{"playerId":2648,"percentChange":0.6,"averageDraftPosition":196.4,"percentOwned":84.7,"playerRaterSEASON":1.5,"playerRater7DAY":-0.9,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Jansen got the loss in Atlanta on Sunday for the second day in a row, allowing two runs in the eighth inning while retiring just one batter.","spin":"On Saturday he allowed two homers, but this loss was a little different and not entirely his fault. While he gave up a walk and a single, he was hooked early for Brandon League. League had some bad luck (or bad defense by third baseman Juan Uribe, depending upon how you look at it) on a bunt play, allowed a sacrifice fly for Jansen's first run to score, and then gave up a couple of hits. The only silver lining for Jansen's performance was League's ineffectiveness, but this still won't push him closer to closing for the Dodgers.","date":"Sun May 19"},"fullName":"Kenley Jansen","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Jansen's strikeout ability is elite by historic proportions: His 14.58 K/9 ratio and 40.8 percent K rate (percentage of total batters faced) rank second all-time, trailing only Craig Kimbrel in either regard. It's that ability that makes him a meaningful fantasy reliever even if he's not closing, and as the 2013 season dawned, it appeared Jansen would not be closing following the Dodgers' signing of Brandon League to a four-year, $27.5 million deal. The Dodgers' hesitance to push Jansen back into the role in which he was so successful early last season is somewhat understandable; he missed chunks of each of the past two years with an irregular heartbeat and had surgery in October to correct it. Still, he's one of the game's middle relievers with the highest ceiling, and on skills alone he can and should challenge League for the job in-season, just as he did Javy Guerra a year ago. Consider Jansen one of the top handcuffs in the game, a valuable ERA/WHIP/K's helper, and perhaps one of the best bargains among middle men.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":0.8,"playerRater15DAY":0,"positionRank":45}