{"playerId":3056,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":37,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":10,"playerRater7DAY":5.7,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Kimbrel closed out a masterful performance by starter Kris Medlen with a perfect inning to save a 1-0 Braves win over the Phillies on Friday night.","spin":"He struck out two and lowered his ERA to a microscopic 1.23 on the year as he notched his 50th save. It's very hard to argue with his success, and he remains one of, if not the, premier closer in the game today.","date":"Fri Sep 27"},"fullName":"Craig Kimbrel","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"If your strategy is to pay for saves, Kimbrel should be the first name on your list by far. His 2012 season ranked among the all-time best for a closer, if not the best; he set new single-season records in terms of his strikeout rate (50.2 percent of total batters faced, minimum 200), K's per nine innings (16.66, minimum 50 innings), FIP (0.78), batting average allowed (.126) and OPS allowed (.358). That gave him back-to-back campaigns of otherworldly statistics, and the Braves smartly lightened his workload in 2012, trotting him to the hill 63 times -- 17 of those on consecutive days and only twice working three straight -- after 79 times, 28 of those on consecutive days and eight times working three straight in 2011. There is precedent for a reliever managing three consecutive seasons at this level of dominance -- see Gagne, Eric (2002-04), as one such notable example -- so consider Kimbrel your most \"trustworthy\" relief pitching investment for 2013.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":5.1,"playerRater15DAY":5.1,"positionRank":1}