The pessimists among us are exhausting.
The optimists among us point vehemently to the swing change Joey Votto introduced during the middle of the 2020 regular season, the one that saw him finish with a .258/.385/.557 flurry and 8 dingers over his final 117 PA. The stand-uppy, swing-hardy throwback to his earlier days, the ones before the choking up and squatting in attempts to avoid missing any pitch hurled his way.
Rumor has it that new approach has stuck, and it’s the one we’ll see from Joey as he enters his age 21 age 37 season in 2021.