Votto expected to be out 3-4 weeks after knee surgery

Any word? If this is somewhere else, I apologize...just hoping it is a day off...

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Originally Posted by Dom Heffner

Any word? If this is somewhere else, I apologize...just hoping it is a day off...

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Yes it is just a day off. Dusty said even before last night's game he was giving Votto a day off today. He would have given him a day off this weekend but did not want to do it against the Cardinals.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/201...eup-v-d-backs/

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It’s just a day off for Joey Votto. Dusty Baker mentioned the fatigue factor yesterday. The swap of Stubbs and Cozart is interesting. Neither has been good in leadoff; both have been much better hitting second.

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Reds facing a lefty tonight.

Thanks guys! I get paranoid...

Seems pretty obvious to me that they've traded him for Greinke.

:p

I've seen whispers that while his knee issues from a few weeks back aren't serious, they are lingering and likely won't go away. Dusty says it's affected Votto's running. I imagine he's going to be given plenty of time to stay fresh.

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Originally Posted by Dom Heffner

Thanks guys! I get paranoid...

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I'm checking the internet regularly for medical reports on Johnny Cueto's blister, so yeah, I feel you.

We just had four days off. I know Votto played in the AS game and all but....

What was concerning me was the number of routine groundouts he has had since the knee issue came about,including the ones in the All star game.Thats not Votto at all.The worst part is Cairo and not Frazier will be on first tonight.

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Originally Posted by vic715

What was concerning me was the number of routine groundouts he has had since the knee issue came about,including the ones in the All star game.Thats not Votto at all.The worst part is Cairo and not Frazier will be on first tonight.

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Frazier is playing first tonight.

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Originally Posted by RedsManRick

I've seen whispers that while his knee issues from a few weeks back aren't serious, they are lingering and likely won't go away. Dusty says it's affected Votto's running. I imagine he's going to be given plenty of time to stay fresh.

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Have we heard a diagnosis yet? My bet is it's a meniscus and that we'll quietly hear that he got it scoped sometime after this season

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My bet is it's a meniscus and that we'll quietly hear that he got it scoped sometime after this season

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My guess too.

There's a quarter of a billion dollars on the line, give him the night off.

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Originally Posted by Ghosts of 1990

We just had four days off. I know Votto played in the AS game and all but....

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Not only did he play in the AS game but he had to fly from SD to Cin then go to KC for the all-star game and then come back to Cincy. This is not a JR situation.

I'm not particularly worried at this point...but yeah, if I hear that Votto has a hangnail, I will be a little nervous until it's healed. The guy is just too important.

Give him the rest he needs now, if that will help him carry the weight of this team in September.

Chad