Conner Greene
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Position:
RHRP
Level:
AFL
Affiliate:
Surprise Saguaros
League:
Arizona Fall League
Born:
04/04/1995 (Age: 29)
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
185
B/T:
Right / Right
Acquired:
7th Rd., 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft (TOR); Traded to STL 1/19/2018; Claimed off waivers (KCR), 11/26/2018
Prospect Spotlight
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Greene’s frame and power stuff have always been interesting, but significant control issues cloud his long-term value. Like most big arms who walk hitters in the rotation, Greene first moved to a relief role. The walks persisted there, though, and Greene recorded more free passes than strikeouts from the ‘pen in Triple-A with St. Louis in 2018. The Cardinals sent him to Fall League to get more work as a reliever, but he didn’t perform much better there. He was DFA’d this November and claimed by Kansas City on waivers, so Greene starts 2019 on the Royals’ 40-Man Roster. The rebuilding Royals will take a chance on his upper-90s fastball and bevy of hard off-speed pitches in hopes Greene finds a home in a middle relief role. |
