth year in the majors, Greene added more lower-half strengthening exercises to his offseason routine. The end result of his durability pursuit could go a long way to determining the course of Cincinnati’s 2026 season.
“Definitely set personal goals,” Greene said Sunday at spring training. “You know, for me, it’s being able to get to a high amount of innings, obviously strikeouts, all that good stuff, but it’s being able to go out there and stay out there as long as I can and be healthy and make all my starts.”
Greene went 7-4 with a 2.76 ERA last year, helping the Reds earn one of the National League’s wild cards for the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2020, but he was limited to a career-low 19 starts and 107 2/3 innings.