{"playerId":2584,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":82.1,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":4.9,"playerRater7DAY":3.8,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Bumgarner allowed five runs (four earned) over six innings and was the losing pitcher Saturday against the Marlins.","spin":"He gave up seven hits while walking two and striking out seven. Three of the five runs came in the third inning, with an Emmanuel Burriss fielding error not helping Bumgarner's cause much. The loss drops his record to 5-4 on the season to go along with an ERA of 3.14, 47 strikeouts, and 14 walks.","date":"Sat May 26"},"fullName":"Madison Bumgarner","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Just 22 years old, Bumgarner already finds himself on the threshold of fantasy baseball's elite. In his first full big league season in 2011, he finished 21st among starting pitchers on the Player Rater, thanks in part to a substantial boost in strikeouts: His K's-per-nine ratio soared from 6.97 to 8.40, and in fact was 8.91 in 15 starts after the All-Star break. That made him look much more like the future ace he was forecasted to be when he was selected in the first round of the 2007 draft, or when he tore through Class A with a 10.42 K's-per-nine ratio in 2008. An improved slider was responsible; he generated 85 of his 191 K's with the pitch. Bumgarner might be ready to take another step forward in 2012, but even if he merely spins his wheels, he's still well worth making a No. 2 or 3 on your staff.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Fri Feb 10"},"playerRater30DAY":4.3,"playerRater15DAY":2.1,"positionRank":20}