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I still think Saunders can do it, but "his pitch" certainly is part of his problem.  with all the tinkering and thinking and mechanics, i don't think he has "his pitch" anymore. 
Perhaps he never really did.  He always struck me as a player who maybe knew what he couldn't hit and in the minor leagues the pitchers were not accurate enough to pitch to this location (corner away).  in the majors this has been exploited quickly and visciously. 
I hope when he gets sent down they tell him that he is going to get 400 abs to figure out what he should be looking for.  Maybe, for the first time, he can begin to dictate the terms of his at bats and learn how to actually do damage in the batter's box instead of just reacting to what the pitcher does.  He has the strength, size, speed and athletic ability to turn into a cost controlled .260/.340 hitter...i think.  which would really help out next year.