Joe Saunders
RP FA
Wed 4/1/15 1:53 PM

Saunders was released but re-signed with the Mariners on a new minor league deal Tuesday, the Tacoma News Tribune reports. Rather than pay Saunders a $100,000 retention bonus as mandated by Rule XX (B) for major league free agents who signed minor league deals, the Mariners released Saunders and re-signed him on a new deal that isn't covered by those provisions. Saunders was recently reassigned to the minors after giving up nine earned runs on 12 hits and five walks over just 6.1 spring innings. He is not on the 40-man roster and will be hard-pressed to earn a spot this season.

Joe Saunders
RP FA
Sun 3/29/15 5:59 PM

Saunders was reassigned to minor league camp Sunday, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports. Saunders was expected to be out of the running for the second left-handed spot in the bullpen, and that has now been confirmed. He was likely surpassed in camp by both Dave Rollins and Tyler Olson, though Rollins has now been eliminated due to a positive test for a performance enhancing substance. Saunders will likely remain the top left-handed option for the Mariners should one of the two south paws in the Mariners bullpen suffer an injury, but he'll likely begin the season serving as organizational depth.

Joe Saunders
RP FA
Tue 3/24/15 10:44 AM

Saunders, who has allowed seven runs in 4.1 spring innings, is likely out of the running for the second lefty job in the bullpen, the Tacoma News Tribune reports. Manager Lloyd McClendon left the door open for Saunders a bit. "I know veterans tend to come later in the spring," McClendon said. "So you have to be patient with your evaluation." Still, Dave Rollins and Tyler Olson have outpitched Saunders this spring. Lucas Luetge and Rafael Perez were both cut last week.

Joe Saunders
RP FA
Fri 2/20/15 8:15 PM

Saunders signed a minor league contract with the Mariners on Friday that includes an invite to spring training, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune reports.Not much good can be said about Saunders' 2014 season -- he went 0-5 with a 6.70 ERA and 2.07 WHIP over 43 innings -- but the one positive is that he held opposing lefties to a combined .616 OPS. That number was basically identical to his career mark against left-handers (.617 OPS), and with Seattle rather thin on southpaws in the bullpen, it's possible Saunders could work his way into a specialist role with a strong spring.

Joe Saunders
RP FA
Mon 9/1/14 11:28 AM

Saunders was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Monday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun reports. Saunders was one of the September call-ups by the Orioles on Monday. He will serve out of the bullpen for the Orioles for the remainder of the season, and will get a chance to prove he's worth keeping on the postseason roster.

Joe Saunders
RP FA
Tue 7/29/14 8:24 PM

Royals released LHP Joe Saunders. Saunders made four starts with Triple-A Omaha, posting a 6.75 ERA. The veteran left-hander will now look to catch on elsewhere.

Joe Saunders
RP FA
Tue 7/8/14 2:45 PM

Royals signed LHP Joe Saunders to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Omaha. Saunders was cut loose by the Rangers last week after posting a 6.13 ERA over eight starts. He'll serve as rotation depth in Triple-A.

Joe Saunders
RP FA
Fri 7/4/14 3:53 PM

Rangers released LHP Joe Saunders. Saunders had been designated for assignment earlier in the week after putting up a 6.13 ERA and 2.07 WHIP across eight starts. As bad as the veteran lefty has been this season, a team with rotation issues will surely give him a shot. It just might be on a minor league deal.

Joe Saunders
RP FA
Tue 7/1/14 3:17 PM

Rangers designated LHP Joe Saunders for assignment. Saunders gets the boot after giving up seven runs over five innings Monday against the Orioles. The veteran southpaw owns an ugly 6.13 ERA and 2.07 WHIP across eight starts with the Rangers this season. The match was a bad fit from the start.

Joe Saunders
RP FA
Mon 6/30/14 10:15 PM

Joe Saunders was lit up for seven runs in five innings by the Orioles in Monday's loss. Saunders gave up four homers to the Orioles' right-handed hitters, two of them coming from Steve Pearce. He's doing the best he can with his very limited arsenal, but he's having a tough time keeping the Rangers in games at the moment.