When Mike Moustakas signed his 4-year, $64 million contract with the Cincinnati Reds this winter, it was the single largest free agent contract the club had ever doled out. It was a much needed inking of an impact player, but was going to immediately be an interesting fit as a 31 year old who had never really spent much time in the position - 2B - where he was going to be deployed.
Well, one game is certainly not a large enough sample, but hot damn was Moose’s debut the perfect one.
He flashed impressive glovework multiple times on defense, socked a mammoth dinger, and drove in a total of 4 runs as part of his 3 hit day against the Detroit Tigers.