Heading into last Wednesday’s contest, the Reds team wRC+ stood at 99, good for 12th in all of baseball and 4th in the National League. That is above average on both accounts and feels like a good accomplishment considering where the team was after the first month of the season.
There are three players in particular who are largely responsible for the offense being as strong as it is and it should not be a surprise who those players are. As the cornerstone of the franchise, Joey Votto is showing that he still Joey Votto a mere eight seasons after winning NL MVP honors.