Joey Votto is, perhaps, the most polished hitter in all of Major League Baseball. He has unbelievable plate discipline, which is confirmed by the fact that he’s led the National League in on-base percentage the last three seasons. But, is it time for Votto to settle into the No. 2 spot in the Cincinnati Reds batting order?
Throughout almost every game of his career, Joey Votto has hit in the No. 3 hole. Last season, in 140 starts, he was hitting third in the batting order 132 times. In 2017, a year in which Votto played all 162 games, he hit out of the No.