{"playerId":2885,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":0.1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Venters began his throwing program on Tuesday, playing some catch from 30 feet, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.","spin":"Venters is targeting roughly a June return, with plans to begin throwing off a mound in January of February. Since this is Venter's second time having Tommy John surgery, it is likely that he will need more than the traditional 12 months to fully recover. If all goes well, Venters may end up pitching out of the Braves' bullpen in the second half of 2014.","date":"Wed Sep 25"},"fullName":"Jonny Venters","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"After turning in one of the most valuable seasons by a middle reliever in 2011, Venters suffered some missteps during his follow-up campaign, perhaps a result of a taxing workload of 85 appearances and 88 innings the year before. The Braves did a much better job of pacing him in 2012; he made 66 appearances and tallied 58 2/3 innings, and following a two-week DL stint in July for an elbow injury, he managed a 1.71 ERA in his next 26 games. There's a lesson in there, and fantasy owners should hope the Braves learned it, with their winter acquisition of Jordan Walden serving as a hint that they have. Consider Venters one of the best ERA/WHIP/K's middle men in the game, with a chance for 20-plus holds, and in the event of the worst for closer Craig Kimbrel, he might even vault himself into the saves discussion.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"}}