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Michael Saunders COL ST Util L

Born: 11/19/1986 Age: 38

Retired

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Don't Ask Dotel for $20

On MLB 40-man: NO
Acquired: Free Agent (CHW) Jan'19

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Positions
Util
2026 Earned Positions
Util

All Leagues
Average $0.00 Median $0.00
SABR Points
Average $0.00 Median $0.00

All Leagues
Average $1.90 Median $2.00
SABR Points
Average $2.80 Median $2.50

Roster%
0%
Change
7Day 0%
30Day 0%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 2
OPL Roster%
0.00%
OPL Average Salary
$0.00

MLB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2009SEA46129122271306041 1.57 72.00
2010SEA100327289611121035063 2.98 297.90
2011SEA581791612450212062 0.84 48.50
2012SEA13955350712531319431214 4.6 639.30
2013SEA1324684069623312541135 3.82 503.90
2014SEA7826323163113826045 4.07 317.60
2015TOR9363160005000 1.96 17.60
2016TOR1405584901243232459512 5.2 728.20
2017PHI612142004192613101 2.67 162.70
2017TOR12201830002000 0.4 4.80

MILB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2006SEA (A)104416359861084482227 3.91 407.00
2007SEA (A+)108507431129254146082710 6.9 745.60
2007SEA (AA)156052151217021 5.18 77.70
2008SEA (AA)67289248721838304116 6.06 405.80
2008SEA (AAA)2410595234139012 4.28 102.60
2009SEA (AAA)64282248771521325363 6.99 447.30
2010SEA (AAA)2193801610011040 2.53 53.10
2011SEA (AAA)64291236681137502103 6.66 426.20
2013SEA (AAA)3161121103100 6.93 20.80
2014SEA (AAA)1571551831116000 7.84 117.60
2015TOR (A+)9333073003000 2.99 26.90
2017TOR (AAA)351561464011129110 4.75 166.30
2018BAL (AAA)25103871431116020 2.68 67.00
2018CHW (AAA)13514671015000 1.58 20.50

Recent Games

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
April 3, 2013 12:47 PM add Rookie of the Year $1
October 11, 2013 2:41 PM increase Rookie of the Year $3
March 29, 2014 1:59 AM cut Rookie of the Year $2
April 1, 2014 11:16 PM add Don't Ask Dotel $4
October 8, 2014 11:13 PM increase Don't Ask Dotel $6
October 5, 2015 8:03 AM increase Don't Ask Dotel $8
October 7, 2016 12:13 PM increase Don't Ask Dotel $10
October 7, 2017 1:41 AM increase Don't Ask Dotel $12
October 12, 2018 12:41 PM increase Don't Ask Dotel $14
October 4, 2019 4:40 PM increase Don't Ask Dotel $15
September 30, 2020 5:44 PM increase Don't Ask Dotel $16
October 9, 2021 3:18 AM increase Don't Ask Dotel $17
October 14, 2022 12:47 AM increase Don't Ask Dotel $18
October 12, 2023 10:38 AM increase Don't Ask Dotel $19
October 10, 2024 12:00 AM increase Don't Ask Dotel $20

Recent Trades for Michael Saunders in SABR Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
March 30, 2017 12:49 PM Daytona Tortugas Pablo Sandoval BOS Util S $3
Shelby Miller ATL RP R $1 
Jonathan Schoop BAL Util R $5
Evan Gattis ATL Util R $10
 SF Giants Michael Saunders COL ST Util L $6
Jean Segura BAL AAA Util R $5
J.T. Realmuto MIA C R $3 
Steve Pearce BOS AAA Util R $11
August 22, 2016 8:24 PM Red Altoids DJ LeMahieu MIL 1B/3B R $3 
 Dude…You’re Being Very Un-Dude Michael Saunders COL ST Util L $1
July 23, 2016 2:21 PM Alastor Cluster Michael Saunders COL ST Util L $1
Aroldis Chapman CIN RP L $14 
Michael Wacha STL SP R $12 
 Bubic Hair Carlos Carrasco NYY AAA SP R $35
Alex Gordon KCR Util L $10
Julio Urias LAD RP L $5
May 17, 2016 2:29 PM Sgt Votto🍁RCMP Michael Saunders COL ST Util L $1
 King West Kraken Anthony Desclafani NYY AAA RP R $3 OUT 
$2 loan
May 12, 2016 12:04 PM The fWAR Horsemen 💀 Randal Grichuk STL OF R $14
$8 loan 		The Brain Slug(ger)s 🦠 Michael Saunders COL ST Util L $3
March 16, 2016 7:50 PM Fisher Bunnies Michael Saunders COL ST Util L $3
Carlos Santana CLE 1B S $17 
Zack Britton BAL RP L $8
 The Brain Slug(ger)s 🦠 Ben Paulsen MIN AAA Util L $1
Troy Tulowitzki NYY A+ SS R $30
$5 loan
November 20, 2014 1:20 AM Sototally Baty Huston Street LAA RP R $11
Daniel Murphy LAA CPX Util L $11
 Bockalp Ascending Michael Saunders COL ST Util L $3
Russell Martin PIT C R $5
May 14, 2013 3:15 PM Carita’s Sox Michael Saunders COL ST Util L $3
 Sototally Baty Derek Holland TOR AAA RP L $2
January 31, 2013 10:17 PM Pirate Fan Shin-Soo Choo CIN Util L $22
 Charlie Blackmon's Antibodies 🧬 Michael Saunders COL ST Util L $3
Matt Harvey BAL AAA RP R $5
January 31, 2013 1:54 PM Carita’s Sox Ryan Madson LAA RP R $3
Jason Heyward ATL OF L $27 
A.J. Griffin NYM AAA RP R $5
 Bockalp Ascending Michael Saunders COL ST Util L $3
Curtis Granderson NYY OF L $32
Aramis Ramirez MIL Util R $19