Joe Saunders, it's been real.

Going into the season I thought it was a nice experiment bringing Joe Saunders into the rotation. After five starts and today's abysmal showing (Five innings, ten hits, eight runs, two home runs), however, it's proven that his best days (if he actually had any) are far behind him.

Granted, Saunders and Aaron Harang could just be filling space until Taijuan Walker and Danny Hultzen are fully MLB-ready. With the offensive woes the Mariners have been suffering thus far in their 2013 campaign they will be hard pressed to keep up with the six-eight runs a game Saunders and Harang will be consistently giving up.