{"playerId":2174,"percentChange":-12.9,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":68.5,"playerRaterSEASON":5.1,"playerRater7DAY":-0.6,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Melancon will remain the Pirates' setup man until further notice, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.","spin":"Jason Grilli handled closer's duties on Saturday against the Reds, relegating Melancon to the setup role. Manager Clint Hurdle indicated that he'd like to maintain the arrangement in the short term. With just a few games left in the regular season, the situation is certainly something to keep an eye on daily.","date":"Mon Sep 23"},"fullName":"Mark Melancon","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Melancon was a sneaky little pickup by the Pirates in the Joel Hanrahan deal, and considering that trade left Jason Grilli the last man standing as their closer, Melancon, an ex-closer himself, might quickly capture the role of next-in-line should Grilli falter. Don't take Melancon's surface rotisserie statistics too much to heart: His strikeout-to-walk rate actually rose (to 3.42), all of his luck-factor statistics were positively miserable (59.4 left-on-base percentage!) and he had a 4.19 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 37 appearances to conclude last year following a brief Triple-A stint to regroup. Melancon still possesses the skills to contribute to NL-only teams, and with a hot-enough start (coupled with any missteps by Grilli), he could find himself back in the hunt for saves in time.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Thu Feb 21"},"playerRater30DAY":3.4,"playerRater15DAY":-1.4,"positionRank":18}