“Sports Illustrated” called California high schooler Hunter Greene “the star baseball needs” on its cover two months ago. The Reds are hoping he’s the star the magazine predicted.
With the second overall pick in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft, the Reds selected the ballyhooed prep right-hander and shortstop with the second overall pick.
“I spent the last couple of months worrying that we weren’t picking high enough to get him,” Reds general manager Dick Williams said Monday night. “I’m really thrilled that we able to get him at No. 2.”
The Reds had targeted Greene throughout the draft process, waiting only to see if the Minnesota Twins would pass on him.