{"playerId":404,"percentChange":1.4,"averageDraftPosition":220.6,"percentOwned":74.9,"playerRaterSEASON":3.4,"playerRater7DAY":1.4,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Pierzynski (hand) is back in the lineup at catcher Saturday against the Royals, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.","spin":"Pierzynski assumed DH duty Friday after bruising his hand while catching 12 innings in Wednesday's game, but he'll slot back in as the Rangers' backstop Saturday. It appears just one day out of the field was all Pierzynski needed for the hand to heal up.","date":"Sat Sep 21"},"fullName":"A.J. Pierzynski","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Where did that come from? After averaging 15 homers from 2005 to '09 and swatting a meager 17 combined the next two years, Pierzynski exploded for 27 bombs last season. What makes the feat even more curious is that it was solely a result of a bloated HR/FB percentage. That is, Pierzynski hit the same number of fly balls as usual. There is going to be some give back, but how much? Moving to Texas and getting some at-bats at designated hitter should help the veteran receiver maintain some of his power gains. The safe play is a return to 2005-2009 levels with the possibility of both upside and downside.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":1.2,"playerRater15DAY":-0.1,"positionRank":12}