I was part of a debate the other night with some friends on what Joey Votto’s future with the Reds should look like. Strong cases were made for each of the three broad visions. The positions say something about baseball strategy, the Reds’ rebuild, and a player value, so I think they serve as a kind of Rorschach test for Reds fans. Here, as best as I can distill them, are the three cases. Let RLN know which one seems the closest to right to you, and why.
Position 1: Dump Votto’s Contract
It was just never right.