The first half of the 2016 season couldn’t have gone much better for Michael Saunders. After missing all but nine games in 2015, the former Seattle Mariner was named to the AL All-Star team, hitting .298/.371/.551 with 16 home runs through 305 at bats.
Unfortunately, he came back down to earth in a big way in the second half, posting a slash line of .178/.282/.357 after the All-Star break, and adding just eight more home runs over 185 at bats. He finished the season with a WAR of 1.3, but ended up as a borderline platoon player by season’s end.