{"playerId":2202,"percentChange":-7.4,"averageDraftPosition":149.5,"percentOwned":64.3,"playerRaterSEASON":-0.5,"playerRater7DAY":-0.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Walker doubled twice in five at-bats Sunday against the Astros.","spin":"He's arguably been the Bucs' most snake-bitten hitter, making numerous hard-hit outs. Walker hit second in the lineup for the seventh time and has batted anywhere from second to sixth in the order thus far. He entered Sunday with a .655 OPS, nearly 100 points under his career average of .751 -- though his .278 batting mark is right at his career .279 mark. Walker's .339 road batting average plays well into Pittsburgh's seven-game road trip starting Monday in Miami.","date":"Sun May 13"},"fullName":"Neil Walker","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Walker's 2011 was probably judged somewhat disappointing by the majority of fantasy owners, but it was not unexpected. After batting .296 in 110 games as a rookie in 2010, his batting average fueled by an unrealistic .340 BABIP, his average as a sophomore reverted to .273, or only eight points higher than his career number in Double- and Triple-A combined (.265 in 417 total games). But it was not without some glimmers of hope, as he enters his age-26 season of 2012: His well-hit average -- a measure of his ability to produce hard contact -- was .272 last season, 24th among 145 qualified hitters, and .300 after the All-Star break, which was 10th best. This is a kid who can put a charge into the ball, also evidenced by a .189 isolated power in Triple-A ball, more than 50 points higher than his 2011 Pirates number (.134). He'll be drafted outside the top 10 second basemen, but might find his way into that group by year's end.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Fri Feb 10"},"playerRater30DAY":0.9,"playerRater15DAY":-2.5,"positionRank":29}