{"playerId":567,"percentChange":-27.1,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":46.3,"playerRaterSEASON":2,"playerRater7DAY":-4.6,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Westbrook was roughed up for six runs and eight hits in 3.2 innings Thursday, but did not factor in the decision.","spin":"It was easily the worst start of the season for Westbrook, who entered the game with a sparkling 2.41 ERA in 52.1 innings. Westbrook was spared the loss due to the ineffectiveness of opposing starter, Joe Blanton, who yielded seven runs in just 4.1 innings. On a minor positive note, six of the eight hits that Westbrook gave up Thursday were singles, and he's done a great job keeping the ball in the park all season with just three long balls allowed.","date":"Thu May 24"},"fullName":"Jake Westbrook","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Generally a pitcher who generates a slew of ground balls, trusting his defense to make plays behind him, Westbrook struggled to hit his spots in 2011. His walk rate rose to 3.58 per nine innings, his highest rate in eight years, and he served up 10 home runs on his sinker alone, seven of those left over the middle of the plate. That demonstrates how pinpoint Westbrook's command needs to be for him succeed, and without evidence that he has corrected it during the winter, he's better left to the streamers, or NL-only owners looking to fill a bench. With Dave Duncan no longer in St. Louis, Westbrook will also be working with a new pitching coach; you could understand why we're skeptical that a quick turnaround is coming.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Fri Feb 10"},"playerRater30DAY":0,"playerRater15DAY":-4.9,"positionRank":59}