You really have a good point here, football right now is all about numbers, how many trophy do you win, how many goals and assist were you able to register in your name and how impactful were you to achieving all this.
I have said this before and am still going to say it again, if Lamine yamal is given the ballon d'Or with this his very poor numbers register to his name, Cristiano Ronaldo will be proving right that the ballon d'or award have lost it credibility.
Even in that Barcelona team, raphinha has a better goal and assist more than this Lamine yamal that most people are clamouring about, so giving him this award will make no sense in my own opinion, when their are players that did well and even have numbers and trophies more than him this season.
Yes, to be objective they could give it to Vitinha, he is the one who has shown the most beautiful football, he has goals, he is champion of the UCL and the Nations League, but to be honest I don't know what criteria they use now to choose a Ballon d'Or, but being honest I would give it to CR7 for all his example and career or else to Vitinha, I think that if they do it like that then it could be said that the organizers of the Ballon d'Or would be "pulling their feet out of the mud" and people could believe in this event again.