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But i think that was the point. It's particularly difficult to see Saunders being an upgrade even if you focus on him being a lefty.
I looked through stats pretty thoroughly to try and find supporting trends. Dave Cameroon had a summary that pointed out the most pertinent I saw, on Fangraphs
" Because, realistically, Saunders is a situational lefty masquerading as a starting pitcher."
" While this year’s results are more extreme than most, Saunders has always posted huge platoon splits, and has never really been particularly effective against right-handed batters. His vs RHB wOBA over the last four years:
2009: .361 2010: .358 2011: .347 2012: .359
Keep in mind that league average is now about .315."
I've already said my piece about what we have and my preferences. I can see an upside to Porcello much easier than Saunders.
The style of the book was well captured and entertaining, by the way.