"Peckinpaugh, who Votto referred to in his rant, was a former MVP back in 1914 and was a defensive wizard for four teams, spending nine seasons with the New York Yankees."
Stole that from another website. My take is that some analysts bite Votto on his defensive metrics when considering his HOF merits. I know that Votto has personally said in previous seasons he would like to have better defensive numbers. On Baseball Savant, he has two seasons with -9 Outs Above Average (2016 & 2022). In 2017 - the year he placed second in MVP falling short by 2 votes! - he said in spring training that he worked very hard in the off-season to be a better fielder. So if Peckinpaugh was a defensive wizard with NYY, it's in line with his comments that Russo is a large market snob looking down on small market teams with his pocket squares and quaff hair.
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