Joey Votto had a nice night in a losing effort against the Pirates on Tuesday, going 2-for-4 with a pair or RBI and a stolen base. Votto's two-run single off of A.J. Burnett got the Reds on the board in the first inning. He's now hitting a blistering .350 on the season to go along with his nine homers, 35 RBI and four steals. He's the best offensive first baseman in the National League and should remain a fantasy force for the foreseeable future.

Joey Votto is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Pirates. He's just getting a routine day of rest. Mike Costanzo will make the start at first base and bat seventh against right-hander A.J. Burnett.

Joey Votto clubbed a three-run homer in Saturday's win over the Yankees. Votto, who went 1-for-3, also drew another walk Saturday and has an impressive 36//33 K/BB ratio over his first 39 games this year. He was a little slow to get started in the power department, but he has collected five out of his seven home runs in the span of seven games.

Joey Votto went 4-for-5 with three home runs and six RBI in Sunday's win over the Nationals. Votto's final homer of the day was a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Reds a 9-6 victory. It's a predictable breakout game after he posted just two jacks over his first 32 games of the year. Over the last four season, Votto has averaged 28.7 home runs. A power binge is coming.

Joey Votto went 1-for-3 plus two walks and scored a run in the Reds loss to the Nationals on Friday. Votto also picked up his second stolen base of the season in the game. He's hitting an impressive .292 on the season with two homers and 18 RBI. Though the power numbers are down, everything else looks to be in line, so those numbers should correct before too long. He'll finish with a .300 average and right around 30 homers and 100 RBI.

Joey Votto homered and doubled in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Astros, driving in four runs. Votto took Jordan Lyles deep for a two-run shot in the fourth before plating two more runs with a seventh-inning double off of David Carpenter. Amazingly, the home run was just Votto's second of the season, but he's now doubled in five straight games, and six of his past seven. He's driven in 15 RBI to go along with his .289/.439/.500 triple slash.

Joey Votto doubled twice, walked twice and notched his ninth RBI in Sunday's win over the Cubs. The extra-base hits were Votto's first in six games, though he's now driven in a run in three of his past four contests. Votto hasn't homered since Cincinnati's second game of the season, but hitting .291/.444/.436, the bombs are certain to come soon.

Joey Votto went 4-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Cardinals. Votto got the scoring started for the Reds with an RBI double in the third, and he scored the winning run in the ninth. He had been off to a relatively slow start at the plate, batting just .188 through the first five games, but he has the mark up to .333 after today's exploits.

Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that that the Reds and Joey Votto have agreed to a 10-year, $225 million extension. It's a massive financial commitment on the part of the small-market Reds and surpasses Prince Fielder's contract ($213 million) for the fourth-richest in MLB history. According to Nightengale, the deal will begin in 2013 and carry through the 2023 season, which runs contrary to earlier speculation. It would also keep Votto in a Reds' uniform until he turns 40.

Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that Joey Votto's contract extension with the Reds will be worth "almost exactly" $200 million over 10 years. Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com is hearing the same thing. The deal is expected to include the two years and $26.5 million remaining on the extension he signed with the Reds last offseason. This means the new agreement is worth $173 million over eight years. Once complete, Votto will be signed through 2021 and his age-38 season.