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Reds: The Votto struggle
Joey Votto is 0 for his last 18 and 2 for his last 33 and 7 for 47 (.149) in August
Last night he saw a total of four pitches in going 0 for 4......he lined out on a changeup, flew out on a sinker, flew out on a changeup and grounded into a DP on a slider.
Season stats: .208 BA, .323 OBP , .374 SLG, .697 OPS, 87 OPS+
MLB rank: 148th BA, 82nd OBP, 119th SLG, 117th OPS, 117th HR, T-127th RBI
vs RHP .205, vs LHP .214
vs fastball .242, offspeed .135, changeup .091
Career high strikeout rate: 25.8%
Career low walk rate: 11.8%
Hard hit rate: 53.2% last year, 41.4% this year
Exit velocity: 92.9 mph last year (15th MLB), 89.8 this year (66th)
WAR: 3.5 last season, -0.1 this year
Shift: He's facing a shift a career high 86% of the time. He faced a shift 18.6% of time in 2017 when he finished 2nd in NL MVP race
He has made 89 starts this season, batting cleanup in all 89
Votto turns 39 next month
Remaining contractual obligations: $39.4M guaranteed
2022: $7.4M remainder of this season
2023: $25M
2024: $7M buyout