Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Hunter Greene (elbow) could return either September 20 or September 21 against the Pirates.
Reds manager David Bell told reporters that Greene will throw live batting practice Tuesday against St. Louis, and then do a two-inning simulation five days later against Minnesota. “And the next step would be to pitch in one of our games,” Bell said. “He’s not going to be built up to go seven innings. But if those two steps go well, the next one will be in our game.” Greene has not pitched since August 13 and will offer some risk with the reward if/when that occurs, but obviously it’s nice to see one of the more talented arms getting healthy.