Twitter argues Reds’ Joey Votto for MVP

My award picks:

MVPs: Votto, Judge
CYs: Scherzer, Kluber
ROYs: Duh
MOYs: Lovullo, Francona

10 Degrees explains: https://t.co/4aedz3UKl2

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 2, 2017

Players to reach base in 150 games in a single season:
Wade Boggs 1985
Jeff Bagwell 1996
John Olerud 1999
Jeff Bagwell 1999
Joey Votto 2017

— Jeremy Frank (@MLBRandomStats) October 1, 2017

Votto is first Red with 100 runs, 100 RBI, 300 times on base, and 300 total bases. 4 of last 6 in MLB to do it have won MVP.

— Joel Luckhaupt of the Pawnee Lerpiss family (@jluckhaupt) September 29, 2017

Joey Votto says that personally this was his best all-around season, even better than his 2010 MVP year #Reds

— Jim Day (@JimDayTV) October 1, 2017

Just for fun, players with a higher career AVG, OBP, & SLG than Joey Votto:
Babe Ruth
Ted Williams
Jimmie Foxx
Lou Gehrig
Rogers Hornsby

— Joel Luckhaupt of the Pawnee Lerpiss family (@jluckhaupt) September 28, 2017

Most games reaching safely in a season:

1985 Boggs 152
1996 Bagwell 151
1999 Bagwell 151
1999 Olerud 151
2017 Votto 150
1949 Williams 149

— Ryan M. Spaeder (@theaceofspaeder) October 2, 2017

If Joey Votto isn't the NL MVP, some of the fellas need to study the new fancy ciphering: 1.029 OPS, 168 OPS+, 7.4 WAR, 36 HR, 100 RBI.

— Richard Justice (@richardjustice) October 1, 2017

5 qualified batters walked more than they struck out this season: Joey Votto, Mike Trout, Anthony Rizzo, Justin Turner, and Anthony Rendon.

— Jorge Castillo (@jorgecastillo) October 2, 2017