LF Michael Saunders #18
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/30/2018
LF MICHAEL SAUNDERS #18 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
56 198 45 9 3 4 23 25 66 .227 .311 .364 12 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 45 50 45
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 40 35 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 60
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: - 25 45
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 45
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/28/2018 @ MOD Loss, 3-5 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 0
07/27/2018 @ MOD Loss, 4-5 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
07/26/2018 @ AIR Win, 3-2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
07/24/2018 @ AIR Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
07/23/2018 RIV Loss, 4-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/20/2018 @ ANA Loss, 0-9 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/19/2018 @ ANA Win, 7-5 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
07/16/2018 CC Win, 5-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/15/2018 CC Loss, 0-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/12/2018 @ FD Loss, 5-6 5 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Civic-minded individual.
Birthday:11/19/1986
Born in:Victoria, BC
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 115 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 19 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2008, 16th Pick in Round 2
MLB TRIPLE A 2018 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 56 198 45 9 3 4 23 31 25 66 .227 .311 .364 .675 .306 .136 81
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 52 225 0 0 0 5 1 2 72 16 12 0 100.0 24.8 4.16 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   38 8 1 0 1 1 4 3 15 0 0 0 .211 .268 .316 .584
Versus Right   160 37 8 3 3 22 27 22 51 2 1 0 .231 .321 .375 .696
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   13 4 1 0 1 4 3 3 5 1 0 0 .308 .412 .615 1.027
April   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   76 23 4 1 1 11 12 7 24 0 0 0 .303 .361 .421 .782
June   73 12 4 1 1 5 12 9 26 1 1 0 .164 .253 .288 .541
July   44 10 1 1 2 7 7 9 15 1 0 0 .227 .352 .432 .784
Last Year   129 33 6 1 0 9 17 11 42 0 1 0 .256 .314 .318 .632
2 Years Ago   318 69 16 0 10 26 50 28 100 1 0 1 .217 .282 .362 .643
Career   1791 426 64 18 49 190 256 189 585 11 38 1 .238 .309 .376 .685
Home   99 22 5 0 2 11 18 10 31 1 1 0 .222 .291 .333 .624
Road   99 23 4 3 2 12 13 15 35 1 0 0 .232 .330 .394 .724
Grass   167 42 7 3 4 22 27 20 52 2 1 0 .251 .328 .401 .729
Turf   31 3 2 0 0 1 4 5 14 0 0 0 .097 .222 .161 .384
Day   53 10 4 0 2 5 10 4 20 1 0 0 .189 .241 .377 .619
Night   145 35 5 3 2 18 21 21 46 1 1 0 .241 .335 .359 .694
As Starter   194 44 9 3 4 22 29 25 64 2 1 0 .227 .312 .366 .678
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
MLB DOUBLE A 2018 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 20 3 0 0 1 5 3 7 5 .150 .357 .300 .657 .329 .150 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 2 0 100.0 3.4 5.03 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .143 .300 .571 .871
Versus Right   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 .154 .389 .154 .543
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   20 3 0 0 1 5 3 7 5 1 0 0 .150 .357 .300 .657
Last Year   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
2 Years Ago   32 13 2 2 0 9 10 5 9 0 0 1 .406 .500 .594 1.094
Career   859 257 47 17 24 136 162 121 249 10 2 1 .299 .382 .477 .860
Home   11 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 .091 .286 .364 .649
Road   9 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 0 .222 .429 .222 .651
Grass   20 3 0 0 1 5 3 7 5 1 0 0 .150 .357 .300 .657
Day   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Night   16 1 0 0 1 4 3 6 3 1 0 0 .062 .304 .250 .554
As Starter   20 3 0 0 1 5 3 7 5 1 0 0 .150 .357 .300 .657
MLB CLASS A 2018 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 12 44 22 4 4 3 11 12 10 10 .500 .593 .977 1.570 .667 .477 301
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 54 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 11 3 1 75.0 26.2 29.48 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 5 1 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 .714 .818 1.143 1.961
Versus Right   37 17 3 3 3 10 9 6 9 0 0 0 .459 .535 .946 1.481
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   44 22 4 4 3 11 12 10 10 0 0 0 .500 .593 .977 1.570
Last Year   264 98 24 1 14 55 94 78 70 0 0 3 .371 .519 .629 1.148
Career   330 125 29 5 18 67 111 90 91 0 0 3 .379 .515 .661 1.176
Home   27 16 3 2 2 9 10 6 3 0 0 0 .593 .667 1.074 1.741
Road   17 6 1 2 1 2 2 4 7 0 0 0 .353 .476 .824 1.300
Grass   40 21 4 4 2 10 11 9 8 0 0 0 .525 .612 .975 1.587
Turf   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1.400
Day   16 9 0 1 3 6 7 5 4 0 0 0 .562 .667 1.250 1.917
Night   28 13 4 3 0 5 5 5 6 0 0 0 .464 .545 .821 1.367
As Starter   44 22 4 4 3 11 12 10 10 0 0 0 .500 .593 .977 1.570
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2009 Tampa Bay - MLB 22 67 285 63 14 8 3 22 39 36 0 2 76 7 5 .221 .307 .358 .664 76 78 -0.0
2010 Tampa Bay - MLB 23 12 39 6 0 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 17 1 1 .154 .233 .231 .463 30 25 -0.4
2012 Tampa Bay - MLB 25 16 50 9 0 0 2 2 4 4 0 0 13 2 1 .180 .241 .300 .541 46 47 0.3
Total MLB 95 374 78 14 8 6 28 46 44 0 2 106 10 7 .209 .290 .337 .627 68 68 -0.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2008 Charlotte - AA 21 81 307 94 15 7 11 53 59 48 0 6 82 8 2 .306 .393 .508 .901 148 143 3.4
2009 Austin - AAA 22 67 251 62 8 6 7 26 41 35 0 0 79 5 6 .247 .339 .410 .750 110 117 1.5
2010 Austin - AAA 23 110 374 104 10 4 10 47 56 43 0 3 101 21 6 .278 .350 .406 .756 96 104 1.4
2011 Charlotte - AA 24 95 386 115 23 7 9 47 76 47 0 1 124 17 6 .298 .373 .464 .837 118 122 2.8
2011 Austin - AAA 24 10 36 9 2 0 2 6 5 4 0 0 12 2 1 .250 .325 .472 .797 109 116 0.3
2012 Charlotte - AA 25 18 70 21 3 0 2 15 8 7 0 2 16 1 0 .300 .354 .429 .783 95 94 0.3
2012 Austin - AAA 25 80 263 56 5 1 6 22 31 30 0 0 90 15 4 .213 .294 .308 .602 63 69 0.1
2013 Jackson - A 26 5 22 5 1 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 11 1 0 .227 .292 .409 .701 73 29 -0.1
2013 Austin - AAA 26 57 179 43 8 2 9 27 22 11 0 4 75 7 6 .240 .278 .458 .736 100 102 0.5
2013 Lubbock - AAA 26 18 43 5 0 1 1 4 3 2 0 1 20 1 1 .116 .152 .233 .385 -1 -3 -0.6
2013 Total - AAA 26 75 222 48 8 3 10 31 25 13 0 5 95 8 7 .216 .254 .414 .669 80 82 -0.0
2014 Miramar - AA 27 43 41 11 4 1 1 6 6 5 0 0 13 1 0 .268 .348 .488 .836 101 102 0.2
2014 Lubbock - AAA 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2016 Tampa - AA 29 8 32 13 2 2 0 9 10 5 1 0 9 2 1 .406 .500 .594 1.094 161 161 0.4
2016 Corpus Christi - AAA 29 29 80 19 3 0 5 9 14 8 0 0 28 3 3 .237 .307 .463 .769 103 103 0.3
2016 Austin - AAA 29 61 238 50 13 0 5 17 36 20 1 1 72 4 1 .210 .273 .328 .601 66 66 -0.3
2016 Total - AAA 29 90 318 69 16 0 10 26 50 28 1 1 100 7 4 .217 .282 .362 .643 75 75 -0.0
2017 Amarillo - A 30 64 264 98 24 1 14 55 94 78 3 0 70 28 4 .371 .519 .629 1.148 191 207 5.0
2017 Charlotte - AA 30 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400 9 60 -0.0
2017 Austin - AAA 30 40 129 33 6 1 0 9 17 11 0 0 42 5 2 .256 .314 .318 .632 75 82 0.3
2018 Bakersfield - A 31 12 44 22 4 4 3 11 12 10 0 0 10 3 1 .500 .593 .977 1.570 289 301 1.7
2018 Quincy - AA 31 6 20 3 0 0 1 5 3 7 0 1 5 2 0 .150 .357 .300 .657 65 75 -0.1
2018 Marion - AAA 31 56 198 45 9 3 4 23 31 25 0 2 66 12 0 .227 .311 .364 .675 79 81 0.2
Total MAAA 532 1791 426 64 18 49 190 256 189 1 11 585 75 30 .238 .309 .376 .685 85 89
Total MAA 252 859 257 47 17 24 136 162 121 1 10 249 31 9 .299 .382 .477 .860 126 127
Total MA 81 330 125 29 5 18 67 111 90 3 0 91 32 5 .379 .515 .661 1.176 197 209
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2009 Tampa Bay - MLB LF 60 60 142 0 0 145 3 .979 551.0 2.32 +0.5 1.025
2009 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 8 7 29 1 0 30 0 1.000 62.2 4.31 +0.4 .994
2010 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 12 12 44 1 0 45 0 1.000 108.0 3.75 -0.5 .993
2012 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 16 15 52 5 0 57 0 1.000 135.0 3.80 +1.3 1.034
2018 Marion - AAA LF 23 21 33 0 0 35 2 .943 196.0 1.52 -0.5 1.012
2018 Marion - AAA CF 29 29 64 1 1 66 1 .985 257.0 2.28 -1.3 .981
2018 Quincy - AA CF 6 6 11 0 0 12 1 .917 54.0 1.83 -1.6 .886
2018 Bakersfield - A CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.3 1.025
2018 Marion - AAA RF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 19.0 2.37 +0.5 .965
2018 Bakersfield - A RF 11 11 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 92.1 1.75 +0.7 1.223
TOTAL LF 83 81 175 0 0 180 5 .972 747.0 2.11 -0.1 1.023
TOTAL CF 72 70 203 8 1 213 2 .991 624.2 3.04 -1.8 .994
TOTAL RF 13 13 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 111.1 1.86 +1.1 1.155
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2008 Drafted in the 2008 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 16, 60th overall pick) by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
06/27/2008 Named the #85 prospect in the MLB
11/03/2008 Named the #62 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
03/30/2009 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
04/27/2009 Goes 0-5 against the Baltimore Orioles, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
05/01/2009 Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award.
05/22/2009 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $510,000 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
11/21/2010 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
10/20/2011 Wins the 2011 MAA SL1 Great Glove Award at LF.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
06/13/2012 Injured (hyperextended ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/21/2012 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $480,000.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
07/08/2013 Released by the Tampa Bay organization.
07/17/2013 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization.
10/11/2013 Wins the 2013 MLB Triple A Round 3 with the Austin Black Cats!
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
10/07/2014 Wins the 2014 MLB Double A Round 3 with the Miramar Jackrabbits!
11/25/2014 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
06/03/2015 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
06/17/2015 Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
09/21/2015 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Burton Brown Bears organization.
11/24/2015 Signed a minor league contract extension with the Seattle Mariners organization.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
06/21/2016 Released by the Seattle organization.
06/28/2016 Signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization.
08/08/2016 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/21/2016 Signed a minor league contract extension with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
06/03/2017 Released by the Tampa Bay organization.
06/28/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.
08/07/2017 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/26/2017 Wins the 2017 MA SL1 Round 2 MVP Award.
11/20/2017 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
03/28/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
04/16/2018 Wins the MA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
04/18/2018 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
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