What was the cool move? Did he walk again?

What was the cool move? Did he walk again?

Pretty cool move by Votto.

http://deadspin.com/joey-votto-owns-clo ... 1784739056

You work for FOX News???? 1st it was a dick move by Votto grabbing the fans Jersey holding on the C 2nd he should have caught that ball hit the heal of his mitt as a young WWN was told if you touch 'em you can catch 'em. This shoutout is denied

I've gotta agree with Walt here on both counts.

Why don't the Reds trade Votto? He's a perennial 6+ WAR player when healthy, and would be a coveted asset for MANY teams with aspirations of a deep playoff run.

Are they "maximum value" dead-enders like the Sox, not realizing that his "value" to your team is negligible if it results in no better than an LDS appearance every 5 years?

It was a dick move by Votto. And he owned it and made amends with the guy. Thus the shoutout.

With that said, I still do not understand how you can be at the game and be a fan of the team and not get out of the way so your team has a better chance at catching the ball.

I think he makes too much money for the type of hitter he is. He's a really good player. And there's nothing wrong with all those walks. But ultimately someone has to drive them in. There just aren't many teams that can afford to pay Walking Pete $22 million a year when they also have to pay something similar to the guy(s) that will drive him in. But he seems like a luxury that a team like the Yankees or Mets could afford.

He's slugging .500 right now, last year he slugged .541.

I know. I didn't say he lacked power. But that's a percentage. He hasn't driven in 100 runs in many seasons and that isn't for lack of opportunity. It's because he walks so much. Again, I'm not saying walks are bad for an offense. I'm saying it's likely teams don't want to pay a guy $22 million to walk 110 times and drive in 75 runs. Maybe you think it's worth that money. Maybe it even is. But baseball moves slowly and even in this age of stats I'd guess people find his money high for a two hole hitter.

I really don't know what more you want from the guy besides an arbitrary watermark of a statistic whose prerequisites Votto has absolutely no control over. I highly doubt MLB teams aren't moving to acquire Joey Votto because he doesn't "generate" enough RBI's, despite clearly performing well above league average when RBI's are possible.

I was going to wait until the end of the season to determine if my article—headlined “Joey Votto Sucks Right Now And The Reds Will Have To Pay Him Forever”—stood up, but Votto’s been on such a tear that I have to call the race. His slash line is now .293/.425/.500. He went 4-for-4 with a walk and one RBI in last night’s game as Cincinnati took a big dump on the St. Louis Cardinals. He had an absolutely ridiculous July, batting .413/.549/.627 and recording at least one hit in 19 of 23 games that month. He’s currently on a 16-game hitting streak. Joey Votto is good and strong.

Votto has a full no-trade clause and has stated numerous times that he will never approve a trade out of Cincinnati. That is why they don't/can't trade him.

Votto has a full no-trade clause and has stated numerous times that he will never approve a trade out of Cincinnati. That is why they don't/can't trade him.

There just aren't many teams that can afford to pay Walking Pete $22 million a year when they also have to pay something similar to the guy(s) that will drive him in.

Fan: I remember when you used to be good.

Votto: I remember when you used to be thin.

Seems like an odd time to tell Votto he used to be good...dude is mashing this year...