{"playerId":3444,"percentChange":-0.3,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":0.4,"playerRaterSEASON":0.2,"playerRater7DAY":1.9,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Diamond struck out three and walked one while giving up two runs on four hits over six innings against the Tigers on Wednesday to earn his second win of the season.","spin":"Diamond threw 88 pitches in Wednesday's start, finding the strike zone for 56 of them. A big part of his success came in the form of his 11:3 GO:AO mark against the potent Detroit offense. Diamond will lineup as a two-start pitcher for the upcoming weekly period as he'll face the Red Sox in Boston on Tuesday before a home start against Baltimore on May 12.","date":"Wed May 1"},"fullName":"Scott Diamond","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Diamond, one of the more polished of the Twins' many rotation contenders this spring, is a strike-throwing ground-baller with a skill set perhaps useful from a matchups perspective or in AL-only leagues. He doesn't overpower hitters -- he has a 4.63 strikeouts-per-nine rate in 34 big league starts thus far after averaging 7.10 K's per nine in his minor league career -- but he sure hits his spots, with a 1.61 walks per nine last season that ranked fourth best in the majors. If you draft Diamond for either purpose, know this: He had a 2.81 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in his 12 starts against sub-.500 teams last season. Make sure you carefully pick and choose from his individual matchups.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Thu Feb 21"},"playerRater30DAY":0.4,"playerRater15DAY":2.8,"positionRank":98}