I think Vlad has effectively addressed his early on weight trajectory challenges. He can be effective at this weight if he maintains it, so I really don't think that's the problem. The problem is he had amazing early success where he was being told he was living up to his dad's HOF career, and based on his natural talent probably didn't adjust to develop his mental approach in different situations. He'll always be super super talented to hit hard and see the ball well decently, but he hasn't adjusted to opposing pitchers watching videos of him and pulling out stuff he struggles with. It's no different than other players having early success and the league adjusting and microfocusing on different theories until they find the inevitable hole and the keep focusing on that. Good players stay humble and work on their batting weaknesses. I don't think he's effectively done that along with focus on the thinking part of guessing what pitch may be coming next. He'll always be naturally talented where this is likely his bottom, but this off-season will be huge into getting him to adjust and making him his best self. With so much money made, I'm not certain he or most, have it in them to put in that work.
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