06-06-2022, 12:50 AM
Has now dropped under .300 to .299.
It was .302 coming into the season, and with almost 7000 career at bats it is slow to move. But hitting .184 through a third of a season will do it. He has 755 ABs since 2019 and has only hit .242.
Votto only had 84 ABs his rookie season ('07), but over the next decade ('08-'17) Votto was a Hall-of-Fame level hitter. His BA (.313) was third in MLB over that span just 6 points behind #1 Miguel Cabrera. His On-base percentage (.429) was #1 by 19 points over Mike Trout. His slugging percentage (.540) was #5. His OPS (SLG% + OB%) of .970 was second just 6 points behind Trout. His Wins Above Replacement (WAR) of 56.1 was second by just 0.1 behind Adrian Beltre (56.2).
Being that good for an entire decade should get him into the Hall of Fame, but his production has really fallen off.
I thought Votto would be the type of player who lost some power as he got older but kept his average up. Now I don't see any way possible he could get his average back over .300 before he retires.
It was .302 coming into the season, and with almost 7000 career at bats it is slow to move. But hitting .184 through a third of a season will do it. He has 755 ABs since 2019 and has only hit .242.
Votto only had 84 ABs his rookie season ('07), but over the next decade ('08-'17) Votto was a Hall-of-Fame level hitter. His BA (.313) was third in MLB over that span just 6 points behind #1 Miguel Cabrera. His On-base percentage (.429) was #1 by 19 points over Mike Trout. His slugging percentage (.540) was #5. His OPS (SLG% + OB%) of .970 was second just 6 points behind Trout. His Wins Above Replacement (WAR) of 56.1 was second by just 0.1 behind Adrian Beltre (56.2).
Being that good for an entire decade should get him into the Hall of Fame, but his production has really fallen off.
I thought Votto would be the type of player who lost some power as he got older but kept his average up. Now I don't see any way possible he could get his average back over .300 before he retires.
