Joey Votto doesn’t think he played well enough last year.
The 35-year old, 11-year veteran in the middle of a 10-year, $225 million contract, thinks a .284 batting average and leading the National League in on-base-percentage doesn’t earn that type of cash.
“It was the first year where I had a poor offensive year,” Votto said. “Every season just happens. It is hard to speak on this without sounding arrogant. I've always performed at a certain level. Last year was a bit of a shock. I didn't perform any where near to what I'm used to.”
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(Machado signed a 10-year contract worth $300 million with the San Diego Padres this morning, 2/19)
“I did things differently, so I hope it works,” Votto said. “Intuitively, I know why I wasn't ready and came up short last year. I just made sure I didn't do that again and learn from my mistakes. I feel very confident. I'm excited to work.”
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“I don't know if I've ever hit under .300. It is a very arbitrary number. If I had hit .285 with 35 home runs, I would have been more or less OK with it but a couple or two of them where I didn't hit for average or power,” Votto said. “I felt fantastic. I was fully healthy. There wasn't anything but a lack of preparation. We just traded for Puig. I'm not that sort of athlete. Any really good player pays a bit of a price unless they are a super good athlete. I'm not that level of an athlete. I have to be very detail oriented. I wasn't mechanically sound last year.”
Yasiel Puig, one of the team’s many new faces that Votto saw on his first day of camp.
“We've added All-Stars. We've added guys with long track records. They have a lot of things to gain by playing very well here,” Votto said. “Hopefully, we carry that into a winning performance.”
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“We are all human beings. There is a different relationship but there is also a friendship aspect to it. It takes a lot of time, effort and care,” Bell said. “He was the most difficult guy to defend. H He was not only the most dangerous but he played the game. He took what was given to him. He can handle the bat. He is very unpredictable. He was the most difficult guy to defend. He was not only the most dangerous but he played the game by taking what was given to him,” Bell said. “He is very unpredictable.”
While Votto has already begun tending to business on the field, he has strong feelings about business off the field, supporting the games stars who are unsigned.
“I'm very proud of them, as a fellow union member, for really sticking out and make sure they get what they think is fair,” Votto said of situation Machado and Harper are in. “They are the two marquee players. I don’t know either of them well so I don’t want to speak for them,but I think the toughest thing to do is stand your ground when what your really want to start playing ball.”
Votto started playing ball early Monday.
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