Reds top prospect Hunter Greene to undergo Tommy John surgery

The Cincinnati Reds are losing one of their top prospects to Tommy John surgery.

Cincinnati announced on Monday that Hunter Greene, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 draft, will undergo Tommy John surgery. Dr. Neal ElAttrache, a leader in the field, will perform the surgery.

Greene was a two-way player upon entering professional baseball and tried batting initially before giving that up to focus on pitching full-time. The 6-foot-3 right-hander showed incredible velocity entering the draft and even was clocked at 103 mph last year.

Hunter Greene, Mechanics (T103mph, rear view)….

[And walking off the field, sneaking a look at the gun reading & trying to pretend he's not impressed with himself. ] pic.twitter.com/JC5GPVoU00

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 16, 2018

Greene had shaky stats in his first two seasons and was shut down due to an elbow injury last year after going just 3-7 with a 4.48 ERA in 68 innings of Single-A ball. The Reds say he suffered a setback while throwing to hitters in Arizona over the weekend, leading to the surgery recommendation.