Are The Reds Considering Trading Starting Pitcher Hunter Greene This Offseason?

Mark Sheldon of MLB.com posed one question for Cincinnati’s offseason: Would trading Hunter Greene help bring back a bat? The 26-year-old Greene is signed through the 2028 season, with an option for 2029, all well below market value for a free agent of his calibre.

In 2025, Greene made 19 starts and threw 107 2/3 innings with a 2.76 ERA, 3.27 FIP, 31.4 K%, 6.2 BB%, 1.25 HR/9, and a 0.94 WHIP. His average four-seam fastball velocity was 99.4 mph. 

For comparison, Toronto’s primary starters produced the following 2025 lines. Kevin Gausman: 32 starts, 193 innings, 3.59 ERA, 3.70 FIP, 8.81 K/9, 2.33 BB/9, 0.98 WHIP. Chris Bassitt: 31 starts, 170 1/3 innings, 3.96 ERA, 4.18 FIP, 8.77 K/9, 2.75 BB/9, 1.16 WHIP. José Berríos: 30 starts, 166 innings, 4.17 ERA, 4.85 FIP, 19.8 K%, 8.0 BB%. 

As a staff,  in 2025 Toronto's rotation ranked 20th in ERA (4.34), 14th in strikeouts (786), and 24th in FIP (4.46).

Greene’s expected indicators included a 3.09 xERA and 3.27 xFIP in 2025. He has yet to exceed 150 1/3 innings or 26 starts in a season, with a 2025 groin strain among recent IL stints.