Joey Votto is having another amazing season for the Cincinnati Reds. But, when you’ve experienced the kind of success throughout your career that Votto has, it’s easy to be criticized when your production doesn’t match unrealistic expectations. Luckily for Reds fans, Votto, after a hiccup midway through the season, is back to being the All-Star level player we all expect.
Joey Votto is not having the MVP-level season that he enjoyed in 2017, but he’s still playing really, really well. He leads the National League in on-base percentage (.424), and trails only Mike Trout (the best player in baseball) and Mookie Betts (most likely to be AL MVP) in the entire Major Leagues.