The leader of the Cincinnati Reds wants to the rest of the team to value winning. Unfortunately, the first step is to look in the mirror. Votto has been great at playing baseball for himself.
This is not about Votto off of the field. By all accounts he is an approachable and level headed man. This is about how he approaches the game of baseball.
Votto is not that different from former Red Adam Dunn. Neither batter changed his approach for the most of his career. Votto does have one noticeable exception.
When teams began to overshift against him, Votto began to chop the ball down the third base line.