The Reds positioned ace Hunter Greene on the 15-day injured listing with a proper groin pressure on Wednesday morning and signed veteran lefty Wade Miley to take his place within the beginning rotation. Proper-hander Rhett Lowder was transferred to the 60-day IL in a corresponding transfer.
Greene, who spent about two weeks on the IL final month with a pressure of the identical muscle, was pressured to exit Tuesday’s 4-2 win over the Brewers after 5 innings and 85 pitches.
“It’s irritating,” Greene mentioned. “I need to be on the market. I need to compete. I really feel like, as a pitcher, you do your finest once you’re in a groove and also you’re going on the market each single fifth or sixth day. It simply makes it a bit harder once you’re attempting to beat sure stuff and you have to be sidelined.”
Miley, who opted out of his Minor League contract with the Reds on Sunday to hunt an enormous league rotation spot elsewhere, shall be rejoining Cincinnati’s rotation in any case. Miley will obtain $2.5 million, prorated, with $1.5 million in efficiency bonuses potential in his one-year deal.
The 38-year-old Miley, who pitched for the Reds in 2020 and ’21, made 4 begins at Triple-A Louisville this yr, posting a 5.93 ERA.
