{"playerId":2025,"percentChange":-0.3,"averageDraftPosition":74.8,"percentOwned":99.2,"playerRaterSEASON":3.6,"playerRater7DAY":4.4,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Sandoval (flu) is back in the lineup Friday against the Padres.","spin":"Sandoval's illness proved to be just a one-day thing, as he'll resume duty at third base after one day out of the lineup. Although his OPS has trickled spiraled downward the last few seasons, Sandoval has actually been relatively healthy this season by and large. His 138 games played are his most since he suited up for 152 in 2010.","date":"Fri Sep 27"},"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":4.5,"playerRater15DAY":0.9,"positionRank":12}