Nicolas Stellini of Beyond the Box Score published an article yesterday, and the headline was simple: "Joey Votto is still elite." Personally, I think that says it all, but Stellini feels the need to back up that statement with actual facts, and does so admirably. Although he does acknowledge that Votto is now only the second best first baseman in the league, behind Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt, the article includes lots of fun facts and figures and even a couple of GIF's.
In former Reds news, San Francisco Giants pitcher Mike Leake was placed on the 15 day disabled list yesterday with a strained left hamstring.