On a separate note, there's a weird mystery known as Hunter Greene. I only pay attention to him because I grabbed him for my fantasy team while he was in the minors.

Let's ignore his 2022 where he was still learning the ropes, and at age 22 was probably up a bit too early on a sparse Reds squad.

He's an elite talent who throws super hard, and strikes out a ton of batters. This year, not only is he killing it with the Ks (47 in 33 IP), but he has kept the ball in the park -- just 3 HR allowed. In fact, prior to his last start against the White Sox, he had only allowed 1 HR over his first 6 starts. He's walked 12 batters, which isn't particularly good, but it's not horrible.

Aside from the moderate walks issue, this is exactly the profile you look for in a 2023 pitcher -- a guy who throws hard, misses bats, and doesn't allow bombs. Yet here he came into today with a 3.74 ERA and 1.426 WHIP.

This is because he's given up more than 1 hit per IP, and just can't seem to keep runs off the board -- even in games where he looks unhittable at times and strikes out 10 in 5 innings.

Very weird pitcher.

I bet on him today to beat Verlander, of all people. But that was more of a value bet, given Verlander's recent return from injury and the good dog line I got at home.