Trade Deadline Thread

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(08-10-2023, 02:50 PM)kevin Wrote: I don't agree Votto is having a great short season.  Is he performing for what he is being paid ?  NO.   He is batting under .200 which is bad.   Now Willie Mays and Hank Aaron once described what they considered a home run hitter. They said someone who hits 30 homers or more and bats .300 or close to .300 

I laugh when Voto gets a hit and Reds announcers rave about Votto.   How much are Reds paying for that one hit, and the answer is Too Much. 

And the idea that IF Votto wasn't old and IF Votto was like he was 12 years ago.  There came a time Pete Rose was batting around .200 and hits turned into weak ground outs.   It came time for Take A Seat Pete.  Now it is time for Let Go of Votto. 

I could also add the Reds were winning more games before Votto came back. His return forced others to take a seat when the young team was playing great.  I really don't want to see Votto back next year at the cheaper price, because it's time for him batting under . 200 to clear the way for the young players Reds have. 

He is hitting .219

Source? Also that means that the entirety of MLB had only 2 "home run hitters" last year.

The person who lost playing time was Kevin Newman. Oh no, 29-year-old career 79 OPS+ Kevin Newman was sent to the bench because Votto came back. The horror.

The first 14 games Votto played the Reds were 11-3. Until the Cubs blowouts leading to this team collapse, the Reds were 20-13 in games Votto played (.606 winning %).

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It's shocking how many objectively false things you can state in a single post.