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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Bingo. Him being in shape and taking care of himself could be the difference between him topping out as a lifetime 20 WAR guy whos done at 32 or a lifetime 60+ WAR guy who is still crushing basballs at 35+ like Miggy.
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I think the first step to achieving that is telling Vlad he’s a first baseman. I think this group of Jays will achieve something special if Guerrero is the 3rd-5th best player on the team - if Bichette, Pearson and Martin occupy the top-3 (plus the other infielder, not Biggio, whose name escapes me, the really good prospect who’s also a SS), and Vladdy is just the heaviest bat in the heart of the order, I think the AL East is in for a brawl.
Though, not for nothing, Big Papi played until he was 42 and has never once had the physique of anything but a food truck operator.
Vladdy is a masher, and by the time he’s 30, I’ll be 40, so I don’t care so much about his longevity at this juncture. 21-30 are going to be a show.