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Joey Votto on playing Amir Garrett in basketball: I talked mess to Amir for months, months, months

More:GALLERY: Cincinnati Reds pitcher Amir Garrett

It’s a question that circulates through the clubhouse from time to time throughout spring training and the regular season.

Amir Garrett is obviously the best basketball player on the Cincinnati Reds roster. He was a high-profile recruit in high school and played two seasons at St. John’s before he turned his full attention to baseball. But who is the second-best basketball player on the roster?

One name that comes up as a “sneaky good” player: Joey Votto.

“He can shoot the rock,” Garrett said of Votto when he was on MLB Network’s “Intentional Talk” show.