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| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SH | RBI | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2007 | CIN | 23 | 24 | 89 | 84 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .360 | .548 | .301 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | CIN | 24 | 151 | 589 | 526 | 69 | 156 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 266 | 59 | 102 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 7 | 5 | .297 | .368 | .506 | .293 | 19.9 | 12.4 | 3.3 |
| 2009 | CIN | 25 | 131 | 544 | 469 | 82 | 151 | 38 | 1 | 25 | 266 | 70 | 106 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 4 | 1 | .322 | .414 | .567 | .326 | 40.4 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | CIN | 26 | 150 | 648 | 547 | 106 | 177 | 36 | 2 | 37 | 328 | 91 | 125 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 16 | 5 | .324 | .424 | .600 | .347 | 62.0 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| 2011 | CIN | 27 | 161 | 719 | 599 | 101 | 185 | 40 | 3 | 29 | 318 | 110 | 129 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 8 | 6 | .309 | .416 | .531 | .322 | 50.1 | 14.2 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | CIN | 28 | 111 | 475 | 374 | 59 | 126 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 212 | 94 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 5 | 3 | .337 | .474 | .567 | .347 | 46.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| 2013 | CIN | 29 | 47 | 221 | 176 | 38 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 96 | 41 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .358 | .484 | .545 | .360 | 27.3 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| Career | 775 | 3285 | 2775 | 466 | 885 | 207 | 10 | 140 | 1532 | 470 | 601 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 479 | 42 | 21 | .319 | .420 | .552 | .328 | 248.2 | 34.0 | 29.6 | ||
| YEAR | Team | Lg | G | PA | TAv | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | oppTAv | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | FRAA | BRR | BVORP | BWARP | VORP | WARP |
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| 2003 | DYT | A | 60 | 233 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .338 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2003 | BIL | Rk | 70 | 301 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2004 | DYT | A | 111 | 473 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .390 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2004 | POT | A+ | 24 | 96 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .345 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2005 | SAR | A+ | 124 | 529 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .313 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2006 | CHT | AA | 136 | 590 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .371 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2007 | CIN | MLB | 24 | 89 | .301 | .255 | .323 | .408 | .000 | .354 | 102 | 4 | 2.5 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -2.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | LOU | AAA | 133 | 580 | .293 | .264 | .334 | .405 | .000 | .341 | 104 | 20.7 | 15.8 | -8.9 | 7.2 | -6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | CIN | MLB | 151 | 589 | .293 | .259 | .322 | .408 | .000 | .328 | 103 | 20.7 | 16.5 | -10.8 | 12.4 | -7.1 | 19.9 | 3.3 | 19.9 | 3.3 |
| 2009 | CIN | MLB | 131 | 544 | .326 | .261 | .323 | .410 | .000 | .372 | 101 | 38.5 | 15.1 | -10 | 1.3 | -2.5 | 40.4 | 4.3 | 40.4 | 4.3 |
| 2009 | DYT | A | 2 | 9 | .465 | .254 | .314 | .352 | .000 | .667 | 103 | 1.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | SAR | A+ | 1 | 3 | .190 | .246 | .286 | .384 | .000 | .000 | 96 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | CIN | MLB | 150 | 648 | .347 | .255 | .316 | .393 | .000 | .361 | 103 | 57.6 | 18.1 | -11.4 | 2.3 | -1.2 | 62.0 | 6.7 | 62.0 | 6.7 |
| 2011 | CIN | MLB | 161 | 719 | .322 | .255 | .314 | .396 | .000 | .349 | 106 | 44.1 | 12.3 | -12.4 | 14.2 | -3.9 | 50.1 | 6.9 | 50.1 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | CIN | MLB | 111 | 475 | .347 | .256 | .310 | .402 | .000 | .404 | 106 | 40.6 | 8.1 | -8.2 | 4.4 | -3.4 | 46.1 | 5.4 | 46.1 | 5.4 |
| 2012 | DYT | A | 3 | 9 | .000 | .265 | .343 | .411 | .000 | .200 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2012 | LOU | AAA | 2 | 6 | -.006 | .285 | .346 | .456 | .000 | .000 | 96 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | CIN | MLB | 47 | 221 | .360 | .252 | .310 | .389 | .254 | .427 | 103 | 21.9 | 6.1 | -3.9 | -0.6 | 2.8 | 27.3 | 2.8 | 27.3 | 2.8 |
| 2013 | CAN | int | 3 | 14 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | MLB | 3285 | .329 | .257 | .317 | .401 | .255 | .364 | 103 | 229.8 | 85.0 | -58.1 | 35.3 | -17.4 | 250.6 | 29.8 | 250.6 | 29.8 | ||
| Year | Team | Lg | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2003 | BIL | Rk | 301 | 47 | 76 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 56 | 80 | 4 | 0 | .317 | .453 | .487 | .171 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | DYT | A | 233 | 19 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 34 | 64 | 2 | 5 | .231 | .351 | .287 | .056 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | DYT | A | 473 | 60 | 118 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 73 | 79 | 110 | 9 | 2 | .302 | .420 | .486 | .184 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | POT | A+ | 96 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .385 | .560 | .262 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | SAR | A+ | 529 | 64 | 119 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 83 | 52 | 122 | 4 | 5 | .256 | .335 | .425 | .168 | .000 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | CHT | AA | 590 | 85 | 162 | 46 | 2 | 22 | 77 | 78 | 109 | 24 | 7 | .319 | .411 | .547 | .228 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | LOU | AAA | 580 | 74 | 146 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 92 | 70 | 110 | 17 | 10 | .294 | .387 | .478 | .183 | .293 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | CIN | MLB | 89 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .360 | .548 | .226 | .301 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | CIN | MLB | 589 | 69 | 156 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 84 | 59 | 102 | 7 | 5 | .297 | .368 | .506 | .209 | .293 | 19.9 | 12.4 | 3.3 |
| 2009 | DYT | A | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .556 | .857 | .429 | .465 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | SAR | A+ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .000 | .190 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | CIN | MLB | 544 | 82 | 151 | 38 | 1 | 25 | 84 | 70 | 106 | 4 | 1 | .322 | .414 | .567 | .245 | .326 | 40.4 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | CIN | MLB | 648 | 106 | 177 | 36 | 2 | 37 | 113 | 91 | 125 | 16 | 5 | .324 | .424 | .600 | .276 | .347 | 62.0 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| 2011 | CIN | MLB | 719 | 101 | 185 | 40 | 3 | 29 | 103 | 110 | 129 | 8 | 6 | .309 | .416 | .531 | .222 | .322 | 50.1 | 14.2 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | CIN | MLB | 475 | 59 | 126 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 94 | 85 | 5 | 3 | .337 | .474 | .567 | .230 | .347 | 46.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| 2012 | DYT | A | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .444 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | LOU | AAA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .667 | .500 | -.006 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | CIN | MLB | 221 | 38 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 1 | .358 | .484 | .545 | .188 | .360 | 27.3 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| 2013 | CAN | int | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .500 | .222 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2012-08-10 | 2012-08-10 | On-Alr | 0 | 0 | Left | Knee | Surgery | Loose Body | 2012-08-10 | - |
| 2012-07-16 | 2012-09-04 | 15-DL | 50 | 0 | Left | Knee | Surgery | Meniscus | 2012-07-17 | - |
| 2012-07-01 | 2012-07-03 | DTD | 2 | 0 | Right | Knee | Inflammation | - | - | |
| 2012-06-12 | 2012-06-12 | DTD | 0 | 0 | - | General Medical | Illness | - | - | |
| 2010-09-21 | 2010-09-24 | DTD | 3 | 2 | General Medical | Illness | Sinus Infection | - | ||
| 2010-08-18 | 2010-08-19 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Back | Tightness | - | |||
| 2010-05-26 | 2010-06-01 | DTD | 6 | 6 | Neck | Stiffness | - | |||
| 2010-04-16 | 2010-04-16 | DTD | 0 | 0 | General Medical | Illness | - | |||
| 2009-08-19 | 2009-08-19 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Head | Illness | Retinal Migraine | - | ||
| 2009-05-30 | 2009-06-23 | 15-DL | 24 | 21 | General Medical | Mood Disorder | Clinical Depression | - | ||
| 2009-05-17 | 2009-05-23 | DTD | 6 | 5 | General Medical | Infection | Inner Ear | - | ||
| 2009-05-13 | 2009-05-15 | DTD | 2 | 1 | General Medical | Infection | Inner Ear | - | ||
| 2009-05-07 | 2009-05-10 | DTD | 3 | 3 | General Medical | Respiratory | Flu | - |
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| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2012-01-30 13:00:00 | With Pujols and Fielder now in the AL, how many NL players are the type of guy that casual fans will know and want to buy a ticket to see? Lincecum? Strasburg? I'm struggling to find a few.
(Stay Gold, Man from Outsiders) | You mean besides Will Venable? It does seem like the NL is in a bit of a down cycle when it comes to minting sluggers. There is still Joey Votto and Matt Kemp, maybe Ryan Braun doesn't get suspended, and someone like Justin Upton steps into a greater light, or Mike Stanton captures the world's attention... I would buy a ticket to watch Troy Tulowitzki play. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2011-04-13 13:00:00 | Is Joey Votto really this good? (In Love from (Cincinnati)) | Yes. Is this chat really still going on? (Jason Parks) |
| 2010-09-29 13:00:00 | We may not need to care about what the BBWAA votes on in terms of the MVP, but doesn't it bother you that many of those outside of the BBWAA, who claim to be enlightened due to stats, just misuse advanced statistics in the same way that the more mainstream, old-school camp misuses older, less complicated metrics?
Colin Wyers brought up a very good point in a recent article about how people adhered too strictly to the decimal point on something like WARP or WAR, given that the data contained within them was not perfect. So why is it that so many people sneer when someone says Adrian Gonzalez, Joey Votto and Albert Pujols have all basically been the same player in 2010? (Marc from I'm In Your Internets) | It kind of bothers me, but it doesn't keep me up at night (at least, not to the extent that old movies do). It's a little frustrating that a primitive wrong has been replaced by a more advanced wrong, in some circles, but I'd still consider it progress. Things are moving in the right direction, don't you think?
As for your second question--well, people like definitive answers, and WAR(P) seems to offer them, if one doesn't bother to look too hard. Maybe it's a lack of sabermetric education. (Ben Lindbergh) |
| 2010-09-29 13:00:00 | Next 5 years, Jay Bruce or Joey Votto? (Rick from Chicago) | Votto. He does have a few years on Bruce, so 5 years from now Votto will have reached the wrong side of 30, while Bruce will still be squarely in his prime, but I'm going to go with the guy who's already a presumptive MVP. For the 5 years after that, I might change my answer. (Ben Lindbergh) |
| 2010-09-21 13:00:00 | Joey Votto, Albert Pujols, Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki has made the NL MVP race the most compelling in quite some time. Who do you give the edge to and why? (SprungOnSports from Long Island) | It's still Votto for me, though if Tulowitzki continues to make up for the month he missed in a single month he's an intriguing candidate for me. I think of it this way--they have very similar lines, and while Tulowitzki is a shortstop and maybe should get some extra credit for that, Votto has played all season. If Tulowitzki hadn't missed a month I would think more of him, but again, it's really close for me even with that, and I'm giving Votto the edge based solely on playing time. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-08-24 14:30:00 | Joey Votto: Will he be the greatest "Joey" ever? (Joes and Josephs don't count.) (Olinkapo from SoCal) | He doesn't have a whole lot of competition in baseball. Pretty slim pickings in the Joey department: http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl/player_search.cgi?search=joey. I guess it comes down to whether he's greater than Joey Ramone. I'll say yes, when it's all said and done. (Ben Lindbergh) |
| 2010-08-24 14:30:00 | Albert Belle was called "Joey" when he made his major league debut and was a greater hitter during his career than Joey Votto is so far. (Michael from Detroit, MI) | True, but if you relinquish the name mid-career, are you still entitled to be the best Joey? (Ben Lindbergh) |
| 2010-07-06 14:00:00 | NL All-Stars: Omar Infante vs. Joey Votto - discuss. (GBSimons from Boise, ID) | The internet has already expressed its displeasure at the pick, so I don't have much to add. However, if we're going to blame someone, we should blame Bud Selig instead of Charlie Manuel, since MLB apparently decreed that a utility player must be present for each side.
Chinese food is here--I'll tip well. It's hot out there. (Ben Lindbergh) |
| 2010-07-06 14:00:00 | As I am voting for Joey Votto in true chicago fashion, I find it odd to call a grown man Joey. am I the only one? (Mike (Not Mikey) from Chicago) | I'm with you there. Pal Joey, maybe. (Ben Lindbergh) |
| 2010-06-10 13:00:00 | The reputation that permitted him to steal the 2006 MVP from the clearly correct choice, Joe Mauer? (Minneapolitan from Nashville) | That's the one! I think he got tired of people saying Justin Smoak was the switch-hitting Justin Morneau, or that Joey Votto was the hitter people thought Justin Morneau was. He's taken it up a notch or six. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-03-26 13:00:00 | Who do you think has the better chance of making the leap from "very good" to "elite" level first baseman this year: Joey Votto or Billy Butler? (Bill from LA) | Votto's pretty much already there except for the durability. He's got a career .314 True Average in about 1200 PA. Butler's at .274 through 1500 PA and he's a disasterpiece with the glove. That said, he's also two and a half years youngers, so there's still hope, but if I had to pick one, the choice is easy. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-02-23 13:00:00 | Over under on Joey Votto's Homers this year: 29.5 (steve from NJ) | Wait a sec... I'M Steve in NJ. There are two of us? I'm taking the over, not by a ton, and hopeful that he's completely past his problems of last season. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2010-02-05 13:00:00 | thoughts on Joey Votto this year? he seems to be all over the place in everyone's rankings. (sawred14 from Forked River, NJ) | Vottosaurus Rex is great, I just have to figure out how great when compared to other first basemen. 1B is seriously stacked--Kendry Morales was just a little above-average last year despite the great line he put up. I like Votto more than most though--dude is what people thought/think Justin Morneau is. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-02-02 13:00:00 | What are your thoughts on the 2010 Reds? Any chance they contend in 2010? (Brandon from Charleston, WV) | No. I think PECOTA is dead wrong on that team. The division isn't great, so it could be like a couple years ago where they "stay in it" but they'll need Stubbs to establish himself, for Jay Bruce to be a real star rather than pretty good, and Joey Votto to take the next step. They're counting on Scott Rolen and a Dusty Baker pitching staff to stay healthy so ... (Will Carroll) |
| 2010-01-21 13:00:00 | Joey Votto=Albert Pujols? Am I crazy? (lyndon from Columbus) | Yes. Joey Votto is more like the player people think Justin Morneau is. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-11-02 15:00:00 | Joe-thanks for the chat. Reds question-do the Reds move Joey Votto to LF when Yonder Alonso is ready, or trade Alonso? (raygu1 from burlington, NJ) | Neither guy can play left field well enough. I think they'll trade Votto just because he'll have a lot more perceived value by the time a deal has to happen. I'm not completely sold on the idea that Alonso will force this issue. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-05-14 13:00:00 | What's up with Joey Votto, his dizziness just sounds scarier than it is? (Aaron from YYZ) | Dehydration. A bad combo of flu and the desert. (Will Carroll) |
| 2009-04-28 13:00:00 | Any word out of Cincinnati if they're thinking of actually picking up some offense? Joey Votto is the only real hitter on the team it seems. (Scott from Detroit) | You don't see many trades go down this early in the season so I'd say they are standing pat. I was of the belief all winter that they were one big bat away from making a serious run at the NL Central. I still feel that way. (John Perrotto) |
| 2009-04-16 13:00:00 | Joey Votto. I'm stacked at the position and could use some help on the mound. What's his value on the trade market? Anybody in particular I should be buying low? (Chad from NYC) | Well, I think Joey Votto = Justin Morneau, but you're going to have to convince whoever you're trading with that it's true. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-03-03 13:00:00 | Marc, what do you think about Joey Votto taking a step forward this year? I find his utter lack of platoon or home/road splits last year extremely intriguing for a young lefty power hitter.. (Aaron from YYZ) | Joey Votto is a safe pick, one of the safest you can make at first base. I'm positive he's going to hit at least .275/.355/.490, and because of his home park, quality first full year and the lack of splits, I think he may even top that. I like him a lot, more than some others, but I think there are plenty of people who share my thoughts there. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-01-29 13:00:00 | Jay Bruce or Joey Votto? Who will have the most fantasy production for the 2009 season? (bianchiveloce from Anderson, SC) | Ooh, good question. You've got the high-upside potential star who struggled and produced at random times in Bruce, and you've got Votto, who is definitely the safe pick for production out of the two. I think there's a good chance that Votto outproduces Bruce over the long run in 2009, but only because it takes Bruce some time to dig in and turn a corner. Once he turns, he's The Man. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-01-07 13:00:00 | What do you know about Joey Votto's ability to play the OF? Supposedly Alonso was drafted with that thought in mind. (John from Cincy) | He can't be worse than Dunn was, can he? Its worth the experiment at the point Alonso forces the Reds to figure it out. (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-12-05 14:00:00 | Do you Reds fans finally have reason for optimism with a solid young core of Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Edwin Encarnacion, Brandon Phillips, Chris Dickerson, Johnny Cueto, and Edinson Volquez? (Brandon from Charleston) | Absolutely, there's reason for optimism so long as Dusty Baker doesn't mangle those arms.
I had the Reds as my sleeper team last year and while they didn't get there, most of the guys you mentioned are fascinating, with a ton of upside. The series I watched most closely all year long was when the Reds came to Yankee Stadium in late June. I don't see the Reds with a shot at the 2009 NL Central but I think third place is a possibility with the right moves this winter. One of which might be taking out a restraining order against Baker from coming to the ballpark. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2008-10-15 13:00:00 | With quality young talent like Jay Bruce, Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, Joey Votto, and others, do you think the Reds are close to contending? (smitty25039 from Charleston) | If you haven't already, check out Kevin Goldstein's article on which teams might be the "next Rays" in the NL. http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8203
The Reds are close, but as Goldstein says, the outlook is "semi-bright, but not perfect." One big problem is the outfield corners; they've got nobody now without Dunn, and it doesn't look like minor league center fielder Drew Stubbs is quite ready to make enough impact with the bat to move Jay Bruce to a corner. According to Goldstein, Cincinnati is also pretty weak in pitching prospects beyond the group that already hit the majors this season, and the 2008 results from Homer Bailey were discouraging. Still, Cueto and Volquez are a fantastic young duo, and I'm pretty high on Ramon Ramirez, too, who pitched well in September and has a nasty changeup. Not in 2009, but by 2010 they could be fighting for a division title if that starting trio continues to develop. (Caleb Peiffer) |
| 2008-05-27 13:00:00 | Why aren't the Reds a little better? I like their top 4 a lot and even with Bruce and Bailey in the minors the core of Philips/Votto/Dunn/Encarnacion seems like it should put up some runs... Now with Bruce up can they make a push? (justin from Michigan) | That's the weird thing about the Reds. If I were a Reds fan, I'd actually be pretty excited about several of my performances this year: Volquez, obviously, but also Joey Votto, Keppinger; Johnny Cueto has had longball issues, but his strikeout rate is very good. I think they very well could be a second-half sleeper, particularly as Bruce is a huge upgrade over Patterson. I'd certainly rather have $100 bucks riding on them than, say, the Astros. (Nate Silver) |
| 2008-03-18 17:00:00 | Im not sure if a fantasy question is up your alley, but im in a 5x5 head to head 12 team mixed league and am lacking in pitching, i have offered Joe Nathan J.J. Hardy, and Joey Votto(1b and OF eligiable), along with either Khalil Greene or Mike Napoli (Soto is my starter) for Chris Young, Derek Jeter, and Kosuke Fukudome; would this deal be beneficial to me? (Keith from Naugatuck, CT) | It's been a long time since I played in a 5x5 league, but I guess I would have to see who you have at the positions you're giving up in order to be able to fully answer your question. It sounds OK, but I would have to know more.
Having said that, making deals in fantasy is part of the fun. All ofyou: Roll the dice! Get on the phone! Play Trader Lane in the privacy of your tool shed. You're there to have fun. (Jim Baker) |
| 2008-03-05 13:00:00 | Where would Joey Votto rank on your first basemen list if he were given the starting job over Hatteberg? I assume that the uncertainty over his playing time has affected his fantasy projection pretty heavily. (Steve from Detroit, MI) | Before I cursed about seeing Scott Hatteberg ahead of him on the depth chart, I was about to rank him either #9 or #10. The playing time was the problem, yes; keep an eye out for him this year, as Hatteberg may eventually lose the job. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2008-03-05 13:00:00 | Jay Bruce or Joey Votto? (Steve-o from Fort Myers) | Jay Bruce. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2008-02-27 13:00:00 | Do you think Joey Votto has any shot at winning the starting job in Cincinatti this year? (Billy from Iowa City, IA) | There are a lot of questions here about the Reds and how their roster will shake out, all of which, I think, stems from insecurity over Dusty Baker making the right decision. We were talking about Tris Speaker before -- if he were available, Dusty would be trying to sign him. Look, I don't think any of us can say what Dusty and the Reds will do, because we don't know to what degree rationality really holds sway there. If it were up to us we would go with the high upside of guys like Votto and Bruce, but that's now how Dusty thinks about things. One thing that will give us a clue is, obviously, spring training performance, not because 50 PAs in March will prove more to US about a player than all of last year's minor league numbers did, but because if the youngsters don't play well, Dusty won't give them the benefit of the doubt. He'll have an excuse to go Hatteberg and Lofton and Dead Ted Kluzewski. (Steven Goldman) |
| Date | Roundtable Name | Comment |
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| 2010-10-06 10:00:00 | 2010 Playoffs Day One | My season-opening prediction that Jay Bruce would be the NL MVP this year was admittedly insane, but I do think the kid is going to be a magastar soon. On a related note, kudos to the reader who responded to that prediction by saying he felt Joey Votto had a legitimate shot at the MVP. (David Laurila) |
| 2010-07-13 16:30:00 | All-Star Game | One hopes Joey Votto's much-belabored, too-belated All-Star appearance wasn't about getting him the privilege of a one-pitch plate appearance. (Christina Kahrl (ASG)) |
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