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Originally Posted by Skaloper
Look at who "Protected" Vladdy in his MVP year it was Marcus Semien. Teams have been able to pitch around Vladdy and he doesn't have enough patience to lay off those pitches. When Semien was behind him Vlad saw more quality pitches as teams didn't want to walk him. I'm hoping the Jays lock up Bo long term and move on from Vladdy.
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Didn't Semien bat second or leadoff when Springer was injured and Vlad was 3 or 4? When the lineup really got going in August it was Springer/Semien/Guerrero/Bichette/ Hernandez as the top 5.
But I think your point stands, they had guys in front and behind him. The current lineup is really weak behind him. I also wonder how much Confidence he gained smashing bombs in Dunedin which had that right center Jetstream and than Buffalo after. Those hard hit home runs to right center seem to have disappeared.