thavoice;848476 wrote:I dont think I would have liked it one bit.
Votto is the conerstone of this lineup and team. I think he has loyalty to Cincinnati and willl be here for a very, very long time. Bautista.....nah. He would be gone as soon as his deal is up.
Good idea they didnt pull the trigger on this deal.
Disagree. Votto has never had the chance to test the market. While it seems he likes Cincinnati, he's a Toronto kid who grew up idolizing the Jays during their best days. To say he wouldn't have some interest in exploring any option to play there would be naive thinking. The risk here is the vital stats.
Joey Votto is 27, since arriving in the majors at age 23, he's been nothing but great. He has a career .955 OPS and has trended upwards in every category since his rookie year. He's an above average first-baseman who is under team control for at least another 2 years.
Jose Bautista is 30, never played full-time until last year and has career numbers elevated significantly by last year's performance. He was so undervalued before last year, he was released a few times and spent time with 4 MLB teams before the Jays, including multiple stints with the Pirates.
It's safe to say he's a late-bloomer who can clearly play, but there would be significantly more risk for the Reds, both on the fronts that Votto may opt to explore leaving soon anyway and in-terms of value and performance, Votto is more consistent and would have more overall value than Joey.
