{"playerId":2025,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":73.9,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":6.4,"playerRater7DAY":4.5,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Sandoval blasted a three-run homer in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays.","spin":"Sandoval appears to be completely over the forearm injury he sustained last Saturday. He has now homered in three consecutive games and carries a healthy .316/.358/.493 slash line on the season.","date":"Tue May 14"},"fullName":"Pablo Sandoval","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Your most recent memory of Sandoval might be his World Series MVP performance, including his three-homer Game 1, and there's always a danger that October glory can overinflate next-season fantasy expectations. He is a hitter on the rise, yet his ascent has been stunted partially by two things: Wild variance in his yearly BABIPs, and injuries, including broken bones in each hand (right hand in 2011, left hand in 2012) and a hamstring issue late last year. Sandoval's October illustrates the high end of his expectations, but his .283 batting average and 12 home runs during the regular season show the lower end. Now 26 and in the prime of his career, Sandoval has a better chance at reaching his ceiling than falling considerably short, especially in light of his having set a career high with his 8.6 percent walk rate in 2012, plus improving his contact rate the second half of the year. This might be the year he puts it all together; don't pay for that assumption, but be aware it's possible.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":6.5,"playerRater15DAY":5.2,"positionRank":6}