Over 181 games in the minor leagues Greene has slashed .292/.375/.493, belting 29 homeruns, 33 doubles and 11 triples while collecting 112 RBI. In his 809 plate appearances he has a walk rate of 10.5% along with a strikeout rate of 26.7%. In 84 games at the Double-A level Greene posted a wRC+ of 145 and a 153 wRC+ over the span of 40 games at Triple-A, per FanGraphs.
He’s received most of his reps in center field posting a .985 FLD%, 5 errors in 341 changes, while committing only 1 error in left field (.962 FLD% in 26 chances) and no errors in right field. During his time in Triple-A Toledo during the 2021 season, Greene saw a near even split amongst the LF/CF/RF positions.
Here is the ZiPS 3-year projection for Greene from FanGraphs:
3 Year ZiPS Projection
When will he get the call? Do you think Greene will be a perennial 25+ homerun guy? Where do you put him in the starting lineup? Can he give the Tigers 75+ RBI a season? Which outfield position does he take over?
Work Cited
“Riley Greene Minor Leagues Statistics & History.” Baseball, www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=greene000ril.
“Riley Greene.” Riley Greene - Stats - Batting | FanGraphs Baseball, www.fangraphs.com/players/riley-greene/sa3010694/stats?position=OF.
Stavenhagen, Cody. “Observations from Lakeland: Biggest Takeaways from Tigers Minicamp.” The Athletic, The Athletic, 7 Mar. 2022, theathletic.com/3165944/2022/03/07/observations-from-lakeland-biggest-takeaways-from-tigers-minicamp/.