Why this has become a question is beyond me, but it has. Many fans throughout Reds Country have suggested that it’s time for Joey Votto to slide down to No. 6 or lower in the Cincinnati Reds batting order. While I understand that Votto has struggled, by his standards, at the plate over the past two seasons, he still should be hitting second in the Reds lineup.
The name of the game is to score runs, right? One of the easiest ways to do that is to put players at or near the top of the batting order who get on base routinely.