Hunter Greene broke out in a big, big way in 2024, and he’ll receive some mid-ballot Cy Young Award appreciation for it at season’s end. He also hit the shelf after his start on August 13th, and while the initial prognosis is that his surgically repaired right elbow is structurally just fine, it’s highly unlikely we’ll see him pitch for the Reds again as 2024 fades into the record books.
Having Hunter around would be insanely nice these days. What’s left of the rotation without him has turned from an absolute strength of the roster to its downfall, as the 63-68 Reds sit 7.