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Discussed in the Colby thread... G correctly IMHO demurs on the comparison...
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The problem with Saunders, gentlemen, is his swing shape.  When he makes hard contact on the sweet spot, the bat is wayyyyy too far out in front and he's toppling over headlong.  
How many of his solid hits --- > kicked up chalk on the RF line?  It's fine to be a pull hitter, but Saunders' spray chart is warped.
He's the opposite of Seager's "Keep the Bat in the Zone a Long Time."
They talk about swing holes, but Saunders genuinely can't touch the outside pitch with that swing (bat is "past" the pitch) ... can't touch the inside pitch if it isn't low ... he really can't get to a knee-high pitch either.
His flaws are fatal.  At this point, anyway.  He doesn't have ML zone coverage.
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I realize it's a generic protest, "too many swing holes," but in this case it sticks.
Saunders doesn't compare to Reddick in my view, or to any major leaguer.  The idiosncrasies there create a /fail on the match.