Joey Votto and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed to a 3-year, $38 million deal pending a physical Monday. Votto was on of the biggest offseason first baseman to be signed this year, especially after his MVP campaign in the 2010 season. Other the other first baseman to be signed also wears a red uniform and plays within the same division. Albert Pujols of course, but back to Joey Votto. He helped lead the team to the first pennant in years, only to lose to Philadelphia in the first round (which included many errors and Roy Halladay's no-hitter). But this contract, signing Jay Bruce and Bronson Arroyo earlier in the offseason, will keep the Reds afloat. Jay Bruce signed 6-years, $51 million, and Bronson Arroyo signed 3-year, $35 million contract. These three, with contributions from Aroldis Chapman, holder of the fastest pitch in MLB, the Reds took the pennant. But Votto is the main point of this post, so as I digress, back to Votto. Votto was named the 2010 National League Most Valuable Player (MVP), beating Carlos Gonzalez. This deal definitely saved the Reds some money, stopping Votto from going to arbitration. Votto certainly increased both his player value and fantasy value with the 2010 season. Votto has always had a large slugging percentage in Cincinnati's Great American Ballpark. (Love the steamboat by the way). This deal keeps the NL Central a tight race between the Cardinals, Brewers, Reds, possibly even the Cubs. The first basemen in this division certainly are powerful including: Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Joey Votto, Carlos Pena, and Garrett Jones. Joey Votto was an asset to my fantasy team this year (Until I traded him for Miguel Cabrera), but I really do think he's a great player and had a great season. Keep up the good work Joey Votto.
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