3 Cincinnati Reds who are looking for redemption in 2022

3. Mike Moustakas, Cincinnati Reds third baseman

Okay, while Mike Moustakas is listed as a third baseman, we all know that the designated hitter is coming to the National League and that will be Moose's role in 2022. Perhaps that's a good thing, as the three-time All-Star can ditch the glove and just focus on hitting; something that he hasn't faired well with since coming to the Queen City.

Moustakas is Cincinnati's second-highest paid player behind only Joey Votto. Moose's $16M salary in 2022 demands that he perform better than he did during his first two years of the massive four-year/$64M contract he signed prior to 2020.

Moustakas was brought to Cincinnati to play second base, but that is no longer in the cards as Jonathan India has that position on lockdown. Some fans thought Moose would eventually supplant Votto at first base. After the former MVP's resurgent season in 2021, Moustakas will not be filling in for Votto very often, if at all.

Third base was Moose's primary position in 2021, but after suffering a foot injury that eventually became more than a 10-day trip to the IL would solve, Moustakas was replaced by Eugenio Suárez. Geno struggled in his own right last season, but defensively, Suárez was better at the hot corner than the former World Champion.

Nope, if Mike Moustakas is going to make an impact with the Cincinnati Reds in 2022, it's going to be as the team's designated hitter. Moustakas played in just 62 games for the Redlegs in 2021 and had just six round trippers. Moose's wRC+ of 70 and his fWAR of -0.4 are the worst of the veteran's big league career.

Moustakas still has power from the left side, and while strikeouts have always been part of the 33-year-old's makeup, if he can lower his strikeout-rate to what we saw with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2019 (16.8%), Moose could have a nice bounce-back season in 2022.