{"playerId":3021,"percentChange":-6.6,"averageDraftPosition":185.3,"percentOwned":88.6,"playerRaterSEASON":6.9,"playerRater7DAY":0.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Minor took the loss to the Phillies on Saturday despite holding them to two runs on five hits over six innings.","spin":"Minor continued to impress in his second full season near the top of the Braves' rotation. He only won 13 games, but his 3.22 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 181:46 K:BB were very useful.","date":"Sat Sep 28"},"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":0.7,"playerRater15DAY":0.7,"positionRank":17}