Fangraphs recently included Votto in a look at current players who might be able to play their way to HOF status, and the conclusion was he has a lot of work to do.
In short, the site concluded the 32-year-old needs to play another five seasons with one of those being on par with his “first prime” of 2010-13, three more similar to last season and another where he is at least an above-average MLB first baseman.
The story also mentions Scott Rolen, who played the last 3 ½ years of his career with the Reds, as “having a better case than one might think” but with no numbers for context.
He scored a 99 on Baseball Reference's "Hall of Fame Monitor" with 100 representing a likely inductee.
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