Brandon Wile
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And I think the correct answer is in between.
I think that...
What we've seen from Vlad is a reminder that he is not in the upper crust.
He has the high end of the upper crust.
When he's locked in in the playoffs, he is as good, if not better, than anybody on the planet.
But what is the real separator between Vlad and Soto?
Soto doesn't do this.
He doesn't.
Like, he was bad for, like, a month to start his Mets tenure.
But, like, Soto does not have down years.
Right, which is okay.
Yeah.
But it is, to me, it's the offensive stuff, right?
Yeah, of course.
Because, like,
Soto's worst season, and I know it's not fair to compare anyone to Juan Soto.
Well, it is when you make $500 million.
It is when you make $500 million.
His worst ever OPS was 8.53.
That was the only year his OPS started with an 8.