If you’re reading this, odds are you’re not the kind of person who’ll need much convincing when it comes to considering Joey Votto’s Hall of Fame resume. This is Red Reporter, after all, and we’ve been hyping that slam-dunk of a concept for a decade now.
Votto has finished in the Top 7 of NL MVP voting 7 times in his illustrious career, with a win in 2010 and a shafting by the smallest of margins in 2017 on his ledger. That’s not the nitty-gritty of his overall numbers I’m speaking to, either - that’s simply how his production has been viewed by the voters of the BBWAA during his time on the field, an indication that despite him not being a slugger in the 1970s sense, he’s been greatly appreciated by body that’s in charge of Hall of Fame voting, too.