{"playerId":2171,"percentChange":-0.1,"averageDraftPosition":237.6,"percentOwned":21.9,"playerRaterSEASON":1.1,"playerRater7DAY":-0.6,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Plouffe is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the White Sox, according to FSN's Tyler Mason.","spin":"Plouffe has three RBI over his last two games, and is hitting much better this month (.816 OPS) than last (.681 OPS), but he will get the day off Wednesday so that the Twins can get another left-handed hitter -- Eduardo Escobar -- in the lineup against White Sox righty Dylan Axelrod.","date":"Wed May 15"},"fullName":"Trevor Plouffe","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Adjustments to his batting stance spawned a major power surge for Plouffe in the first half of last season; he hit 19 home runs, slugged .546, and had a 48.9 percent fly ball rate and 21.8 home run/fly ball percentage at the All-Star break. A thumb problem sidelined him shortly thereafter, however, and he slipped to five, .347, 43.6 and 7.4, respectively, in those categories the rest of the season. Plouffe entered spring training the favorite to start at third base for the Twins -- be aware he's also only third base-eligible in standard ESPN leagues -- and health willing he might be closer to the first-half 2012 model. He is not necessarily a 30-plus-homer slugger in the making but could be an under-the-radar 20-homer source in AL-only and deep mixed leagues.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":0.6,"playerRater15DAY":2.1,"positionRank":15}