{"playerId":3387,"percentChange":5.4,"averageDraftPosition":193.9,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":5.4,"playerRater7DAY":4.4,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Sale pitched seven shutout innings Wednesday, striking out six while giving up two hits and two walks as the White Sox stifled the Twins.","spin":"Sale now sits at 5-2 in his first full season as a starter, during which his strikeout rate (10.59 K/9IP) over his first two years as a reliever has translated to a new, more strenuous role (8.23 K/9IP). If he can keep his walk rate (2.50 BB/9IP) and batting average against (.209) steady as the season goes on, he could be considered a top-flight fantasy starter by the end of 2012.","date":"Thu May 24"},"fullName":"Chris Sale","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Sale is being converted back to a starting pitcher this season, after spending 2011 working out of the White Sox bullpen. Drafted 11th overall by Chicago in the 2010 first-year player draft, Sale was the first in his class to play in The Show, being called up and debuting in early August of that year. After recording four saves late in the 2010 campaign, there was some talk of making the southpaw the White Sox's closer in 2011, but the urge was resisted in lieu of the ultimate plan to return Sale to starting. As a reliever last season, Sale averaged 10.0 K/9 and 3.4 BB/9. While it remains to be seen how those marks will translate to starting, the White Sox would no doubt be happy if Sale sacrificed some punchouts for fewer walks as a means of controlling his pitch count, thus allowing him to pitch deeper into games. There is no doubt the stuff is there to make the conversion, as Sale throws in the mid-90s with a sharp slider and decent change. How the workload jump impacts his peripherals is the question. Sale is a risk, but one worth taking, as there is no substitute for the ability to miss bats.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Wed Feb 15"},"playerRater30DAY":4.1,"playerRater15DAY":4.5,"positionRank":7}