{"playerId":1970,"percentChange":0.1,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":0.1,"playerRaterSEASON":-0.8,"playerRater7DAY":-1.1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Morton allowed three runs on eight hits in seven innings of work Wednesday against the Mets, only to be served with his fifth loss of the year.","spin":"He walked none, but struck out just one batter. Although Morton gets a lot of ground balls, his inability to miss bats (just 25 strikeouts in 46.1 innings) puts a damper on his effectiveness. Still, this was a solid outing after a four-start stretch in which he gave up 14 earned runs (and another three unearned) in 22.1 innings.","date":"Wed May 23"},"fullName":"Charlie Morton","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Morton may get a late start to the 2012 campaign, as he underwent hip surgery last October, and though he's expected to be in camp, depending on how things go, he may need to spend some time in extended spring training. Last season, an extremely low home run rate helped mask an otherwise pedestrian effort by the soft-tossing righty. Morton is going to have to improve on his 5.8 K/9 and 4.0 BB/9 marks last season if he wants to even sniff repeating his 3.83 ERA. Chances are there will be some correction, so the best plan may be to keep him on reserve until he proves healthy and capable of missing more bats while walking fewer hitters.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Wed Feb 15"},"playerRater30DAY":-2,"playerRater15DAY":-0.4,"positionRank":126}