03-04-2019, 01:57 AM
(03-03-2019, 11:36 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Votto is just one year removed from hitting 36 HR and finishing 6th in the NL in slugging percentage. I don't think he has a "mindset" of giving up on being a power hitter. Instead I am pretty sure his numbers last season were due to some sort of injury.
In fact I believe that Votto returning to form could be one of the biggest keys to us competeing for the playoffs this year.
You don’t think that his power numbers dropped any because of aging and the philosophy to choke up more often? Choking up does reduce the power but maybe he choked up more because of some type of injury. The best idea would probably be to hit him third for at least a month. They shouldn’t hesitate to move him to 2nd after a month if there’s little pop left. He could still have a couple of years of decent power left in him.
