“We had to look at it more for what our team is next year,” Reds General Manager Nick Krall said on Dec. 22. “We’re already paying him. Who is the best fit for our team moving forward. It was a tough decision. They are all tough decisions. They are decisions made about good people and they are career-altering decisions for them. I just think for us, we had to make sure we’re making the best decision for our organization.”
Moustakas signed a four-year, $64 million deal with the Reds in Dec. 2019, the richest free agent contract in club history. In the following three seasons, he played in 184 of the team’s 384 games (48%) with seven separate stints on the 10-day injured list.
He hit .254 with 35 homers and 87 RBI in 2019 with the Milwaukee Brewers and was selected to the All-Star team for the third time in his career. In three years with the Reds, he hit .216 with 21 homers and 74 RBI.
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