It was that call that led Michael Saunders on a path to Scottsdale and inside Rockies camp this spring. After signing a minor-league deal with an invitation to spring training, the 32-year-old Saunders was ready to show that there was still plenty for him to give a Major League team.
And that team is the Colorado Rockies, a team Saunders considers his home team since he lives in Castle Rock, Colo., roughly 40 minutes south from Coors Field.
“It was the first time I had done that in my career,” Saunders said of his 2018 journey in an exclusive interview.