Should the Blue Jays bring Joey Votto home?
If the Toronto Blue Jays are in the market for a first baseman around this season’s trade deadline, they might be able to scoop up Canadian MLB icon Joey Votto from theVotto, born in Toronto and raised in Etobicoke, Ont., was drafted by Cincinnati in 2002 and has played for just one franchise his entire career, compiling 16 seasons with the Reds. But as he prepares for his 17th major-league campaign, management has considered what life could be like without the six-time All-Star.
In speaking with former general manager and current MLB analyst Jim Bowden, Reds GM Nick Krall said he hopes Votto will finish his career in the same place it started. If Cincinnati becomes a seller at the trade deadline, though, Krall could be open to dealing the 2010 NL MVP to his hometown franchise if that's Votto's wish.
Joining the Blue Jays would make plenty of sense from Votto's perspective, allowing him to play on a playoff contender after enduring consecutive rebuilding seasons in Cincinnati. It would also grant him an opportunity to represent his childhood team — something he’d likely cherish at this stage of his career.
Votto has made just four visits to the Rogers Centre because he's played in the National League Central Division but has enjoyed his fair share of success there in the past, hitting .250/.340/.614 with a 146 wRC+ across 12 games — including a game-winning home run against Toronto last May.
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