Not to mention, Vlad is 20 points higher by wRC+ than his first two seasons (where he was 20 and 21 lol) and his defense now is a lot better/much less negative than it used to be then. The projections see him as a ~150 wRC+ bat moving forward, and despite my own frustrations with him that seems quite attainable for a 23 year old with a career wRC+ of 133 through 500 MLB games.
Like that's really all you need to mention, he's 23 years old with over 2000 PAs in the MLB and a career wRC+ of 133. Yes, the position and lack of value added on the bases hurts him, but just about every projection system would have his current track record as a generational hitting talent. And his one flaw is that he hits a lot of grounders? It almost seems like a joke that fixing/improving on that by a bit is all it takes for him to become great. Doesn't strike out much, walks enough (2021 levels would be even better) and has unteachable raw power and contact ability.