{"playerId":1580,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":"Undrafted","percentOwned":26.7,"playerRaterSEASON":-2.3,"mostRecentNews":{"news":null,"spin":"What a tumultuous career Hughes has endured this far. Regarded one of the very best prospects in baseball at the time of his April 26, 2007 big-league debut, Hughes has been tested as starter and reliever, tasted success and failure in each role, and as the 2012 season dawns he's not even promised a prominent role on the Yankees. You'd think him a natural choice for their rotation, but they've got six strong candidates for their five spots, and Hughes' diminishing fastball velocity -- his 91.2-mph average with his fastball in 2011 was more than a mile per hour slowed than in 2010 -- and lack of a lights-out pitch against lefties threaten to put him behind in a possible spring battle. On potential alone, Hughes probably warrants both the No. 5 rotation spot and a late-round selection in AL-only fantasy leagues. But his results have varied wildly, and any significant investment in him might amount to frustration.","date":"Mon Feb 20"},"fullName":"Phil Hughes","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"What a tumultuous career Hughes has endured this far. Regarded one of the very best prospects in baseball at the time of his April 26, 2007 big-league debut, Hughes has been tested as starter and reliever, tasted success and failure in each role, and as the 2012 season dawns he's not even promised a prominent role on the Yankees. You'd think him a natural choice for their rotation, but they've got six strong candidates for their five spots, and Hughes' diminishing fastball velocity -- his 91.2-mph average with his fastball in 2011 was more than a mile per hour slowed than in 2010 -- and lack of a lights-out pitch against lefties threaten to put him behind in a possible spring battle. On potential alone, Hughes probably warrants both the No. 5 rotation spot and a late-round selection in AL-only fantasy leagues. But his results have varied wildly, and any significant investment in him might amount to frustration.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Mon Feb 20"},"positionRank":193}