{"playerId":3021,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":181.6,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":5.7,"playerRater7DAY":1.7,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Minor struck out four batters and held the Diamondbacks to one run over 6.2 innings in Monday's 10-1 win.","spin":"The four strikeouts are a season-low for a game in which Minor only gave up one run, but that's just nitpicking. He is now 5-2 with a 2.75 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and 42:10 K:BB ratio after eight starts (52.1 innings). Minor's next outing is scheduled for Sunday against the Dodgers.","date":"Mon May 13"},"fullName":"Mike Minor","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Minor's breakthrough in 2012 was a quiet one, but one statistic in particular demonstrates it: The 1.15 WHIP, vastly improved on the 1.52 he posted in 2010 and 2011 combined and nearly identical to his 1.14 lifetime minor league number. So what changed? Command of his changeup, especially against right-handed hitters, which largely explained his .230/.292/.402 rates against that side. Minor's improvement against righties spawned a remarkable run the final three months of 2012: From July 1 forward, he had seven wins in 15 starts with a 2.21 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 4.06 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Some of that can be attributed to good fortune in terms of runners stranded as well as balls in play, but even if Minor's ERA and WHIP are due for some correction, he has stepped up his game to the point that he's now a mixed-league asset. Consider spotting him out during his worst road matchups -- he had a 5.14 road ERA compared to 3.25 at home -- but draft him with confidence in the middle rounds.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":3.6,"playerRater15DAY":3.5,"positionRank":20}