{"playerId":161,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":"Undrafted","percentOwned":98.9,"playerRaterSEASON":3.7,"mostRecentNews":{"news":null,"spin":"This all-time great has clearly entered the \"decline\" phase of his career, as he's now 36 years old and snapped a remarkable, big league-record streak of 13 consecutive seasons with at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs in 2011. Injuries have begun to take their toll on A-Rod; he has missed at least 20 games in each of the past four seasons and 150 total during that span with a barrage of ailments that include hip surgery, calf, thumb and quadriceps issues. Rodriguez also seemed to lose bat speed last year: After back-to-back years of a 1.000-plus OPS against hard (93-plus-mph) fastballs, his OPS against those pitches slipped to .799. Whether the Orthokine (blood-spinning) treatment Rodriguez underwent in Germany this winter might rejuvenate him to a degree remains to be seen. But considering his age, his health history and the downward slope of his stats, A-Rod is an extremely risky asset even in the first five rounds for the first time in more than a decade.","date":"Fri Feb 10"},"fullName":"Alex Rodriguez","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"This all-time great has clearly entered the \"decline\" phase of his career, as he's now 36 years old and snapped a remarkable, big league-record streak of 13 consecutive seasons with at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs in 2011. Injuries have begun to take their toll on A-Rod; he has missed at least 20 games in each of the past four seasons and 150 total during that span with a barrage of ailments that include hip surgery, calf, thumb and quadriceps issues. Rodriguez also seemed to lose bat speed last year: After back-to-back years of a 1.000-plus OPS against hard (93-plus-mph) fastballs, his OPS against those pitches slipped to .799. Whether the Orthokine (blood-spinning) treatment Rodriguez underwent in Germany this winter might rejuvenate him to a degree remains to be seen. But considering his age, his health history and the downward slope of his stats, A-Rod is an extremely risky asset even in the first five rounds for the first time in more than a decade.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Fri Feb 10"},"positionRank":8}