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    Reds prospect Chris Okey homers three times for Chattanooga

    Doug Gray 13

    On Wednesday night Chris Okey began the game with zero home runs on the season. The catcher began the season in Louisville, but he was sent back to Double-A after the first two weeks of the season. In the month with Chattanooga he had only played in 10 games. He had hit when he played, but wasn’t getting much action. Wednesday was his first game since the 18th and he made sure this one counted.

    In the 2nd inning he came to the plate with Gavin LaValley on first and took a 1-0 pitch and crushed it to left field for his first home run of the year. The next time he came to the plate was a similar situation. LaValley, who singled earlier, was on base once again, and Okey again got ahead 1-0 in the count and crushed a 2-run homer to left field. The next inning he came back to the plate. Mitch Nay and Gavin LaValley were both on, and with the Lookouts down 6-4, Okey took an 0-1 pitch and gave Chattanooga the 7-6 lead with his third homer of the game – this time to left center.

    The big game pushed Chris Okey’s line with Chattanooga to .316/.395/.658 through his 11 games played. It was his first multi-homer game in his career. More interesting was that May is now only the second month of his career, dating back to when he was drafted in 2016, where he had more than 2 home runs in a month. He hit 6 in July of 2016 with the Dayton Dragons.

     

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    3. If only he develops that bat it would be huge to the Reds as only him and T Steve are considered real prospects behind the plate.

    4. I am concerned about J.Votto, but most concerned on how the reds will handle the situation if the Votto era is coming to a end and it is what it is today. Bob. C is not a guy that i have a whole lot of confidence in when it comes to understanding baseball and situations based on past experience. He’s a guy who thinks individual players are what puts fans in the seats. When we all know winning is what put fans in the seats. I just don’t want to see the reds do or go through what the Angels have gone through with A. Pujols over the last 4 or more years. This today, is my biggest concern. No matter how you look at it , it will always affect the players knowing that the best players and team is not on the field. So if this is the Votto today, then the reds need to consider making him a bench player for club house support. ” I mean how more obvious does it need to be ”. Before the situation is put into consideration.

      To me it don’t matter if Votto might be the best hitter in reds history. Winning baseball is not about the past or what a guy has done in the past, but what is today.

      1. My personal feeling is that if this continues for Votto, he will walk away from his contract. He has too much pride to be embarrassed.

        1. Joey has said this in the past .He won’t stick around if he’s not playing up to his standards.But it’s on may and he still has time to turn it around….i think.

        3. Therebare three First round picks that have not thrown a pitch in a game yet. Traviesp, Howard and Crawford. I wonder if the Reds medical and training people are as great as we are told they are. Add Baileynto that 1st round list and that is a lot of talent that just could not get sound physically and had continual set backs trying to recover.

        4. Johnny Bench walked away at age 35 in 1983. His numbers from 1968 to 1980 were superlative (13 straight ASG appearances). Halfway decent in 1981 then a shell of his former greatness in 1982 and 83. Time to go and he did.

          Votto deserves longer than 1/3 of this year to right his ship at age 35.

          Edd Roush is the best Reds hitter ever (my opinion).

    5. In other news, I saw on twitter that Nick Travieso is throwing again. So, that’s a great thing to see in Reds land!

        1. There’s a difference between bad drafting, and bad luck where guys get hurt (Travieso, Howard).

    6. An example of another team getting a better player is the Braves drafting Drew Waters after the Reds drafted Fairchild. When the Reds drafted him I really wanted Waters so no hindsight on this pick for me.

      1. Kevinz, I will go hindsight on this one. In 2017 I was torn between Greene and Gore. Guess we will see what happens down the road.

        At #7 this year I would love to have either Abrams, Bleday or Lodolo. Kevinz your thoughts?

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