{"playerId":1985,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":142.9,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":4.4,"playerRater7DAY":2.6,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Gardner is not in the Yankees' lineup Wednesday at Baltimore, the Newark Star-Ledger reports.","spin":"Gardner has at least one hit in six of his last seven appearances, as his line is settling in at .256/.328/.390 with nine stolen bases in 172 at-bats. His absence allows Curtis Granderson to slide over to center field, while Ichiro Suzuki returns to the lineup in right field.","date":"Wed May 22"},"fullName":"Brett Gardner","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"One of the game's more underrated speedsters who knows how to take a walk, Gardner has a .355 lifetime on-base percentage while averaging 47 stolen bases per 162 games played. However, elbow problems dogged him for all but 16 games of 2012; he suffered setback after setback and succumbed to surgery in July to remove inflamed tissue and a bone spur. Gardner did return to a part-time role for the season's final regular-season week plus playoffs, but he didn't look nearly 100 percent, meaning his spring training merits watching. That it was an elbow rather than leg problem is a good thing for a base-stealer, though. Gardner could, as a result of the missed time, be a value in terms of steals and runs scored. Be aware, however, that the Yankees sometimes don't utilize him properly, often batting him low in the lineup and depressing his runs total, and platooning him against tougher lefties.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":3.9,"playerRater15DAY":3.6,"positionRank":30}