{"playerId":2980,"percentChange":-0.1,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":0.3,"playerRaterSEASON":-0.6,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Russell took the loss Saturday when he gave up a seventh-inning home run to Marlon Byrd.","spin":"Scott Baker pitched well enough to win, so Russell's performance was disappointing. The left-hander has squandered a strong start to the season with a poor second half. He's 0-4 with a 5.51 ERA and 1.35 WHIP since the break.","date":"Sun Sep 15"},"fullName":"James Russell","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"One of the few bright spots in the Cubs' bullpen in 2012, Russell got off to such a hot start that by May, he had captured a prominent late-inning role resulting in 13 holds and two saves. Though he's not elite skills-wise in any one regard, he's above average in many: balanced (albeit not that low) lefty/righty splits; good but not great command, but a penchant for fly balls (not a plus at Wrigley). Unfortunately, the sum is a pitcher who is barely an NL-only factor ... unless he moves into the regular eighth-inning role, boosting his holds potential, or the Cubs become so desperate again that they need to grant him save chances.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Thu Feb 21"},"playerRater30DAY":-2.1,"playerRater15DAY":-1.3,"positionRank":140}