Hunter Greene once landed the single highest signing bonus in MLB Draft history as the #2 overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft.
The expectations on him were obscene, especially given that he was picked at just 17 years of age. As arm injuries, the loss of the 2020 minor league season, and impatience mounted, it became the lazy, easy way out to critique his first two big league seasons as meh as he pitched to a 4.62 ERA/4.31 FIP across 237.2 IP in 2022-2023.
Then, in 2024, at still just 24 years of age, Greene emerged as a legitimate ace of the Cincinnati Reds.