Wednesday links!
Despite the fact that the 2015 Cincinnati Reds will go down in the history books as a past-prime, disheveled, and dismantled version of the team that won NL Central titles in 2010 and 2012, Joey Votto's season won't soon be forgotten. Owen Wilson has had a watchful eye on Votto's on-base exploits, and over at FanGraphs/FoxSports he put together a wonderful look at the Cincinnati 1B's season in the context of playing on a woeful last-place team. Finding positivity for Reds fans is tough these days, but it's undeniable that watching Votto's mastery of the strike zone and opposing pitching has been worth tuning in to see on a day to day basis.