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Michael Saunders

Mariners Career team 2009–2014
Number #25
Position Right Fielder
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 39
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs
Birth Place Victoria, BC
Born Nov 19, 1986

Key Insights

2017
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the TB, Saunders has hit .333 and slugged .810 over 25 plate appearances, his best of any club.

7 hits, 2 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .333 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Saunders is 6 for 13 against Corey Kluber, a .462 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

13 career plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Saunders hits Ubaldo Jimenez harder than anyone: 99.6 mph off the bat, against a median of 90.7 across the pitchers he has faced.

11 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Yovani Gallardo walks Saunders in 41.7% of their meetings, 5 times in 12 plate appearances.

5 walks in 12 plate appearances.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Chris Archer has struck Saunders out 6 times in 13 plate appearances, 46.2% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 13 plate appearances.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Saunders cannot get the barrel to Kevin Gausman: 70.9 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 90.7 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 19, 1986
Birth Place Victoria, BC
Height 6' 4"
Weight 225 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right
College/Draft Tallahassee CC FL