With pitchers and catchers having reported to Goodyear, how do you feel about the Reds rotation?
Hunter Greene: 25 years old. 5th MLB season. Last 2 seasons: 2.75 ERA….but just 45 starts, 256 innings. 2025: 2x IL groin. Missed 13, 59 games.
Brady Singer: Most consistent/reliable. 32 starts/169.2 innings. 4.03. Last five years: 27-27-29-32-32 starts
Nick Lodolo (L): 28 years old. 5th MLB season. Career high: 28 starts, 156.2 innings, 3.33, 2 CG, 1 SHO in 2025. Blister/20 games
Andrew Abbott (L): 4th MLB season. All-Star. Missed the first two weeks. Career high 29 starts, 2.87 in 166.1 innings. 1st half: 8-1, 2.39. 2nd half: 2-6 3.43.
How would you handle the final spot? Chase Burns/Rhett Lowder?
Both will be monitored for their workload, Lowder much more so.
Lowder threw just 9.1 innings last season, all on rehab appearances. He dealt with discomfort in his forearm from the time he arrived in Goodyear last season. Then, he pulled his oblique during a rehab start. Burns threw 109 innings, between the minors and majors.
Does the odd man out go to the bullpen, and assume a Nick Martinez-like swingman role, or to Louisville to start every five days?
Depth options:
Chase Petty: 2005 6.39 AAA, 19.50 2 MLB starts
Brandon Williamson (L): Tommy John recovery, last pitched ‘24.
Julian Aguiar: Tommy John recovery, last pitched ‘24.
Jose Franco: 25 years old. 2025: 3.07 AA, 3.51 AAA.