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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 200
Throws: R
Bats: L Born: Sep 10, 1983, Toronto, ON |
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October 6, 2008 Joey Votto has been named the NL Rookie of the Month for September, according to the AP. Votto batted .309 (29-for-94) with nine home runs and 20 RBI over 25 games in the month. Our View:Votto hit .297 over 151 games, with 24 homers and 84 RBI, and has a bright future ahead of him in Cincinnati. He should challenge .300 and 30 homers in 2009, potentially making him a solid starting first baseman for mixed-leagues. |
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September 28, 2008 Joey Votto finished off a strong rookie campaign with his 24th home run of the season in the Reds 11-4 loss to the Cardinals. He was 2-for-2 with two RBI, two runs scored and a walk. Our View:Votto showed very well at the plate this season and should improve in 2009. Expect his power numbers (24 home runs and 84 RBI) to rise in his sophomre season. |
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September 22, 2008 Joey Votto went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Monday's 7-5 win over the Marlins. He hit a double and a solo home run. Our View:The 25-year-old infielder raised his average to .288, to go along with 30 doubles, two triples, 22 homers, and 79 RBI. He has registered multiple hits in four of his last five games, and shall remain active in fantasy lineups through the final week of the season. |
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September 21, 2008 Joey Votto went 0-for-4, left three men on base and struck out once, in what was a typical day for the Reds in their 8-1 beating by the Brewers. Our View:Votto saw his streak of two-hit games end at three, and he has stumbled a bit so far at the end of the season, hitting under .250. |
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September 20, 2008 Joey Votto went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over Milwaukee. Both of his hits were singles. Our View:Votto is hot as he registered two hits in three straight games, with five RBI over his last two. Keep him active in lineups heading into the final week of the season. |
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September 19, 2008 Joey Votto hit two of Cincinnati's seven home runs off of the Brewers on Friday night. The home runs came in his first two at bats and he finished the night with four RBI. Our View:After a hot start to the month, Votto had cooled down somewhat in the power department. The two home runs tonight give him 21 for the season. |
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September 13, 2008 Joey Votto went 1-for-5 with an RBI double in Saturday's 3-2 win over Arizona. Our View:Votto ended an 0-for-7 skid over his previous two games, and ended a three-game slump without an RBI. He has four homers over 11 games in September, and should remain active in fantasy lineups in the closing weeks of the season. |
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September 9, 2008 Joey Votto hit his 19th home run of the season in Monday night's victory over the Brewers. Our View:Votto has come up huge since being promoted to the cleanup spot. He now has four home runs in the past six games. Get him in your lineup. |
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September 5, 2008 Joey Votto hit his 18th home run of the season on Friday night. He added a double, two runs and three RBI to his line by the end of the 10-2 whupping of the Cubs. Our View:Votto is the real deal. After Adam Dunn was traded, he took over the cleanup spot in the order and has hit .333 while there. Throw in his small ballpark and the fact that he will be hitting between Brandon Phillips nad Jay Bruce for years, and it becomes clear that Votto holds substantial keeper league value. |
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September 4, 2008 The Pirates jumped out to an early 5-0 lead against the Reds, but thanks to Joey Votto, the Reds did not go away easily. Votto hit his 17th home run early in the game and also drove in the game-winning run in the eighth inning. Our View:Votto's average is getting closer and closer to the .300 mark and his power numbers continue to grow. Votto will be a solid contributor for any fantasy team. |
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September 3, 2008 Joey Votto was 2-for-4 with a triple and a home run in Wednesday's loss to Pittsburgh. Our View:Votto seems to be making the most of his opportunity to hit clean-up for the Reds. Votto should be a solid contributor to all categories except stolen bases. |
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August 31, 2008 Joey Votto had a big day in the Reds win over San Francisco, reaching base five times as he went 4-for-4 with a walk and four RBI. Our View:Votto ended August hitting .382, but with just two home runs. He's been a solid player all year for fantasy owners, but no doubt they would like to see a few more home runs from him. He has just three since June 21. |
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August 25, 2008 Joey Votto is hot as he racked up three hits in three of his last four games, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Our View:He has registered three hits in a game 16 times this season, giving him the lead among rookies. Geovany Soto of the Cubs ranks second in three-hit outings with eight. Votto should remain solid down the stretch as a fantasy first baseman. |
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August 22, 2008 Joey Votto helped lead the Reds to a 8-5 win over the Rockies by going 3-for-4 with two RBI while scoring one run. Our View:Votto continued his solid season for fantasy owners, and he is now six for his last eight in his last two games. |
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August 19, 2008 Joey Votto will start on Tuesday for the first time since returning to the Reds from the bereavement list following the sudden passing of his father, according to MLB.com. "Obviously, the last week was hard," Votto said at his locker on Tuesday before the Reds played the Cubs. "Being around the guys is a real good distraction. It's helped take my mind off everything. I love what I do. It's a good opportunity to do what my dad would have wanted me to do." Our View:After Votto's bereavement reached the seven-day limit, he came back from Canada and rejoined the roster by rule. But he was given more time to ease his way back by manager Dusty Baker. In both games on Saturday and Sunday against the Cardinals, Votto appeared once as a pinch-hitter. He notched an RBI single on Sunday. The 25-year-old entered Tuesday batting .281 with 14 home runs and 54 RBIs. He was hitting .375 (12-for-40) over his previous 12 games, and was slotted in the fifth spot in the lineup against the Reds on Tuesday. |
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August 18, 2008 Joey Votto was out of the starting lineup again Sunday, but will probably return Tuesday, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. He spent time on the bereavement list and manager Dusty Baker said, "He hasn't swung the bat in a week. He worked out a couple times. I'll give him another day, he'll come in early tomorrow and hit, and we'll get him ready for Chicago. It ain't that easy to just come in and hit." Our View:Votto should be safe to pencil into fantasy lineups for the week. |
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August 16, 2008 The Reds reinstated Joey Votto from the bereavement list on Saturday, the AP reports. Votto is not in the starting lineup and may sit out until early next week. "He hasn’t hit in a week," manager Dusty Baker explains. "He worked out a couple of times." Our View:What? Did Joey forget how to hit during his week away? |
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August 10, 2008 Joey Votto will miss the next three to seven days while on the bereavement list, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The team brought in Adam Rosales, and designated pitcher Marcus McBeth for assignment. Our View:It remains undisclosed why Votto needs time away from the team. As previously stated, he is eligible to be reinstated from the bereavement list on Tuesday, and must be reinstated by next Saturday. |
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August 9, 2008 The Cincinnati Reds placed rookie first baseman Joey Votto on the bereavement list Saturday, according to the Associated Press. At Votto's request, the reason was not revealed. Our View:Votto is hitting .280 with 21 doubles, 14 HR and 53 RBI. He ranks among the National League rookie leaders in most statistical categories. He is eligible to be reinstated from the bereavement list on Tuesday, and must be reinstated by next Saturday. |
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August 3, 2008 The Reds and Nationals did battle today, though it wasn't too exciting as the Reds allowed four runs in the 1st inning and failed to recover. For Cincy, it was first baseman Joey Votto doing the bulk of the work, going 3-for-4 at the dish with his 14th homer of the season, totaling one RBI and one run scored on the day. Our View:Votto hit .261 last month and totaled just eight RBIs along the way. He already has four this month after just three games. |
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August 2, 2008 Joey Votto went 1-for-4 and collected three RBI in Saturday's 10-6 loss to Washington. Our View:That was his highest RBI output since July 19, when he also registered three against the Mets. He should remain a decent corner infielder in mixed-leagues. |
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July 23, 2008 Joey Votto was out of the Reds' lineup Tuesday, but wasn't injured in his collision with Francisco Cordero in the ninth inning of Monday's game, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Manager Dusty Baker just wanted to get Javier Valentin some at-bats at first base. Our View:So fantasy owners should not be concerned with Votto's absence Tuesday. He should remain a serviceable corner infielder in mixed-leagues. |
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July 16, 2008 Joey Votto has a .279-13-40 line over the first half, though his numbers have fallen over the past 39 games leading to just three home runs, 11 RBI and a .262 average. Our View:Votto has had a solid start to his major league career giving the Reds about the level of offense they had been hoping for. Votto should remain a viable corner infield option in mixed leagues. |
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June 10, 2008 The Reds suffered the 7-2 loss to St. Louis this evening with first baseman Joey Votto providing the only offense of note for Cincy. Votto went 1-for-4 with his 11th home run of the season, good for two RBIs. Our View:Votto has struggled at the plate this month, hitting .211 through June. Tonight's homer was his first since May 24th. |
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June 4, 2008 It wasn't pretty, totaling just three hits as a team on the evening, but Cincinnati managed to score runs and put the win on the board versus Philadelphia, 2-0. First baseman Joey Votto was the voice of offense, going 2-for-3 with a walk and two doubles, good for two RBIs on the night. Our View:Votto has shown well, hitting .281 through may with six homers and 16 RBIs. His June has gotten off to a slow start, but tonight could get him jump started. |
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May 28, 2008 Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto put a strong effort on the field as his Reds beat Pittsburgh 9-1. Votto went 3-for-3 with a walk at the plate, hitting his 10th double of the season to total two RBIs and three runs scored on the evening. Our View:Votto also added his third stolen base of the season and now has seven home runs through the month of May. |
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May 13, 2008 Joey Votto hit his eighth home run of the season on Tuesday night for the Reds. Our View:Dusty Baker's faith in the youngster has paid off as Votto has made Scott Hatteberg useless in Cincy. Votto is now hitting .288-8-20 and is shaping up to be a fine corner infielder. |
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May 7, 2008 Joey Votto started a four-homer second inning for the slumping Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon by hitting a solo shot of Jon Lieber. Votto followed that plate appearance with two more home runs on the afternoon, registering his fifth, sixth and seventh long balls of the season. Our View:Votto finished the game with four RBI and three runs scored. This performance is reward for those who believed Votto would eventually win out at first base over veteran Scott Hatteberg this spring. |
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May 5, 2008 Joey Votto, with more playing time, has begun to show flashes of his talent. The Reds first baseman has started to hit for power, but it's his plate discipline that's always been the question mark. However, that patience has started to grow as Votto accepted two walks on Sunday, which gives him three in the last two games. This is significant because Votto has only seven free passes on the season. Our View:In fact, Votto has drawn six walks in the last six games. His 10 extra-base hits (four HR and six 2B) in 85 at bats, his .294 average and his .348 on base percentage could be just the start of better things to come. |
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April 22, 2008 Young 1B Joey Votto has been carrying a bit of a hot stick for the Cincinnati Reds this season and put his best forward in tonight's 1-8 thumping of the LA Dodgers. Votto went 3-for-4 at the plate, hitting his fourth double of the season with two runs scored. Our View:That's four multi-hit games for Votto over his last 10 games. |
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April 19, 2008 Joey Votto went 1-for-4 on Saturday but that one hit was a two run home run for the Reds. Our View:Votto continues to be productive as his home run was off lefty Brian Shouse today. If he continues to hit left-handed pitching well, there is no reason to believe he will relinquish much playing time to Scott Hatteberg. |
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April 18, 2008 Joey Votto appears to have grabbed the full-time starting role at first base for the Reds relegating Scott Hatteberg to backup status, this according to MLB.com. "I want to play but this isn't a surprise," Hatteberg said. "He is the future. I'm excess." Our View:Votto, who at one point in camp appeared slated to start the year in the minors, is hitting .351 with eight RBI after a big game last time out (five RBI), and appears well on his way to being, at worst, a strong CI play in NL Only leagues. |
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April 12, 2008 Joey Votto is batting only .238 with nary a single RBI in 21 AB, so he has been spending extra time in the batting cage trying to fix his stroke, this according to MLB.com. Our View:Votto also hit barely .200 this spring (.206), so it's really a minor miracle that he is still with the big league club. If he doesn't start hitting soon, he might just find himself riding buses in the minors instead of planes in the majors. |
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April 2, 2008 Joey Votto will get the start at first base on Wednesday, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Scott Hatteberg will ride the pine today, and Votto needs a strong performance to earn more playing time as he had a mediocre spring training. |
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March 26, 2008 Joey Votto had a tough day at the plate against Toronto on Wednesday as he went 0-for-3 with one strikeout. He was playing in the DH spot and his spring average dipped to .204. Today's performance will not help his chances to beat out Scott Hatteberg for the starting spot at first base. |
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March 6, 2008 The Cincinnati Enquirer is slowly exposing the type of manager Dusty Baker is, old school. The latest report out of Reds camp notes that Baker wants his hitters to hit. “I really, really hate the called third strike. I hate that. You're guess and you ain't ready to hit.” Baker was referring to a Joey Votto at-bat. Baker on Votto: “He needs to swing some more. I talked to him about that. Strikeouts aren't the only criteria. I'd like to see him more aggressive.” Baker trusts veterans and you can bet he will put up with a strikeout from Adam Dunn long before he accepts it from the rookie first baseman. At this point expect the first-bag in Cincinnati to be platooned this year between Votto and veteran Scott Hatteberg. |
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February 23, 2008 Reds manager Dusty Baker hinted Friday that Joey Votto could unseat Scott Hatteberg at first base this season, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "What's Hatteberg? Thirty-eight?" Baker said. "Votto's the future here. I talked to Hatteberg about Votto. He thinks he's going to be a heck of a player. He's not conceding his position. ... I think he understands to be part of the club that Votto might have to be a major part of it. It might be Votto's time." Votto's one of the Reds' top prospects, and his combination of power and speed is enticing in fantasy terms. The job probably is Hatteberg's to lose, but a big spring from Votto could push Hatteberg to a reserve role. |