While this is a fair assessment, I would submit that player development and year to year regression is also a thing. It may just be that Vlad, Kirk, Biggio, Varsho,etc. of 2023 is just who they are. There is a distinct possibility that Vlad repeats last season or is even worse. While we are all expecting Vladdy to bounce back to mvp form we all must be cognizant of the possiblility that 2022/2023 Vladdy is just who he is. But hope abounds.