{"playerId":2298,"percentChange":-5.6,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":32.2,"playerRaterSEASON":2.9,"playerRater7DAY":-2.8,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Alonso is not in the lineup Friday against the Nationals.","spin":"With lefty Gio Gonzalez on the mound for the Nationals, manager Bud Black viewed it as a good opportunity to give Alonso a day off. The 26-year-old has shown improved power in his second season in San Diego, as he's almost halfway to his home run total (nine) from the entire 2012 campaign.","date":"Fri May 17"},"fullName":"Yonder Alonso","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"One of the key pieces in the Mat Latos trade last winter, Alonso put forth mediocre statistics when compared to an average first baseman's -- his .273/.348/.393 rates were eerily close to the majors' .262/.336/.441 positional numbers -- yet he quietly grew enough as a hitter during the summer to be a possible NL-only bargain for 2013. He picked up the pace in the season's second half, sporting .285/.352/.430 rates while boosting his line-drive rate (23.3 percent), contact rate (83 percent) and well-hit average (.246) after the All-Star break. Alonso is one of the lower-risk, late-round picks in NL-only leagues, perhaps due some slight growth in terms of power, runs and RBIs, especially with the Padres shrinking the fences at Petco Park by as much as 10 feet in certain spots in right-center. Tuck this name away if you're trying to fill your first-base/corner-infield spots on the cheap.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":1.4,"playerRater15DAY":1,"positionRank":20}