If the Reds are going anywhere this year I think we need a little bit more from Votto. His defense this year has been lousy, he seems to make a lot more mental errors than he did in the past and although his BA and OBP are as solid as ever, the clutch hits seem to be few and far between. Here are his percentage of scoring baserunners compared to some other top players.
Votto 38 runs knocked in- out of 301 baserunners (13%)
In 2010 he was 77-391 20%
M Cabrera 68-316 (22%)
C Davis 62-277 (22%)
Goldschmidt 67-290 (23%)
Freeman 65-279 (23%)
Encarnacion 60-290 (21%)
McCutchen 49-279 (18%)
A. Craig 76-306 (25%)
Some Other Reds
Phillips 73-358 (20%)
Bruce 52-337 (15%)