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    Votto's OPS...

    Is at .839.

    It's 5th in the NL and, surprisingly, leads Fielder, Lee and Gonzalez.

    Marginally behind Howard's.


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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    OPS+ is a better stat. It is adjusted for park. Votto's is a very good 115.

    Here is a link to the Reds page at baseball reference which lists OPS+ and ERA+. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2008.shtml
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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    Do work son, do work.

    Votto's had a better rookie campaign than our savior, Jay Bruce.

    Can't wait til we run them both out of town...

    Who's still got their pitchfork sharpened, and their torch lit?

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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    Votto now leads in the Reds in OPS+ but when Dunn was traded Encarnacion actually lead the Reds in OPS+. Votto and EE are the only full-time Reds that are above league average (OPS+ over 100) which is scary.

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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    Quote Originally Posted by Highlifeman21 View Post
    Do work son, do work.

    Votto's had a better rookie campaign than our savior, Jay Bruce.
    To be fair, Votto just turned 25 yesterday while Bruce turned 21 back in April.

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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    Quote Originally Posted by Highlifeman21 View Post
    Do work son, do work.

    Votto's had a better rookie campaign than our savior, Jay Bruce.

    Can't wait til we run them both out of town...

    Who's still got their pitchfork sharpened, and their torch lit?
    It takes a few years for the fan base to turn on its players. Adam Dunn was generally liked his first few years in the bigs. I think he avoids the fan base's wrath through the end of next season. But if he doesn't win a gold glove, the batting title, MVP, a silver slugger and have at least 160 RBIs in 2010, then look out.
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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    To be fair, Votto just turned 25 yesterday while Bruce turned 21 back in April.
    While I understand the age difference, Joe Q Redsfan knows that Bruce is the hyped savior and probably couldn't pick Votto out of a police lineup. It makes perfect sense that Votto would be more physically, and possibly mentally and emotionally, mature, but at the end of the day, Bruce is the next big thing for Reds baseball.

    Bruce is held to a much higher standard that Votto. Say this is the end of 2009, and Votto's coming off back to back big seasons, then he might be held to Bruce's standard.

    I wanna see both of them in a Reds uni for a long long time. That's the only thing I know for certain.

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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    Quote Originally Posted by paintmered View Post
    It takes a few years for the fan base to turn on its players. Adam Dunn was generally liked his first few years in the bigs. I think he avoids the fan base's wrath through the end of next season. But if he doesn't win a gold glove, the batting title, MVP, a silver slugger and have at least 160 RBIs in 2010, then look out.
    I think if Bruce doesn't put up Dunn numbers for 2009, look out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Highlifeman21 View Post
    I wanna see both of them in a Reds uni for a long long time. That's the only thing I know for certain.
    I agree 100% with that.

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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    Quote Originally Posted by Will M View Post
    OPS+ is a better stat. It is adjusted for park. Votto's is a very good 115.

    Here is a link to the Reds page at baseball reference which lists OPS+ and ERA+. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2008.shtml
    And Gonzalez has an OPS+ of 127, Fielder 116, and Lee 114...

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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    Quote Originally Posted by Highlifeman21 View Post
    I think if Bruce doesn't put up Dunn numbers for 2009, look out.
    His strikeout rate's on a pretty good pace

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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    Quote Originally Posted by Highlifeman21 View Post
    Votto's had a better rookie campaign than our savior, Jay Bruce.
    The Reds front office's fixation on having the next "savior" mystifies me. As you point out, Bruce has already been apointed that role, much as Homer was when he made his debut.

    Votto's had a solid and impressive rookie campaign.

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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    I think if Bruce doesn't put up Dunn numbers for 2009, look out.
    Disagree. Bruce is much more the type of player fans enjoy -- Dunn's 3-true outcome performance pattern, plus inconsistent defense, plus laidback vibe, tests the patience of fans. If the team falls by the wayside again, I think EdE, if he's around, will become a target.

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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    Quote Originally Posted by lollipopcurve View Post
    Disagree. Bruce is much more the type of player fans enjoy -- Dunn's 3-true outcome performance pattern, plus inconsistent defense, plus laidback vibe, tests the patience of fans. If the team falls by the wayside again, I think EdE, if he's around, will become a target.
    Good observation.

    Why do you think scrappy types are fan favorites? They give the appearance that they care and work hard regardless of their actual performance.
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    Re: Votto's OPS...

    Quote Originally Posted by WVRedsFan View Post
    Good observation.

    Why do you think scrappy types are fan favorites? They give the appearance that they care and work hard regardless of their actual performance.
    Exactly.

    A player caught stealing 3rd with no outs is exciting.

    A player walking with a man on 2nd isn't.


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