26-year old lefty swinging 1B Joey Votto finished 22nd in the voting for the N.L. MVP Award. He played in 131 games for the Reds last season and he was 151 for 469 (.322 avg, .981 OPS) with 82 runs scored, 25 homers, 84 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Votto has now played in 306 games in his three years with the Reds and he is 334 for 1,079 (.310 avg, .924 OPS) with 162 runs scored, 53 homers, 185 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. The Reds need to find out if they can depend on Votto who missed a few games due to depression last season. Votto has the talent to be the type of player the Reds can build the team around if they can trust him.