Hunter Greene (elbow) to start Saturday vs. O’s

Greene couldn’t have asked for a much better outing in this one. After a disastrous first start of the season his last time out, the hard-throwing righty held the Cubs in check all night, allowing just three hits over seven scoreless frames. Greene was lights out for the Reds on Friday, needing just 93 pitches to get through this outing while limiting himself to just one walk. He’ll get some time off with the All-Star Break just around the corner, but hopefully this start signals a strong second-half of the season for him.

Greene’s velocity started out well tonight, but his 51 fastballs tonight produced one whiff on 21 swings and four hits, including a Samuel Basallo homer. It didn’t help that he went from averaging 100 mph in the first to 99 in the second and 98 in the third and fourth. At least he did get 14 whiffs with the slider and seven strikeouts overall. Greene will build endurance, but in his case, fastball shape has always been key to his success. Obviously, it’s not time to rush to judgment here when he’s really just four outings into his rehab. He’ll likely face the Cubs on Friday.

Greene returns to Cincinnati’s rotation after missing the first three months of the season recovering from surgery to remove bone chips and loose bodies from his pitching elbow. The hard-throwing 26-year-old fantasy ace shouldn’t have any workload restrictions in his long-awaited season debut after throwing 82 pitches over 6 1/3 innings during his final rehab start for Triple-A Louisville last weekend. He’s struggled to stay healthy since arriving in the majors a couple years ago, but delivered a phenomenal 2.76 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 132/26 K/BB ratio across 107 2/3 innings last year, making him one of the more impactful arms in the fantasy landscape on a per-inning basis.

Greene will make his long-awaited season debut either Friday or Saturday against the Orioles. The hard-throwing 26-year-old fantasy ace got his pitch count up to 82 (54 strikes) across 6 1/3 innings during his final rehab outing for Triple-A Louisville over the weekend. His return should provide a massive jolt to Cincinnati’s rotation, and a big lift for fantasy managers as well. He’s been out since undergoing surgery to remove bone chips and loose bodies from his elbow back in early March.

Greene punched out four batters in the contest and did not allow a base on balls. He threw 82 pitches, 54 of them for strikes, while cruising through 6 1/3 innings. It’s safe to say that he looks ready to rejoin the Reds’ rotation next week.

Greene averaged 98.4 mph on his four-seam fastball and topped out at 99.5 mph during the 64-pitch outing. The flame-throwing 26-year-old fantasy ace remains on track to rejoin Cincinnati’s rotation before next month’s All-Star break. He’s been on the shelf since spring training when he underwent surgery to remove bone chips and loose bodies from his elbow back in early March. He’ll continue building up his pitch count and stamina with another rehab outing this weekend.

Greene struck out six over four shutout innings in his rehab debut in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League last Thursday. The hard-throwing 26-year-old fantasy ace appears on track to make his season debut prior to next month’s All-Star break. He’s been out since spring training after undergoing surgery to remove bone chips and loose bodies from his elbow back in early March.

The 26-year-old right-hander has yet to pitch for the Reds this season after undergoing surgery in late March to remove bone chips and loose bodies from his elbow. He’s going to need several rehab starts before he’s ready to join the Reds’ rotation. Barring any setbacks though, we could see him debut before the All-Star break.

Greene remains without a definitive return timetable at this juncture in his rehabilitation from arthroscopic surgery to remove bone chips and loose bodies from his pitching elbow back in early March. However, he’s progressed to throwing bullpen sessions and could potentially make it back to Cincinnati’s rotation sometime around late June or early July. He’ll need a handful of rehab starts before he’s ready to make his season debut. There should be a clearer timeline once he’s cleared to make his first rehab start.

Greene progressed to throwing off a bullpen mound for the first time since undergoing arthroscopic surgery to remove bone chips and loose bodies from his pitching elbow back in early March. The hard-throwing 26-year-old ace figures to ramp-up his throwing program over the next few weeks before starting a rehab assignment. It seems reason able that he’ll be ready to make his season debut sometime around the All-Star break in mid-July.