#39 Willard Saunders, Designated Hitter, 40 yrs, Las Vegas Aces Sunday, 10/31/2033 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willard Saunders
4/22/1993 40 USA 6"1 220
Designated Hitter R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal Great Leader Good GREAT Prone 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility :
| Big League Contract $ 600,000 2034 15 Year(s), 18 Days (2598 total Days) 172 Day(s) 18 Year(s) Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 13 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 11 |
| Versus LHP | 15 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| Versus RHP | 12 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 11 |
| Talent | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 6 2 1 2 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 5 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/22 | LBL | L 11-23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/25 | @EDM | W 8-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 9/26 | @EDM | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
| 9/27 | @DUB | W 9-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 9/28 | @DUB | L 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
| 9/29 | @DUB | W 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 9/30 | @DAK | W 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 10/1 | @DAK | W 15-6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 10/2 | @DAK | W 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 10/3 | @DAK | W 8-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 108 | 325 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 41 | 25 | 85 | .268 | .325 | .434 | .759 | .698 | .166 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 83 | 357 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 141 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 47.1 | 5.1 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 105 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .314 | .375 | .533 | .908 |
| vs. RHP | 220 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .245 | .300 | .386 | .686 |
| Close/Late | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .409 | .359 | .768 |
| Scoring Position | 74 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .338 | .373 | .486 | .860 |
| Pinch Hitting | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .778 | 1.278 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 52 | 166 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 43 | .259 | .317 | .398 | .715 |
| Road | 56 | 159 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 42 | .277 | .333 | .472 | .805 |
| March/April | 14 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 12 | .280 | .308 | .500 | .808 |
| May | 18 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 17 | .177 | .257 | .371 | .628 |
| June | 15 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .190 | .227 | .190 | .418 |
| July | 15 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 11 | .268 | .348 | .463 | .811 |
| August | 23 | 62 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 15 | .290 | .389 | .452 | .841 |
| Sept/Oct | 23 | 68 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 19 | .368 | .384 | .559 | .942 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2020 | 156 | 586 | 169 | 31 | 0 | 45 | 120 | 111 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 126 | 7 | 1 | .288 | .345 | .572 | .917 | TTS,TK |
| 2021 | 155 | 590 | 166 | 36 | 1 | 31 | 137 | 103 | 73 | 3 | 4 | 105 | 2 | 0 | .281 | .361 | .503 | .865 | BRO |
| 2022 | 155 | 617 | 170 | 34 | 0 | 50 | 147 | 102 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 136 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .337 | .574 | .911 | BRO,TK |
| 2023 | 154 | 602 | 171 | 34 | 1 | 31 | 106 | 103 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 143 | 2 | 0 | .284 | .354 | .498 | .853 | BRO |
| 2024 | 108 | 384 | 104 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 75 | 57 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .354 | .516 | .870 | BRO |
| 2025 | 128 | 485 | 125 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 84 | 77 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 109 | 2 | 0 | .258 | .307 | .454 | .761 | BRO |
| 2026 | 125 | 397 | 108 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 86 | 73 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .336 | .549 | .885 | BRO |
| 2027 | 130 | 430 | 108 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 90 | 59 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 98 | 2 | 1 | .251 | .286 | .505 | .791 | BRO |
| 2028 | 94 | 273 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 57 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 1 | 1 | .256 | .309 | .443 | .752 | BRO |
| 2029 | 73 | 211 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .322 | .526 | .848 | BRO PAM |
| 2030 | 107 | 311 | 74 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 0 | .238 | .305 | .379 | .685 | PAM |
| 2031 | 95 | 298 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 52 | 45 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .297 | .446 | .743 | PAM DAK |
| 2032 | 91 | 294 | 67 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .291 | .425 | .716 | DAK LVA |
| 2033 | 108 | 325 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 41 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 1 | .268 | .325 | .434 | .759 | LVA |
| Total | 1679 | 5803 | 1543 | 277 | 6 | 352 | 1131 | 919 | 517 | 45 | 43 | 1260 | 24 | 5 | .266 | .328 | .498 | .826 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2018, AA | 135 | 496 | 146 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 77 | 59 | 45 | 103 | 3 | 2 | .294 | .350 | .480 | .830 |
| 2019, AA | 136 | 493 | 175 | 23 | 2 | 50 | 125 | 93 | 48 | 92 | 4 | 0 | .355 | .408 | .714 | 1.122 |
| 2029, AAA | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 2030, AAA | 7 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .412 | .706 | 1.118 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2020 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .294 | .471 | .765 |
| 2021 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .417 | .801 |
| 2022 | 9 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .359 | .457 | .816 |
| 2023 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 |
| 2024 | 11 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .289 | .381 | .670 |
| 2025 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .133 | .235 | .333 | .569 |
| 2026 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .269 | .423 |
| 2027 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .364 | .474 | .837 |
| 2028 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| Total | 54 | 180 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .303 | .394 | .697 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 5 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 1.000 | 43.0 | 11.51 | | | | |
| Third Base | 35 | 26 | 19 | 47 | 5 | 67 | 1 | .985 | 252.2 | 2.39 | | | | |
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Injured on 7/25/2018 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/2020, off Mickey Yamaguchi (CS2)... Hit first career homerun on 4/3/2020, off Andy Brittingham (CS2)... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2020, hitting .323 with 13 HR, 21 RBI... Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/13/2020, hitting .333 with 6 HR, 12 RBI... Won Rookie of the Year in 2020, hitting .288 with 45 HR, 120 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Homestead on 4/24/2021... 1/31/2022: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,021,429 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Rhode Island on 4/25/2022... Won Player of the Week award on 6/7/2022, hitting .381 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 2022 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2022, hitting .330 with 11 HR, 30 RBI... Won MVP in 2022, hitting .276 with 50 HR, 147 RBI... 1/31/2023: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration... 1/31/2024: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration... Drove in 7 runs against Dublin on 4/9/2024... 4/11/2024: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $4,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Injured on 8/22/2024 with a Broken Hand, out for 6-7 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 5/3/2025, hitting .417 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Injured on 5/18/2025 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Rhode Island on 10/1/2025... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Dublin on 4/7/2027... Traded from Brooklyn to Port Adelaide on 7/31/2029 (Going to PAM: 3B Willard Saunders. Going to BRO: 3B Reese Jarman, P Alberto Cervantes)... Hit 3 homeruns against Dublin, driving in 6 runs on 9/30/2029... Traded from Port Adelaide to Dakota on 3/2/2031 (Going to PAM: P Manny Smith. Going to DAK: 3B Willard Saunders)... Injured on 4/6/2031 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... 6/4/2031: Signed a contract extension with Dakota, $600,000 per year, for 3 years. Drove in 6 runs against Rhode Island on 6/22/2031... Traded from Dakota to Las Vegas on 3/2/2032 (Going to DAK: P Joey Smith. Going to LVA: 3B Willard Saunders)...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 2020 - .572 - 10th 2022 - .574 - 4th
| OPS 2022 - .911 - 6th
| Homeruns 2020 - 45 - 7th 2022 - 50 - 1st 2026 - 32 - 10th 2027 - 30 - 8th
| RBI 2020 - 120 - 9th 2021 - 137 - 3rd 2022 - 147 - 1st 2023 - 106 - 10th
| Runs 2020 - 111 - 9th 2022 - 102 - 10th
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