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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Yeah I’ve been hard on Vlad for not taking the game serious enough
Tonight I saw a guy focused and dead serious
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Agreed. I was worried being locked in for 14 years at half a billion was going to reduce seriousness in his game even more. If anything this year he has taken the 'to whom much is given, much is expected' mentality and is hyper focused on leading the team and winning.
Maybe we sometimes forget that he's only 26 years old now despite playing for 6 years with the Jays already and what we're seeing is a maturation into a veteran star player and leader whereas other players are only coming onto the scene at age 24 or 25. He's definitely matured into the kind of professional the Jays hoped they had when giving him that deal.