2011 Season in Review: Brodie Greene

Brodie Greene entered 2011 coming off of a 2010 season where he struggled after an aggressive placement in High-A right after being drafted. His average and plate discipline were solid, but his power was didn’t show up in his initial minor league exposure.

The Reds decided to keep Greene at High-A to begin the 2011 season, though this time he headed to Bakersfield instead of Lynchburg due to the affiliation switch. On the month he hit .275/.363/.325  with 10 walks and 15 strikeouts. Like 2010, the average and plate discipline were there, but his power simply hadn’t shown up.

May was more of the same along the power lines, slugging .414, which is a big boost over the previous month, but the boost was mostly from a higher average as Greene posted a .333/.398/.414 line with 12 walks and 17 strikeouts. He only had 2 doubles, 2 triples and a home run in 111 at bats. He also stole 5 bases and was caught just twice.

June was a step backwards as Greene hit .198/.250/.326 with 6 walks and 15 strikeouts. His power did step forward as he had 2 doubles and 3 home runs in 86 at bats over the month with 8 steals and a caught stealing. He got more aggressive at the plate, lowering his walk rate though it did result in a boost in power.

During July perhaps the more aggressive approach caught on as Greene went on to hit .336/.378/.622 with 9 doubles (three more than his season total), 2 triples and 7 home runs (three more than his season total). In 119 at bats on the month he walked 6 times and struck out just 13 times while also stealing 11 bases and he was caught just once.

In August and September he took a step backwards from July as he hit .266/.316/.411 over 124 combined at bats in which he saw himself promoted to Double-A Carolina for five games in September. He once again showed solid power, hitting 7 doubles, a triple and 3 home runs.  He walked 8 times and struck out just 15 times over that time span.

Overall Thoughts

The season was an up and down one, months with stronger patience than others, months with power and without and months where he was a very successful base stealer and some months where he wasn’t. Overall, his season was moderately successful. The California League is a bit of a hitter friendly environment, so his overall line of .287/.343/.433 isn’t too impressive, but was solid. The Reds sent him to the Arizona Fall League where he has a very strong showing as he hit .288/.374/.475 line with 10 walks and 12 strikeouts. Overall it was a successful first full season for Greene, who should start his season in Double-A Pensacola.

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