{"playerId":441,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":186.2,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":3.9,"playerRater7DAY":1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Nathan pitched a perfect ninth inning Tuesday against the Mariners to get his 10th save of the year. He struck out two in the process.","spin":"Remember the first two weeks of the season when Nathan was a little shaky? With Tuesday's outing he has lowered his ERA to 2.41 with a 0.96 ERA and a stunning 23:2 K:BB ratio. In this mixed-up, crazy, topsy-turvy closer world, Nathan is as solid as it gets.","date":"Wed May 23"},"fullName":"Joe Nathan","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Nathan's first year back from Tommy John surgery wasn't exactly outstanding -- his 4.84 ERA was his highest in any year since he became a reliever -- but a slower road back, in retrospect, made sense considering he's now 38 years old. The positive regarding his season was that he only improved as time progressed. His fastball velocity experienced an uptick the second half of the season, averaging 92.9 mph compared to 91.7 before the All-Star break; he limited opponents to a .777 OPS with the pitch, down from 1.085 before the break; and his command overall improved, his walk rate dropping to 1.96 per nine innings, down from 3.74 before the break. Nathan, now with the Rangers, is actually a greater worry in 2012 not due to his health but rather his fly ball ways in Texas. He allows them nearly 50 percent of the time when hitters put the ball in play, meaning Nathan's ERA and WHIP might no longer rank among the league's leaders, but his save production should surely increase.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Fri Feb 10"},"playerRater30DAY":3.2,"playerRater15DAY":3.4,"positionRank":15}