{"playerId":4072,"percentChange":-0.3,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":0.8,"playerRaterSEASON":-1.1,"playerRater7DAY":0.3,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Peacock (5-6) delivered a quality outing Tuesday against the Rangers, striking out seven and allowing three runs on six hits and a walk in six innings, but was stuck with the loss.","spin":"So goes life as an Astros starter. Though Peacock's been a bit uneven at times, he's put up an 8.32 K/9 and .240 batting average against this year -- promising stats that reflect his terrific upside much more than that ugly 5.18 ERA. He's still got to cut down on the walks and homers, and though he gave up a long ball Tuesday, he's walked just six batters in his last four outings and delivered three quality starts in that span, so he's showing real signs of progress.","date":"Wed Sep 25"},"fullName":"Brad Peacock","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Drowning after a brutal 2012 at Triple-A (6.01 ERA, 1.58 WHIP), this 25-year-old right-hander was thrown a life preserver in the form of this winter's trade from the A's to the pitching-starved Astros. Yes, Peacock was dealing with the meat grinder that is the Pacific Coast League and still managed to maintain a strikeouts-per-nine rate north of 9.0, but it was a step back and restored questions of whether Peacock would be better as a reliever to give his flat fastball a few extra MPHs. Houston's rotation is a muck of journeymen, Triple-A vets and prospects, so Peacock will get an opportunity at some point, but between a terrible team limiting chances for wins and his own hang-ups, there's too much risk to invest until Peacock proves he won't ruin your ERA.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Thu Feb 21"},"playerRater30DAY":3,"playerRater15DAY":-0.5,"positionRank":170}