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That's why judging players based on RBI is really stupid: it's a stat that is reliant on all kinds of factors outside of the player's control.Specially since he was batting 2nd at the beginning of the season and the number 1 and 9 batters (Springer and KK) were not getting on base at all. Outside of the first 3 weeks Vlad was getting on base which is what you ask from a 2nd batter if there's nobody on base. Once he was moved to 3rd he started getting more RBIs specially when Horwitz was batting in front of him. He had a rough start for the first 3 weeks or so but after that he's been very good.
Vlad didn't hit for power until mid June or so, but he was still a wildly productive offensive player for a month and a half before that.