Spanky that doesn’t matter. His main issue is it looks like he eats a box of donuts as an appetizer for his breakfast which probably consists of French Toast with icing sugar, whip cream, and maple syrup. With a side pound of sausage and bacon.
No just Vlad. Until he gets in better shape. He can play scrimmages with the minor leaguers until he shows he’s ready to start taking care of himself. It’s tough love but might piss him off and be the best thing for his career. He needs some kind of push. He’s clearly not able to do it alone.
Wouldn’t be the worst thing to just send Vlad to Rochester and tell him to commit to the body and once he loses 15-20 pounds have him come back and have enough crack at it. Between being absolutely lost in the plate and grossly overweight some tough love might be exactly what he needs.
With a major league caliber throwing arm at SS pretty good chance they get Thames. Joe Panik has no business playing a position that requires arm strength.
He’s easy to like. If he can just tap into any of that success he had in the minors at the plate we’re good at catcher for a long time. He has definitely shown flashes.