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Birth Date	11-19-1986
Height	6' 4"
Weight	225 lbs

Age	37 years, 5 months, 4 days
Bats	L
Throws	R

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2009	SEA	22	46	129	27	1	3	0	6	40	0	4	1	.221	.258	.279	48	-7.8	-0.6	1.8	-0.4
2010	SEA	23	100	327	61	11	2	10	35	84	0	6	3	.211	.295	.367	85	-5.1	-1.0	9.6	1.1
2011	SEA	24	58	179	24	5	0	2	12	56	0	6	2	.149	.207	.217	46	-10.7	0.8	1.1	-0.4
2012	SEA	25	139	553	125	31	3	19	43	132	1	21	4	.247	.306	.432	100	0.4	1.7	-6.8	1.1
2013	SEA	26	132	468	96	23	3	12	54	118	1	13	5	.236	.323	.397	97	-0.9	2.1	-4.0	1.0
2014	SEA	27	78	263	63	11	3	8	26	59	0	4	5	.273	.341	.450	113	3.9	0.1	-3.4	0.6
2015	TOR	28	9	36	6	0	0	0	5	10	0	0	0	.194	.306	.194	89	-0.3	-0.7	1.0	0.1
2016	TOR	29	140	558	124	32	3	24	59	157	5	1	2	.253	.338	.478	104	3.7	-1.5	-2.2	1.2
2017	PHI	30	61	214	41	9	2	6	13	51	1	0	1	.205	.257	.360	61	-9.8	1.3	-0.3	-0.5
2017	TOR	30	12	20	3	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	.167	.250	.167	58	-1.0	0.0	2.5	0.2
Career			775	2747	570	123	19	81	255	711	8	55	23	.232	.305	.397	90	-27.8	2.2	-0.8	4.0

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2005	EVE	A-	NWN	56	228	.257	.331	.371	.397	108	4.7	6.2	-2.2	104	0	-3.3	-4.5	1.2	-0.3
2006	WIS	A	MDW	104	416	.253	.321	.367	.323	106	2.4	8.4	-0.6	84	0	9.3	-0.8	-6.7	1.0
2007	HDS	A+	CLF	108	507	.275	.347	.427	.376	114	14.8	15.6	-2.7	104	0	4.9	5.1	2.8	2.5
2007	WTN	AA	SOU	15	60	.257	.325	.409	.438	103	1.3	1.8	-0.1	104	0	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.3
2008	WTN	AA	SOU	67	289	.267	.343	.404	.356	108	7.3	8.5	-0.6	114	0	-2.0	0.5	1.5	0.8
2008	TAC	AAA	PCL	24	105	.275	.359	.436	.317	103	-1.7	3.3	-0.2	70	0	0.9	-1.9	-4.7	-0.3
2009	SEA	MLB	AL	46	129	.263	.329	.414	.329	97	-9.3	3.7	-0.9	48	11	1.8	-0.6	-7.8	-0.4
2009	TAC	AAA	PCL	64	282	.277	.345	.425	.335	98	16.6	8.2	-1	125	0	2.1	2.9	9.0	2.1
2010	SEA	MLB	AL	100	327	.255	.319	.403	.260	99	-5.3	9.0	-1.7	85	12	9.6	-1.0	-5.1	1.1
2010	TAC	AAA	PCL	21	93	.278	.350	.432	.250	90	-4.8	2.8	-0.4	53	0	1.8	0.9	-5.1	0.0
2011	SEA	MLB	AL	58	179	.263	.324	.408	.212	94	-17	4.8	0.2	46	8	1.1	0.8	-10.7	-0.4
2011	TAC	AAA	PCL	64	291	.292	.360	.462	.384	105	12.3	9.0	0.3	116	0	5.7	2.6	7.1	2.4
2012	SEA	MLB	AL	139	553	.254	.316	.407	.297	91	11.5	15.1	0.4	100	8	-6.8	1.7	0.4	1.1
2013	SEA	MLB	AL	132	468	.252	.317	.396	.298	94	9.7	12.3	-0.7	97	9	-4.0	2.1	-0.9	1.0
2013	TAC	AAA	PCL	3	16	.284	.343	.414	.182	121	0.4	0.5	-0.2	98	0	-0.3	0.2	-0.2	0.0
2013	CAN	int	WBC	3	13	.000	.000	.000	.778			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2014	SEA	MLB	AL	78	263	.254	.314	.388	.327	91	15.3	6.8	-2	113	12	-3.4	0.1	3.9	0.6
2014	TAC	AAA	PCL	15	71	.278	.341	.441	.436	84	9.1	2.1	-1	152	0	-0.9	1.0	3.9	0.5
2015	TOR	MLB	AL	9	36	.252	.313	.394	.286	113	-1.8	1.0	-0.3	89	10	1.0	-0.7	-0.3	0.1
2015	DUN	A+	FSL	9	33	.248	.307	.340	.318	102	-1.2	0.9	-0.3	82	0	-1.0	-0.5	-1.2	-0.2
2016	TOR	MLB	AL	140	558	.259	.322	.428	.321	109	8.4	15.8	-4.4	104	10	-2.2	-1.5	3.7	1.2
2017	PHI	MLB	NL	61	214	.259	.327	.429	.245	97	-10.8	6.3	-2.3	61	10	-0.3	1.3	-9.8	-0.5
2017	TOR	MLB	AL	12	20	.247	.317	.416	.214	109	-1.3	0.6	-0.1	58	9	2.5	0.0	-1.0	0.2
2017	BUF	AAA	INT	35	156	.254	.321	.392	.333	94	-3.1	4.6	-2	97	0	-0.4	2.0	-0.4	0.4
2018	CHR	AAA	INT	13	51	.253	.323	.390	.171	104	-5.4	1.5	-0.6	43	0	2.0	-0.1	-8.5	-0.6
2018	NOR	AAA	INT	25	103	.244	.320	.359	.206	95	-6.2	3.0	-1.7	47	0	0.5	1.1	-7.9	-0.5

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2005	EVE	A-	NWN	228	196	24	53	13	3	7	93	39	27	74	2	7	.270	.363	.474	.204	1	1
2006	WIS	A	MDW	416	359	48	86	10	8	4	124	39	48	103	22	7	.240	.331	.345	.106	2	2
2007	WTN	AA	SOU	60	52	8	15	1	2	1	23	7	7	20	2	1	.288	.367	.442	.154	1	1
2007	HDS	A+	CLF	507	431	91	129	25	4	14	204	77	60	116	27	10	.299	.391	.473	.174	5	5
2008	WTN	AA	SOU	289	248	46	72	18	3	8	120	30	30	66	11	6	.290	.368	.484	.194	6	6
2008	TAC	AAA	PCL	105	95	12	23	4	1	3	38	16	9	30	1	2	.242	.305	.400	.158	1	1
2009	SEA	MLB	AL	129	122	13	27	1	3	0	34	4	6	40	4	1	.221	.258	.279	.057	0	1
2009	TAC	AAA	PCL	282	248	58	77	15	2	13	135	32	25	48	6	3	.310	.375	.544	.234	4	4
2010	SEA	MLB	AL	327	289	29	61	11	2	10	106	33	35	84	6	3	.211	.295	.367	.156	1	2
2010	TAC	AAA	PCL	93	80	6	16	1	0	0	17	5	11	17	4	0	.200	.293	.213	.013	1	1
2011	TAC	AAA	PCL	291	236	51	68	11	3	7	106	38	50	71	10	3	.288	.415	.449	.161	1	2
2011	SEA	MLB	AL	179	161	16	24	5	0	2	35	8	12	56	6	2	.149	.207	.217	.068	1	5
2012	SEA	MLB	AL	553	507	71	125	31	3	19	219	57	43	132	21	4	.247	.306	.432	.185	1	1
2013	SEA	MLB	AL	468	406	59	96	23	3	12	161	46	54	118	13	5	.236	.323	.397	.160	6	1
2013	TAC	AAA	PCL	16	11	2	2	1	1	0	5	2	3	1	0	0	.182	.375	.455	.273	1	0
2013	CAN	int	WBC	13	11	4	8	3	0	1	14	7	2	1	1	0	.727	.769	1.273	.545	0	0
2014	SEA	MLB	AL	263	231	38	63	11	3	8	104	34	26	59	4	5	.273	.341	.450	.177	4
2014	TAC	AAA	PCL	71	55	11	18	3	1	1	26	9	16	15	0	0	.327	.479	.473	.145	0
2015	DUN	A+	FSL	33	30	2	7	3	0	0	10	2	3	8	0	0	.233	.303	.333	.100	0	0
2015	TOR	MLB	AL	36	31	2	6	0	0	0	6	3	5	10	0	0	.194	.306	.194	.000	0	0
2016	TOR	MLB	AL	558	490	70	124	32	3	24	234	57	59	157	1	2	.253	.338	.478	.224	3	1
2017	PHI	MLB	NL	214	200	25	41	9	2	6	72	20	13	51	0	1	.205	.257	.360	.155	0	0
2017	TOR	MLB	AL	20	18	1	3	0	0	0	3	1	2	4	0	0	.167	.250	.167	.000	0	0
2017	BUF	AAA	INT	156	146	22	40	11	1	2	59	12	9	30	1	0	.274	.321	.404	.130	0	0
2018	CHR	AAA	INT	51	46	4	7	1	0	1	11	4	5	10	0	0	.152	.235	.239	.087	0	0
2018	NOR	AAA	INT	103	87	11	14	3	1	1	22	14	16	23	2	0	.161	.291	.253	.092	0	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2009	506	0.5158	0.3874	0.6939	0.5211	0.2449	0.8382	0.3667	0.3061	0.0003
2010	1366	0.5102	0.4100	0.7321	0.5438	0.2706	0.8417	0.5028	0.2679	0.0106
2011	761	0.5243	0.4244	0.7059	0.5489	0.2873	0.8219	0.4615	0.2941	0.0064
2012	2154	0.5032	0.4786	0.7362	0.6725	0.2822	0.8409	0.4834	0.2638	-0.0034
2013	1868	0.5203	0.4304	0.7177	0.6307	0.2132	0.8108	0.4188	0.2823	-0.0072
2014	1011	0.4965	0.4105	0.7614	0.5996	0.2240	0.8472	0.5351	0.2386	-0.0042
2015	159	0.5094	0.4214	0.7612	0.6049	0.2308	0.8571	0.5000	0.2388	0.0000
2016	2374	0.4650	0.4452	0.7067	0.6667	0.2528	0.8179	0.4517	0.2933	0.0000
2017	980	0.4408	0.4765	0.7602	0.6829	0.3139	0.8881	0.5407	0.2398	0.0000
Career	11179	0.4948	0.4401	0.7271	0.6266	0.2585	0.8346	0.4714	0.2729	-0.0005

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-07-11	2014-09-08	15-DL	59	50	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2014-06-11	2014-06-27	15-DL	16	15	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation	A/C Joint	-
2014-06-07	2014-06-10	DTD	3	3	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2014-05-11	2014-05-11	DTD	0	0	Right	Knee	Hyperextension		-	-
2013-08-31	2013-09-01	DTD	1	1	Right	Thigh	Tightness	Hamstring	-	-
2013-08-24	2013-08-27	DTD	3	3	-	Neck	Stiffness		-	-
2013-06-30	2013-07-03	DTD	3	2	Right	Fingers	Laceration	Middle Finger	-	-
2013-04-11	2013-04-29	15-DL	18	17	Right	Shoulder	Sprain		-	-
2012-09-01	2012-09-07	DTD	6	5	Right	Groin	Strain		-	-
2012-08-25	2012-08-31	DTD	6	6	Right	Groin	Soreness		-	-
2012-08-03	2012-08-04	DTD	1	1	-		Soreness		-	-
2012-06-29	2012-07-03	DTD	4	4	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2011-01-06	2011-01-06	Off	0	0		Abdomen	Surgery	Appendix	2011-01-06
2010-08-22	2010-08-30	DTD	8	7	Right	Shoulder	Contusion	Rotator Cuff	-
2010-08-17	2010-08-21	DTD	4	3	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2010-08-06	2010-08-09	DTD	3	3		Neck	Stiffness	Crashed Into Wall	-
2010-07-17	2010-07-22	DTD	5	5	Right	Fingers	Sprain	Middle Finger	-
2009-10-28	2009-10-30	WIN	2	0		Ankle	Sprain		-
2009-08-15	2009-08-19	DTD	4	3	Left	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2009-06-30	2009-07-09	Minors	9	0	Right	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-04-07	2009-04-20	Minors	13	0	Right	Shoulder	Recovery From Surgery	Labrum	2008-08-28
2008-08-28	2008-09-05	Minors	8	0	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	Labrum	2008-08-28
2007-08-27	2007-09-05	Minors	9	0	-	Head	Contusion	Skull	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2019	COL	$
2018	CHA	$
2017	PHI	$8,000,000
2016	TOR	$2,900,000
2015	TOR	$2,875,000
2014	SEA	$2,300,000
2013	SEA	$512,600
2012	SEA	$489,100
2011	SEA	$420,000

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$17,496,700
7 yr	Total	$17,496,700

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
7 y 80 d	Meister Sports	1 year (2019)

Details

1 year (2019). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 12/30/18 minor-league contract). Released by Colorado 3/17/19. Retired 10/19.
1 year (2018). Signed by Kansas City as a free agent 2/23/18 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.5M in majors. May earn additional $0.5M in performance bonuses. Released by Kansas City 3/24/18. Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 4/2/18 (minor-league contract). Released by Baltimore 5/15/18. Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 5/21/18 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$9M (2017), plus 2018 club option. Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 1/16/17. 17:$8M, 18:$10.5M club option ($1M buyout). 2018 option may increase based on 2017 performance: $0.5M each for All-Star or 560 plate appearances. $0.75M each for a top 10 finish in MVP vote or 600 PAs. DFA by Philadelphia 6/20/17. Released 6/23/17. Signed by Toronto as a free agent 6/28/17 (minor-league contract).
1 year/$2.9M (2016). Re-signed by Toronto 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.875M (2015). Signed by Toronto 1/16/15 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.3M (2014). Re-signed by Seattle 1/15/14 (avoided arbitration). May earn additional $75,000 based on plate appearances. Acquired by Toronto in trade from Seattle 12/3/14.
1 year/$0.5126M (2013). Re-signed by Seattle 2/19/13.
1 year/$0.4891M (2012). Re-signed by Seattle 2/27/12.
1 year/$0.42M (2011). Re-signed by Seattle 2/27/11.
1 year (2010). Re-signed by Seattle 2/26/10.
1 year (2009). Contract purchased by Seattle 7/25/09.
Drafted by Seattle 2004 (11-333) (Tallahassee CC). $237,500 signing bonus (draft and follow).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	WARP
90^o	381	44	87	21	1	12	46	35	92	1	1	.257	.332	.431	103	14.0	1.5
80^o	362	40	78	19	1	10	42	32	90	1	1	.241	.313	.398	95	8.8	0.9
70^o	348	37	74	18	1	10	39	30	88	1	1	.237	.308	.397	90	5.4	0.6
60^o	336	35	69	17	1	9	37	28	86	1	1	.228	.298	.380	85	2.6	0.3
50^o	325	33	66	16	1	9	35	26	84	1	1	.224	.292	.378	81	0.2	0.0
40^o	314	31	61	15	1	8	33	25	82	1	1	.215	.283	.359	76	-2.0	-0.2
30^o	302	29	57	14	1	7	30	23	80	1	1	.207	.272	.342	72	-4.3	-0.5
20^o	288	27	53	13	1	7	28	21	78	1	0	.202	.264	.338	66	-6.6	-0.7
10^o	269	23	46	11	1	6	25	19	74	1	0	.186	.249	.312	58	-9.5	-1.0
Weighted Mean	328	34	66	16	1	9	35	27	85	1	1	.223	.293	.375	82	1.0	0.1

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Date	Question	Answer
2016-03-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you think will be in the starting OF for Toronto? (LittleRon from WV)	Love me some outfielders. Bautista and Pillar have to be no-brainers, right? As much as I want to #freedaltonpompey, I think the team has to give Michael Saunders a crack to try and get some reps in, and if he succeeds they can either run with him or swap him to the Angels for a pros-, well, for something. Pompey will get his day soon, but gotta try out the lefty Saunders first. (Bryan Grosnick)
2016-03-09 19:00:00 (link to chat)	If Michael Saunders stays healthy and hits leadoff, what kinda numbers we looking at?? Thanks (Shane Spencer from New York)	If he's healthy he could hit .270 with 15-20 home runs and 10-15 steals, but asking for health is asking a lot. (Mike Gianella)
2016-03-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	In the Jay Bruce / Michael Saunders trade, who on earth was going from the Angels' wasteland of a system to the Reds? Actually, better question, if you were the Reds who would you want back from the Angels for Bruce? (Truganini from CO)	I have no idea, but I can guarantee it wasn't much more than a mediocre prospect, because, well, you know why. (Christopher Crawford)
2016-01-14 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Dalton Pompey will grab the starting LF spot in Toronto from Michael Saunders and if he does are we looking at a .275/.330/.400 hitter with 30+ steals or do you project more? (holmesp2001 from St. Louis)	I think he will eventually, but it might not be on Opening Day. For his rookie year, that actually seems ambitious to me, although given the home park that's certainly possible. (Mike Gianella)
2014-12-11 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Does the Michael Saunders signing in Toronto stymie Dalton Pompey's chances of being the primary CF or do you see Saunders sliding into the LF opening? What kind of numbers do you expect from Pompey this year? Cheers! (LoyalRoyal from Kansas)	As I understand the current situation, Pompey is going to be given every opportunity to win the job outright in spring training, regardless of Saunders. In reality, Pompey probably needs a little more polishing after rocketing through the minor leagues last year, but he could handle his own in the big leagues right now. If he were thrust into the lineup on Opening Day and left there all season, I would expect steady improvement and solid overall production driven by an improving batting average and steals over the course of the season, with power coming to bear in 2016. (Mark Anderson)
2014-03-19 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Is J Pinto starting with the big club? Wondering about keeping him at $1 instead of Michael Saunders at $4. Thanks very much. (Chin music from Vancouver)	Both are very unlikely to see a starting role with their respective clubs--I'd see what else is out there. (Bret Sayre)
2013-08-08 17:30:00 (link to chat)	I'm going for it in our AL only keeper league. Is it time to jettison Straily for help right now? If so how would you order Pettitte, Danks, and JSaunders? Also, is MSaunders a big donwgrade from Colby Rasmus? Thanks very much! (conjoinedtwins from Orillia ON)	Hi to you both. Flags fly forever. If Dan Straily can improve your team this year, do it. Of those three pitchers, you have them in the right order. Andy Pettitte's ERA is high, but his peripheral numbers show a better pitcher lurking in there. John Danks has been OK, but I still have some concerns about how he'll hold up and he is a weaker play against stronger teams. Even in AL-only, Joe Saunders is an at-home play only. He's poison to your chances of winning if you start him on the road. I wouldn't exactly call Michael Saunders a big downgrade from Colby Rasmus, but he is a downgrade. As Bret Sayre talked about on a recent Towers of Power fantasy podcast, Rasmus' batting average is fueled by a strong BABIP, and his BA isn't even THAT good. You're losing BA/runs/RBI with Saunders, but some of that is luck-dependent. I prefer Rasmus, but if you can improve your team elsewhere, Saunders is an acceptable replacement and isn't a zero. Good luck. (Mike Gianella)
2013-08-08 17:30:00 (link to chat)	Hey Mike Drop I.Davis for Ruf or M.Saunders.Thanks (Chesty from New Bern,Nc)	I'd definitely drop Ike Davis in a one-and-done; the batting average has improved but the power isn't there. Michael Saunders is the better all around player, but if pitchers are going to keep throwing Darin Ruf 0-2 fastballs (like they did today), ride the hot hand. (Mike Gianella)
2013-05-29 18:30:00 (link to chat)	Trust Michael Saunders to produce at least what he did last year? Has had some good weeks, but dreadful for the past 2-3. He was looking like the ideal 5th OF, now looking around for a replacement. Also, what do you think Dom Brown's final line is? (jacks from socal)	Hey jacks. Trust isn't a word I'd use to describe what Michael Saunders might or might not do. His contact skills make it a fine line for him in terms of providing the batting average he'll need to duplicate 2012. He is a little BABIP unlucky this year, but on the other hand the difference between .220 and .240 isn't significant. You're dead on about what to expect from Saunders: some good weeks followed by some dreadful ones. Whether he makes it or not depends a lot on luck as much as anything else. My pure guess is that Brown is going to finish with 23 HR, 79 RBI, 52 runs, 4 steals and a .250 batting average. (Mike Gianella)
2012-08-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you have an explanation for 3 perfect games already this season, or is this just randomness? (Alex from My birthday)	There's some randomness to it, of course, but every year the league sets new strikeout records and the best way to throw a perfect game (or, at least, a no-hitter) is to not let stupid stuff like bad hops and bloopers and Michael Saunders get involved. I may be the minority, but it's been a long time since I cared about no-hitters. They so often look like just good, not superlative starts. So I'm hoping the run of perfect games makes everybody just ignore plain old no-hitters. (Sam Miller)
2012-06-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Michael Saunders for real, or is he really the .600ish OPS guy from his first couple of go arounds in the majors ? (tbwhite from San Diego)	Saunders is another guy who cut into his strikeout rate. He's walking more and hitting for more power. My guess is that he'll wind up somewhere in between the two extremes. (R.J. Anderson)
2010-02-17 16:00:00 (link to chat)	Where do you put Cliff Lee in the fantasy SP rankings? Will his move to Safeco and the best defense in MLB materially improve his performance? (MarinerDan from SF)	You really couldn't ask for a better setup, could you? Death to Flying Things patrolling a massive outfield. Especially if Michael Saunders gets a lot of innings in right, Lee is going to be very, very successful. If you play in a league that uses K/BB or something along those lines, he's especially useful. The only thing that holds him back is the relatively modest K rate (compared with his overall skill set). I also think he'll be drafted too high in a lot of leagues because of people jumping on the park effect. (Tommy Bennett)
2010-01-19 15:30:00 (link to chat)	Mwah hah hah! King Felix is ours for 5 more years! No Yankees poaching! (David from Seattle)	Curses! Foiled again! ...The Mariners have made some really interesting moves the last couple of seasons, and particularly this winter. They could really surprise in the weak soup that is the AL West, especially with the A's going Lackey-free. They're a bit short at catcher and it would be nice if Michael Saunders hits, but still, you have to like their chances. (Steven Goldman)
2010-01-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Whom do you fear is your next Kearns? (Harvey from Mactaquac)	Michael Saunders? (I am pretty high on Saunders) (Tommy Bennett)
2009-05-07 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What should Mariners fans make of Michael Saunders fast start hered in Tacoma? (Juice from Tacoma)	They should be pumped. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-11-12 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What's your impressions of Michael Saunders? (Jake from Kansas City)	Athletic, toolsy outfielder with power, speed and patience? Sign me up. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-07-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any thoughts on Michael Saunders (SEA)? Can he still be a decent starting OFer in MLB? (Al from Charlestown)	I think he could be better than decent, actually. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-07-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Why is Michael Saunders getting little attention? Is it because of his high K rate? Does he have a bright future or will he be felled by the same affliction that got Brandon Wood? (jjf1041 from New York)	He doesn't have nearly as much raw power as Wood, but he does have a way better approach. The concern for him is can he REALLY play centerfield, and if not, can he be enough offensively to be an every day corner guy. Scouts are pretty mixed on both questions. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-04-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Kevin, good to have you chatting today! How concerned are you about Michael Saunders' improvement being a High Desert mirage? Also, I keep trying to get this one in... Mojo Nixon, yay or nay? This is important stuff! (Greg from NYC)	I like Saunders quite a bit. I think High Desert help his power, but I think his pure hitting and on-base skills are very real. (Kevin Goldstein)

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