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Current Contract
Contract renewable through 2011.
Became a Cardinal
Selected in the first round (30th overall) of the June, 2005 First-Year Player Draft. Received a $1,100,000 signing bonus.
2007 Season
Hit .244 with 8 HRs and 25 RBI in 65 games for Double-A Springfield before undergoing surgery on his right knee on July 26.
Greene is 62-for-68 (91%) on stolen base attempts in his young career.-He was selected as best infield arm in a
Baseball America “Best Tools” survey of the Cardinals minor league system.
Career Notes
Greene began the 2006 season with high Class A Palm Beach, but after hitting .224 and striking out 90 times in 71 games he was sent down to low Class A Quad Cities on July 1. He hit .287/.375/.552 with 15 home runs and 47 RBI for the Swing, but still struck out 65 times in 64 games. He led the system with a combined 33 stolen bases.
In 2005, Greene was sent to short-season Class A New Jersey after signing and hit .261/.352/.370, stealing 13 bases in 14 attempts in 35 games before being promoted to high Class A Palm Beach on August 12. With Palm Beach, he hit .271/.326/.388 in 20 games.
He was ranked by Basaball America in 2005 as the Cardinals 3rd-best prospect.
Player Awards
Texas League All-Star 2008
Birdhouse Top 40 Prospect 2008: #17
Birdhouse Top 40 Prospect 2007: #16
Birdhouse Top 40 Prospect 2006: #8
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