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Joey Votto reached free agency when his 2024 option wasn’t picked up by the Cincinnati Reds after the 2023 World Series, the club choosing to call time on the future Hall of Famer’s 21 years within the organization.
With that decision came some optimism, of course - there was obviously a reason why they thought they could move on without him.