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In 2019, Verdugo put up 3.2 war over 106 games with the Dodgers as a 23 year old (4.89 war/162 games)
Followed that up with 1.9 war over 53 games with the Red Sox last season (5.81 war/162 games) and finished 12th in MVP voting.
The guy is entering his age 25 season next year. If Verdugo continues his development I don't see any reason why he can't be a 4-5+ war player in his prime assuming full health.
He CAN be that player, it's just not likely. It's about exactly as likely as Biggio or Gurriel or Teoscar being a 5+ WAR player going forward: they've shown the ability over the course of a year or so, but that doesn't mean it's what we should expect going forward.