{"playerId":2584,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":51.9,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":5.5,"playerRater7DAY":-3.8,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Bumgarner gave up a season-worst nine runs (seven earned) on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts over just 4.2 innings against the Rockies on Friday.","spin":"It was like an old-school Coors Field slugfest as Bumgarner was peppered right from the start and had the team in the hole by four runs by the end of the third inning. When he served up a grand slam to Jordan Pacheco in the fifth, it was time to go. Bumgarner has now allowed 13 runs over his last three outings and has looked completely awful in two of them. He does have a 22:6 K:BB over that span, and he's held it together better than his teammates, but he'll need an impressive outing against the Nationals next week to keep his owners from panicking.","date":"Sat May 18"},"fullName":"Madison Bumgarner","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"A 23-year-old seemingly on the upswing of his career, Bumgarner nevertheless had a blip at the end of 2012 that is most responsible for our keeping him out of the game's truly elite class. In his final 10 starts, playoffs included, he had three wins, two quality starts and a 5.92 ERA, his fastball velocity slipped and he leaned increasingly upon his slider, which has the risk of further taxing his young arm. However, grant him the benefit of the doubt -- meaning monitor how he's throwing come March -- and he's worthy of a conversation to be ranked five or more spots higher. Bumgarner is a potential 200-strikeout option, accounting for the strength of that slider, and his ninth-ranked 3.21 FIP the past three seasons combined supports his candidacy to compete for the league's lead in ERA and WHIP. By all rights, he might revert to full strength right out of the gate and put himself into the Cy Young discussion, but the smart folks who draft him will be the ones who track him closely.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":2.1,"playerRater15DAY":0.8,"positionRank":21}