Joey Votto Finishes 2nd in NL ROY Voting

Geovany Soto captured the NL Rookie of the Year voting while Reds players grabbed three of the top five spots.  Joey Votto finished second in the voting, garnering the only other first place vote that did not go to Soto.  Votto received one first place vote and twenty-one second place votes.  He also tallied eight third place nods. 

Edinson Volquez finished fourth in the voting, receiving three second place votes — despite the fact that Volquez wasn’t even eligible.  Jay Bruce finished fifth in the final tally, earning seven third place votes.

The National League Central finished with five of the top six places in the rookie voting, with Chicago’s Kosuke Fukodome finishing sixth.  Atlanta’s Jair Jurrjens finished third in the voting.