Vlad Jr. to Indy Ball

[hanton]

Vlady's stats tanked last September, the same time Bo was out. 

0 home runs

[Spanky__99]

18 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

So why doesn't he deserve all the smoke Spanky?  He's done exactly what we all worried he'd do on a long term deal - completely sh*t the bed.

He's now on a path to become the most hated player in Blue Jays history.  We all know he'll crumble when fans start boo'ing him every at bat.  He's got no jam. 

Where the f*ck have I said that this season? I'll wait.

[John_Havok]

21 hours ago, Masterbather said:

I think it's more that if you fall into a slump and your confidence and mechanics take a dive, it's now much more difficult to get out of the funk.

A great hitter that's zoned in will be great no matter what, but once you lose that feeling, the game today makes it very difficult to get it back.

For Vlad it's very much mechanical and seems to be (at least to me) nagging injury related. It definitely can be fixed IF he a) acknowledges there is a problem, b) lets someone show him what the problem is and c) lets someone show him how to fix it. 

The pride factor is probably very strong with him too as a guy who's always been successful doing things his own way and he truly may not yet be capable of acknowledging the real problem. 

[Gen.Disarray]

On 8/28/2026 at 2:53 PM, Laika said:

It's so bad that I daydream about ways to get out of the contract 

Hopefully he gets caught betting on games or something 

Maybe he has a good season right before expansion. We leave him unprotected and some new team says "f*** it" and picks him up?

Is that dreamy enough? 

[Forever92]

He hit ball hard twice this game. Might be a sign. Towering drive just went foul then scorched the ball his final at bat. 

[Laika]

Vlad's lineout last night was probably his best swing since April 

He's back 

[Pendleton]

I bet on Vlad to go yard today. His last HR at home was off of Gilbert 

[Pendleton]

37 minutes ago, Laika said:

Vlad's lineout last night was probably his best swing since April 

He's back 

 

His hardest hit ball of the year (116.3 MPH), edging out a lineout to CF from late April (116 MPH), also was tied for the 18th highest EV by anyone this season 

https://screwball.com/mlb/hardest-hit-balls-in-2026

[43211234]

8 hours ago, Pendleton said:

 

His hardest hit ball of the year (116.3 MPH), edging out a lineout to CF from late April (116 MPH), also was tied for the 18th highest EV by anyone this season 

https://screwball.com/mlb/hardest-hit-balls-in-2026

That's crazy that Ketel Marte can hit the ball 117mph from both sides of the plate.