3 Cincinnati Reds who are poised to overachieve in 2022

3. Art Warren, Cincinnati Reds pitcher

I expect Art Warren to be the Cincinnati Reds best reliever in 2022. With Tejay Antone out for the season following Tommy John surgery, David Bell is in needs a bullpen ace, and I believe that player is already on the roster. Warren was absolutely dominant when he returned from an oblique injury last season.

Warren made 18 appearances prior the injury, throwing 14.1 innings and recording 21 punch outs while posting a 1.88 ERA. Upon his return in mid-September, Warren was even better. He didn't allow a single earned run to cross the plate and posted a 0.17 FIP while striking out 13 batters over 6.2 innings of work.

Warren owned an obscene 14.57 K/9. While fans would love to see that 9.8% walk-rate go down a smidge, because of that ridiculous 41.5% strikeout-rate, Warren still had a 31.7% K-BB. Warren maintains a fastball in the mid-90s, and has a hard break to his slider that most batters can seem to find.

Warren only pitched in 21 innings last season, so the question may be whether an increased work load will yield the same results. But so long as Warren and maintain that calm demeanor on the bump and consistently deliver that devastating slider, you may be looking at the Reds closer in 2022.

There are others on the Cincinnati Reds roster who may overachieve in 2022, but the trio of TJ Friedl, Max Schrock, and Art Warren rank near the top of my list. Considering the cost-cutting we've seen from the Reds front office so far, Cincinnati may need more than three overachievers during the upcoming season.