{"playerId":1870,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":85.8,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":7.2,"playerRater7DAY":5.1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Scherzer was phenomenal Tuesday, allowing one run on two hits and a walk to go with seven strikeouts in eight innings against the Indians.","spin":"After the first innings, he retired 22 straight batters to improve to 6-0 on the season. Scherzer had a 3.98 ERA heading into play Tuesday, but that doesn't tell the whole story. His 2.55 xFIP suggests he's been a bit unlucky, and his 11.26 K/9 is his highest since he arrived in the big leagues. He'll look to improve to 7-0 Sunday at home against the Twins.","date":"Tue May 21"},"fullName":"Max Scherzer","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Scherzer's arrow is pointing upward in the strikeout department; are his other fantasy stats ready to follow? Both his average fastball velocity and his strikeout-to-walk ratio have improved in each of the past two seasons, culminating in a 2012 in which he led the league in K's per nine innings (11.08) and overall strikeout rate (29.4 percent of total batters faced). Thanks to that, from July 1 through the end of the postseason, Scherzer managed a 2.51 ERA and 1.10 WHIP in 19 starts, numbers that, coupled with his strikeout potential, would place him among the game's elite. Scherzer does have a lengthy enough track record of inconsistency -- he has made 133 career starts -- that it's a bit of a leap to project him as one of fantasy's best in 2013. But he's at worst a 200-strikeout pitcher you can spot out facing his stiffest matchups, and that's not a bad thing to be.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":7.9,"playerRater15DAY":6.3,"positionRank":10}