Vlad's average hasn't been as good to the start of his career, for a few seasons, and I'm sure much of that can be attributed to pitchers adjusting and exploiting. So even though I like others have criticized him, it's probably a little exaggerated with his terrible swings every now and then. His average is still up there though, comparative to others so that should be him going forward. He is what he is though and I don't think he's the HOF player we thought we were getting. Arguably he have a potential star with an upside. With so many empty spots to fill I don't know how they don't end up dealing him eventually. It may not be this year if they decide to fill in the roster with bounce back candidates, but even then it postpones the problem to next year. Batting depth and quality are the problem and you just won't get it on the FA market. They also can't afford to deal their best prospects so I really can't see how Vlad or Bo aren't dealt to recoup assets.
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