{"playerId":1612,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":10.5,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":8.3,"playerRater7DAY":4.5,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Votto hit his 12th homer of the season in a 2-for-4 performance against the Pirates on Monday.","spin":"Votto got off to a slow start to begin June, but Friday's day off seems have rejuvenated the 29-year-old a bit, as he's 4-for-11 with a homer in three games since. He's now leading the National League in on-base percentage (.438) and he's second in the league in runs scored (53).","date":"Mon Jun 17"},"fullName":"Joey Votto","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Votto last season finally faced adversity for the first time as a big leaguer, succumbing to a pair of knee surgeries, one in July and one in August, that sapped his power following his late-season return. In 30 games, playoffs included, he went 127 plate appearances without a home run, his fly ball rate 33 percent and his at-bats per double 11.8. Compare that to his stats last year before landing on the DL: 14 home runs in 370 PAs, 36 percent fly ball rate, 8.3 at-bats per double. In other words, it'd be nice to see Votto mashing during spring training. But even without that evidence, the winter's rest should've done him some good, he plays in one of the most hitter-friendly environments in one of the best lineups in baseball, and he possesses some of the most balanced splits in the game. Votto has a higher lifetime road (.981) OPS than at home (.954), and his .913 OPS against left-handers the past three seasons ranks No. 1 among left-handed hitters. Why shouldn't we believe he's capable of recapturing his MVP form?","seasonId":2013,"date":"Mon Feb 11"},"playerRater30DAY":6.5,"playerRater15DAY":2.3,"positionRank":4}