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(08-23-2020 08:15 PM)doss2 Wrote:  

(08-23-2020 01:22 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  Raise your hand if you thought 25 games in Castellanos would be batting below .240 yet would still be more than 20 points higher than Joey Votto.

Projected full 162 season Votto at 49 RBI, 18 HR, 18 Doubles

Wow for only $25 large.

Votto is on the wrong side of the hill, so its not a shock that his power numbers are down. I would take 18-20HR from him at his age in a heartbeat. There are a lot of troubling numbers in his stat line, but RBI's is the most worthless stat in baseball.

He is still getting on base at a decent rate, but what is really troubling is his OPS+ continues to decline. Everyone knew the contract would be rough towards the end of the deal, so this should be no surprise, though even if the Reds had releif from Votto's contract they still would likely spend it in all the wrong places.