{"playerId":1605,"percentChange":4.1,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":9.3,"playerRaterSEASON":0.7,"playerRater7DAY":1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Saltalamacchia was in the lineup against a left-handed pitcher Wednesday night, making two consecutive starts against a southpaw, the first time that's happened since 2009, the Providence Journal reports.","spin":"Saltalamacchia has been given an opportunity to see more lefties after David Ross (concussion) was placed on the disabled list, and he's responded with some good at-bats this past week. There's still a long way to go before he starts every day for Boston, but for the season, Saltalamacchia has five walks in 35 plate appearances against left-handers, suggesting the switch-hitting catcher is seeing the ball better from the right side of the plate.","date":"Thu May 23"},"fullName":"Jarrod Saltalamacchia","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"A spike in HR/FB resulted in a career high in homers for Saltalamacchia last season. Even though catchers historically develop power later in their career arc, the increase is not likely sustainable, so a fallback should be anticipated. Saltalamacchia's contact rate remains low, so he needs every homer he can muster to be fantasy viable, especially in one-catcher leagues. The back end of the catcher pool is weak, as usual. Don't pay for last season's power, and make sure you can buffer his average if you do take the chance that most of the power is retained.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":0.4,"playerRater15DAY":-0.5,"positionRank":13}