{"playerId":2380,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":17.3,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":4.9,"playerRater7DAY":-1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Posey is not in the lineup Saturday against the Padres, the San Jose Mercury News reports.","spin":"Posey will get the afternoon off with the day game coming after a night game. He's had a sour end to the season since returning from a finger injury, batting just .172 with one home run and three RBI since Sept. 8.","date":"Sat Sep 28"},"fullName":"Buster Posey","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Few players historically were more obvious choices for Comeback Player of the Year honors than Posey in 2012. Remember, one year ago at this time, our last image of Posey was the nasty home-plate collision with Florida Marlins outfielder Scott Cousins on May 25, 2011, that resulted in a fractured fibula, torn ankle ligaments and serious questions whether Posey could ever return to the daily chores of catching. Return to catching he did, and return to excellence at bat he did. He became the first catcher in 13 seasons to manage at least a .330 batting average, 20 home runs and 100 RBIs, and the result was the National League's MVP award. Again from a historical perspective, Posey's career ascent looks much like that of Mike Piazza, a Hall of Fame candidate: Posey has .314/.380/.503 rates in 308 career games in his first three seasons, while Piazza had .312/.364/.537 in 277 games in his first three. This is a once-in-a-generation catching talent, one who gets enough \"time off\" at first base to keep him healthy, and one who is so valuable relative to replacement at the position to warrant being one of the first picks off the board.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":0.1,"playerRater15DAY":-2.6,"positionRank":7}