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Tuesday, August 02, 2005Scouting Report: Joe SaundersBio:
Stats (complete):Name: Joseph Francis Saunders III Birthday: June 16,1981 (23 on Opening Day) Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 Bats: Left Throws: Left Position: P Acquired: Draft Drafted: 2002, 1st round (12), ANA Roster: 40-man Contract: n/a Pitching:YEAR(L) G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO H/9 W/9 K/9 W L ERA WHIP ----------|--|--|-----|---|--|--|--|--|--|----|---|----|-|--|----|--- 2002(R) 8 8 32.1 40 19 13 1 11 21 11.1 3.1 5.9 2 1 3.62 1.58 || (a) 5 5 28.2 16 7 6 2 9 27 5.0 2.8 8.5 3 1 1.88 0.87 2003 ------------------------DID NOT PLAY----------------------- 2004(A) 19 19 105.2 106 49 40 13 23 76 9.0 2.0 6.5 9 7 3.41 1.22 || (AA) 8 8 39.0 51 26 25 5 14 25 11.8 3.2 5.8 4 3 5.77 1.67 2005(AA) 18 18 105.2 107 52 41 9 32 80 9.1 2.7 6.8 7 4 3.49 1.31 || (AAA) 3 3 21.2 17 8 6 1 8 13 7.1 3.3 5.4 2 1 2.49 1.15 Pitch selection: 1) fastball (low 90's), 2) curveball, 3) change. Had a plus change coming out of college - a rare skill.Outlook: It's hard to get a gauge on Saunders, because you basically have to throw out his 2004 season (as he was recovering from the shoulder injury), giving us very little to go on. But I will say this: one can't help but be impressed by the way Saunders fought his way back from a very serious (career threatening, even) injury. His recovery went about as well as anyone could have hoped, and he doesn't seem to have lost a thing, other than perhaps a couple of MPH off the fastball. However, his strikeout rates have never been great (certainly not what was expected coming out of Virginia Tech in the first round), which tempers my enthusiasm somewhat. He also finds too many bats to be considered an "elite" prospect. See the complete list of scouting reports here. |
