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Reds tidbits (2010 season)

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There is a premium article about Votto over on ESPN (In$ider).

MLB: By learning to hit lefties, Joey Votto has become one of the game's most dangerous hitters - ESPN

Details Votto's ability to hit lefties and attributes it to O'Brien's 2005 mandate to Class A & Rookie leagues that every hitter was to take the first pitch and start seeing more pitches. Votto taught himself to hit the breaking ball out of necessity since he began every count 0-1, as all opposing pitchers knew of OB's instruction to take a pitch.
 
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For those that just come into this thread without looking at the forum listing, there's a new vBet in this forum for the Triple Crown, where Votto has 14-1 odds.
 
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BB73;1754165; said:
For those that just come into this thread without looking at the forum listing, there's a new vBet in this forum for the Triple Crown, where Votto has 14-1 odds.
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Saw that - he's probably not gonna win it though.

If Omar Infante is a threat to get enough ABs to become eligible for the batting crown, and is hitting .347 as of right now. Even if he ends up below the 502 PAs needed to become eligible, if his BA would still be best if the difference in PAs were counted as hitless he could still win the crown. Votto is currently sitting at .326, so something big might need to change for him to win the batting crown over Infante.

Same would go for Pujols' chances, and he's even further behind in BA.
 
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I mentioned the other day that he'd be a damn sight closer to it if the people in front of him would get on base. He should have over 100 RBI's right now but most of his big hits are with only one in scoring position or homers with em empty. IF the 2 hole gets going a little bit he could make a seriousl surge over this last month the way he is hitting everything in sight.

Prince Albert going back in the can wouldnt hurt. :biggrin:
 
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jlb1705;1754187; said:
Saw that - he's probably not gonna win it though.

If Omar Infante is a threat to get enough ABs to become eligible for the batting crown, and is hitting .347 as of right now. Even if he ends up below the 502 PAs needed to become eligible, if his BA would still be best if the difference in PAs were counted as hitless he could still win the crown. Votto is currently sitting at .326, so something big might need to change for him to win the batting crown over Infante.

Same would go for Pujols' chances, and he's even further behind in BA.
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Actually, Infante would have to do a significant amount of work over his teams last 35 games to win the batting title. Assuming Votto finishes the season at his current average, Infante would need to end the season with 164 hits in order to win the batting crown (164 hits/502 plate appearances). In order for him to get to 164, he needs to get 51 hits over his last 35 games. Assuming he played all 35 games (unlikely), and averaged 3.3 AB per game (what he has averaged so far this season), he would need to hit .442 over his last 35 games in order to end the season with enough hits to overtake Votto.
 
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BengalsAndBucks;1754358; said:
Actually, Infante would have to do a significant amount of work over his teams last 35 games to win the batting title. Assuming Votto finishes the season at his current average, Infante would need to end the season with 164 hits in order to win the batting crown (164 hits/502 plate appearances). In order for him to get to 164, he needs to get 51 hits over his last 35 games. Assuming he played all 35 games (unlikely), and averaged 3.3 AB per game (what he has averaged so far this season), he would need to hit .442 over his last 35 games in order to end the season with enough hits to overtake Votto.
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Infante has played in every game for his team since July 29, and has recorded no fewer than four plate appearances in any of those games. In that span, he has averaged 4.63 PAs per game. If he continues on that pace (likely, since he's had a hot bat all year and Chipper Jones is out) he will amass 162 PAs in the Braves' 35 remaining games. That would bring him to a total of 509 PAs by season's end.

Infante hardly ever walks, but he'll stumble into a few walks between now and then. Let's give him a few walks, and say he'd end up with 158 ABs in 162 PAs down the stretch. Remember, batting average is calculated by ABs, but eligibility is determined by PAs. He'd finish with 484 ABs in 509 PAs, and would need to amass a total of 159 (rounded up) hits on the season to finish above Votto's current batting average.

That means Infante would only need 46 hits down the stretch - essentially a batting average of .292 (rounded up) in his remaining games - while accumulating PAs at his recent pace in order to beat Votto.

In short, Infante will need to not play, go cold or have somebody else get hot (or some combination of those) to not win the batting title at this point.
 
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Juan Francisco has been recalled, Leake to the 15-day DL with "shoulder fatigue" (sore ERA).

Leake will still be eligible for a possible postseason roster. Whether he would be useful is another matter entirely.
 
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jlb1705;1754410; said:
I just saw where somebody on RedsZone read on a blog that somebody else saw Aroldis Chapman at Auntie Anne's in Kenwood Town Center with Francisco Cordero & Juan Francisco.

I guess it's pretty serious.
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Cordero doesn't need any fucking more cinnamon rolls or soft pretzels. If that's not in his contract, it should have been.
 
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