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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
If AlpineOracle hadn't become the boy who cried wolf, this is actually one argument that wouldn't be unreasonable. A guy who can't field and can't hit would be a bench player. Unfortunately for the boy who cried wolf, Saunders is hitting a ton, so much so that he is marginally all-star calibre.
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Except Saunders is not hitting anymore. People look at that .290 batting average and think he's doing great but that's not what reality is. Saunders was batting around .315-.320 at the start of June and his average has dropped over 20 points in the past month and I don't think he's hit a homerun In his past 15 games ( I could be wrong on that, but I know it's ten for sure).
The Saunders we see now is what he's been for his entire, the Saunders of April and May is the anamoly. I'm a closet Mariners fan and have followed his career. He's an average hitter and a poor fielder ( I think the knee injury made him even worse in the field). He's fooled me before, not this time though. He can't sustain what he is doing in my opinion.
I remember getting chastised in the offseason thread when I said Goins would never replicate that one hot month he had last year over a full season. Peope don't generally just change into high average hitters over night. It happens from time to time, but not very often.