{"playerId":2816,"percentChange":-5.1,"averageDraftPosition":221.9,"percentOwned":30.1,"playerRaterSEASON":0,"playerRater7DAY":0.8,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Lucroy is not in Friday's lineup against the Cardinals.","spin":"Lucroy will get the day off in favor of Martin Maldonado, who will catch for Wily Peralta.","date":"Fri May 17"},"fullName":"Jonathan Lucroy","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Those opting for the cheap route at catcher in mixed leagues or seeking a lower-tier breakout candidate in NL-only formats might want to examine Lucroy more closely. His 2012 statistics don't look as good as they could have due to his having missed time with a broken hand, but that's a fluke of an injury that shouldn't lend to a poor reputation in that regard. When healthy, he made massive strides with his contact rate -- he boosted a 77 percent rate in 2011 to 86 percent last season -- and hit nearly 4 percent more fly balls, hinting at more power growth to come. Also, his well-hit average -- the measure of his at-bats that resulted in hard contact -- soared by 46 points. Lucroy will be the Brewers' starting catcher, his arrow is pointing upward and those in daily leagues with the luxury of streaming players might like to know he's a .325/.359/.571 hitter against left-handers in three big league seasons. Take a look at him if you wait at catcher, but don't wait too long in leagues deeper than our 10-team standard mixed.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":-1.8,"playerRater15DAY":-2,"positionRank":17}