Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto remembers looking across the clubhouse in the middle of May and noticing how rookie second baseman Jonathan India was carrying himself.
This was around May 10 when India was benched for three days. At the time, India was hitting .211, and he had just struck out seven times over a four-game stretch.
Votto had seen a similar story before where a promising rookie hits a wall after a few standout weeks. This time, Votto decided to pay close attention to how India would respond when his name was out of the lineup.