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Cincinnati Reds rookie first baseman, Joey Votto, has been on the radar of sleeper hunters for a while this pre-season. He’s being drafted in a little over 50% of the mock drafts over at Mock Draft Central, with an Average Draft Position of 274.14 (late 23rd round).
I’m pretty sure that Votto’s ADP would be higher if fantasy GM’s knew he was going to be the Reds starting first baseman, instead of Scott Hatteberg. Manager, Dusty Baker hinted to just that, recently.
“What’s Hatteberg? Thirty-eight?” Baker said. “Votto’s the future here. I talked to Hatteberg about Votto. He thinks he’s going to be a heck of a player. He’s not conceding his position. … I think he understands to be part of the club that Votto might have to be a major part of it. It might be Votto’s time.”
This news, especially if holds up and Votto is the starter, makes Joey Votto more valuable. He’s been a 20/20 performer in the minors and hit .321 with 4 home runs in his 24 game audition last season. If he gets 500 at-bats in 2008, I wouldn’t be surprised with a 15/15 performance, and he could approach 20/20.
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March 2nd, 2008 at 8:56 am
While I love Votto, (and for that matter, Jay Bruce), I think his status took a hit when the Reds hired Dusty Baker. He hates rookies.