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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Vlad seems to think he's worth way more than he is.
His bat can be one of the best in MLB, but he hasn't exactly shown a track record of consistency. And when his bat isn't going he's nothing more than an awful 1B, terrible base runner and prone to making stupid mistakes. I'll never forget him getting picked off at second to end the season when he wasn't even the lead runner.
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I will agree somewhat with the rest of your post but the hi-lited?
The guy won a gold glove as a 1st baseman in 21, was a finalist the next year and regularly makes ridiculous stretch plays to get outs.
What am I missing here?
Yes his base running is an adventure and his bat goes cold at times (he seems to go through spells where he swings at pitches he cannot reach)... but defensively he is rock solid.
Weird flex.