08-12-2020, 04:05 PM
(08-12-2020, 03:30 PM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Votto actually has a few clutch hits in these 3 weeks or whatever. Somebody must have convinced him he needed to start helping the team instead of keeping his on base % up with walks.
I am stunned that so few of you have watched Votto throughout his career.
For example Votto had 134 walks and led the NL in on-base percentage in 2017 when he hit 36 HR and was #2 in MVP voting.
He drew 143 walks and led the league in on-base percentage in 2015 when he hit 29 HRs and finished #3 in MVP voting.
Votto has always waited on good pitches to hit. The idea that he stopped wanting to "help the team" is absurd.