After a career-resurrecting, beginning to the season, Michael Saunders's numbers have regressed to below average. As of 8/16/12 he's batting .237/.290/.386. Going from smelling like a savory pumpkin pie, his numbers have ventured into overdone asparagus territory. It's not the stinky cabbage aura that Figgins's numbers give off, but it's discouraging.
Let's take a look at the season splits
|
2012 |
PA |
BB% |
K% |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
ISO |
BABIP |
wRC+ |
|
Mar/Apr |
80 |
11.3% |
26.3% |
0.254 |
0.338 |
0.493 |
0.830 |
0.239 |
0.319 |
135 |
|
May |
110 |
9.1% |
27.3% |
0.242 |
0.309 |
0.343 |
0.653 |
0.101 |
0.333 |
83 |
|
Jun |
95 |
5.3% |
17.9% |
0.278 |
0.316 |
0.467 |
0.782 |
0.189 |
0.304 |
121 |
|
Jul |
95 |
5.3% |
24.2% |
0.256 |
0.295 |
0.389 |
0.684 |
0.133 |
0.323 |
94 |
|
Aug |
65 |
1.5% |
24.6% |
0.194 |
0.219 |
0.387 |
0.606 |
0.194 |
0.209 |
67 |
The biggest worrying trends are the decrease in walk rate, increase in strikeouts, and loss of power. So far August reeks of rotten Durian fruit. Ewww.
His 2010 numbers offer some hope that Saunders just really really hates August. I'm hoping it's mostly pitchers adjusting to Saunders and not regression to bad habits.
|
2010 |
PA |
BB% |
K% |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
ISO |
BABIP |
wRC+ |
|
May |
44 |
6.8% |
34.1% |
0.220 |
0.273 |
0.415 |
0.687 |
0.195 |
0.292 |
80 |
|
Jun |
71 |
7.0% |
28.2% |
0.215 |
0.271 |
0.492 |
0.764 |
0.277 |
0.225 |
109 |
|
Jul |
80 |
13.8% |
20.0% |
0.279 |
0.380 |
0.382 |
0.762 |
0.103 |
0.353 |
118 |
|
Aug |
44 |
9.1% |
27.3% |
0.128 |
0.205 |
0.231 |
0.435 |
0.103 |
0.179 |
9 |
|
Sept/Oct |
48 |
13.6% |
23.9% |
0.184 |
0.295 |
0.289 |
0.585 |
0.105 |
0.226 |
74 |
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