{"playerId":2737,"percentChange":-0.2,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":0,"playerRaterSEASON":-3.4,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Johnson was optioned back to Triple-A Norfolk after his start Saturday. He collected the loss, pitching four innings and giving up six runs, four walks, and seven hits while striking out three.","spin":"Johnson won all four of his starts when called up in 2012, but after a strong first two innings Saturday, he couldn't maintain the success. The Orioles had to bring in Troy Patton from the pen to cover some innings after Johnson was roughed up, so Johnson's demotion is the result of the team needing to have an extra long reliever in the pen Sunday.","date":"Sat May 11"},"fullName":"Steve Johnson","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Johnson was fantastic in his first shot in the bigs last season, but he's not as good as the numbers he put up (23 hits, 46 whiffs in 38 1/3 innings). The 25-year-old righty is a quality arm, though, and he's ready to contribute; it's just a matter of whether those contributions will come as a starter or reliever. Given the plethora of fifth-starter types in Baltimore, the best-case scenario for Johnson might actually be to start out in the bullpen as a long man and eventually work his way into the five-man. Johnson is not someone for mixed leaguers to bother with, but he could be a valuable arm to own in AL-only play, where decent starting pitching is always hard to come by.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":-3.8,"playerRater15DAY":-4.2,"positionRank":248}