Newly-signed Royals outfielder Michael Saunders won’t make an excuse for the poor 2017 season he put together.
It was just a tough year, he said. He hit .205 with nine doubles, six home runs and 20 RBIs in 61 games with the Phillies and batted .167 (3 for 18) in 12 September games with the Blue Jays, the same team that granted him free agency in November 2016.
Within a year and a half of getting an All-Star nod in 2016, he saw himself on the free-agent market on three separate occasions.
It's time for Saunders, 31, to re-establish his career.