Yes, Vottomatic is quite lame, but it seems to work. 

3 for 4 elevating his average to back over .300, 3 homeruns, 4 RBI and a Baseball Tonight interview.  Not a bad day at the office.  Votto has responded well to becoming the full-time starter at 1B.  Votto has been lights out against Lefty'****ting .407.

It seems as though Volquez is in the baseball version of the witness protection plan.  He is 5-1, with a ridiculous 1.06 ERA.  He is leading all of the Major Leagues in strikeouts and in his lone loss he gave up only one earned run.  Despite the two minutes given to him in the back half of Baseball Tonight I don't think anybody else in the country even realizes it.  Yesterday's dazzling performance was completed overshadowed by Votto.  It is a shame.