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.
