The Cincinnati Reds are in alignment.
Despite frequent rumors being floated by trade predictors, the Reds don't appear to have any intention of trading star right-handed pitcher Hunter Greene.
The latest to make that clear was manager Terry Francona.
Francona appeared on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast and said this:
"Pitching is too hard for us to acquire through free agency... We gotta keep Hunter on the mound."
That makes sense, of course. Greene is the Reds' ace.
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His fastball averaged 99.5 miles per hour in 2025, which is incredible.
Greene is just 27 and would likely get a good return in trade.
But the Reds have Greene in the middle of a very affordable six-year, $53 million contract extension. If they exercise his player option at the end of the deal, they'll pay him $21 million in 2029 and not have to worry about finding a new ace until 2030.
This past season, Greene went 7-4 after returning from injury. He had a 2.76 ERA, lowering his career ERA to 3.65.
The No. 2 overall pick in 2017 took a bit of time but eventually developed into the star the Reds hoped they were getting with that selection. It wouldn't make a whole lot of sense to trade him now.
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