Saunders, 31, posted a 4.07 ERA, a 5.8 K/9, a 2.0 BB/9 and a 43.1% ground ball rate in 28 starts with the Diamondbacks and Orioles in 2012. Fangraphs' Dave Cameron points out that Saunders' numbers over the last three seasons are very similar to those of left-hander Jason Vargas, who the M's traded to the Angels for Kendrys Morales. Saunders projects as the No. 3 starter in Seattle's rotation, behind Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma.
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lol

edit: was vargas ur #5?

This post was edited by FLCKennedy on Feb 8 2013 05:10pm

This is until hultzen and walker hit the bigs in May/June.
Yaudumb.

Hopefully Saunders will find a good niche in the rotation. Millwood surprised us all last season, maybe Saunders will do the same.

Remember when Saunders was ur Ace LOLOL

Expansion-Era starting pitchers who accumulated between 25 and 35 Wins Above Replacement through their age-26 seasons. Hernandez has 31.5 through age 26, so these guys were in the same ballpark as the King. Here's the list, with WAR totals before and after age 26:



Hopefully he isn't a Dwight Gooden

Carp DFA

ESPN's Eric Karabell calling the Mariners a darkhorse

Spring Training Roster released
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/mariners/2013/02/13/updated-spring-training-roster-with-recent-additions/

Felix's deal is done finally.

Well, has been since yesterday, but no one posted about it.

This post was edited by Wydz on Feb 13 2013 01:23pm

Honestly scared, with the elbow scare. Would hate to see him start going downhill.

It's not an elbow scare...it's showing that his elbow is not the same as a person who does nothing at all.