{"playerId":1870,"percentChange":-13.7,"averageDraftPosition":88.3,"percentOwned":86.3,"playerRaterSEASON":11.4,"playerRater7DAY":4.4,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Scherzer picked up his major league best 21st win of the season Wednesday. He tossed seven shut out innings while striking out 10 in the win over the Twins.","spin":"Scherzer struggled with his command, walking a season-high six batters Wednesday. When he was in the strike zone, he was flat out unhittable, as has been the case this entire season. With the win, Scherzer has guaranteed that he will lead the majors in wins for the 2013 season, and he has all but locked up the AL Cy Young award.","date":"Wed Sep 25"},"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":4,"playerRater15DAY":6.3,"positionRank":2}