It would be easier to put up with the divergent results if the attitude was better. I think that's a big part of it. Not entirely his fault, seems cultural more than anything, but it's a thing.
Everything you are writing here is rational and fine. Yes! You’re calm! The reason Vlad’s disappointment is met with such a harsh tone by the fan base - the Jays as constructed will only realize their potential/peak based on the output of Vlad. There’s not the power, the kind of bat that can carry a team’s offence for a multi-week period. And so, if we are going to patiently wait for Vlad’s to realize potential/consistent production (wait for your pitch! Simplify your swing load! Stay calm! Put glue in your glove!), we’re likely going to see this once-promising window shrivel into pitch-rich, offends-starved period with lots of Orioles playoff appearances.
It would be easier to put up with the divergent results if the attitude was better. I think that's a big part of it. Not entirely his fault, seems cultural more than anything, but it's a thing.
If you were the Front Office, would you ink him to a lucrative long-term contract at first opportunity?
Everything you are writing here is rational and fine. Yes! You’re calm! The reason Vlad’s disappointment is met with such a harsh tone by the fan base - the Jays as constructed will only realize their potential/peak based on the output of Vlad. There’s not the power, the kind of bat that can carry a team’s offence for a multi-week period. And so, if we are going to patiently wait for Vlad’s to realize potential/consistent production (wait for your pitch! Simplify your swing load! Stay calm! Put glue in your glove!), we’re likely going to see this once-promising window shrivel into pitch-rich, offends-starved period with lots of Orioles playoff appearances.