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Originally Posted by flamingred89
Man. You really hate Vlad eh? Lol
It's almost like WAR isn't the be all end all of baseball. You know who had the same amount of WAR through their first seven seasons as Soto? Andrelton Simmons. Let that sink in.
Vlad's bat is absolutely in the same realm as Soto. His WAR is skewed by the position he plays. And he plays his position miles better than Soto plays RF. The Dodgers and Mets are skewing contracts with the dick wagging contests. Soto isnt worth twice as much as Bryce Harper. And unfortunately now the Jays, or someone else, is going to have to significantly overpay for Vlad too.
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Career 158 wRC+ vs career 137 wRC+
Career .532 SLG% vs career .500 SLG%
Career .421 OBP% vs career .363 OBP%
Career 18.8 walk % vs career 9.9 walk %
I mean, I could go on....
Not to mention Soto has won a championship and been to another WS, where as Vlad gets picked off of 2nd base as the TRAIL runner to end the Jays championship hopes.
I don't hate Vlad,, but he's not as good as he thinks he is IMO