Keegan Matheson

You saw a player in the World Series who realized who he is.

Finally, it clicked.

If he can do that, the sky's the limit for this guy.

There are not many players in this league with the physical tools of Addison Barger.

It's just got to marry those two sides.

We've seen it a million times, guys.

Players who can throw 101 miles an hour, hit a ball 500 feet, but every other at-bat is a mess.

We're finally seeing Barger hit the sweet spot, and that's a very dangerous thing for everyone else.

Confidence, guys.

I've never seen him more confident.

And I've been around Vladdy when he was a top prospect, making everyone look foolish and double A ball.

I've been around him when he was playing MVP caliber baseball in 2021.

Other than Otani, he was an MVP caliber player.

I've never seen him this confident.

And that is very scary for the rest of baseball because Vladdy in past years, you see that joy and that spark kind of go away.

And I think the eye test matters with Vladdy more than any player in Major League Baseball.

If you see him goofing around and dancing and playing with his teammates and having a good time, he is going to light you up.

He is such an easy player to tell just by looking at him where he's at mentally.

And when Vladdy is playing free and loose, he's incredibly dangerous.

This is the most confident version of him I've seen.