{"playerId":624,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":89.9,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":4.6,"playerRater7DAY":-0.9,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Soriano is the lone reliever receiving consistent workload for the Nationals, the Washington Post reports. He has pitched in six of the last seven games, including back-to-back games against the Tigers.","spin":"Soriano saved the final two games in Atlanta last week, picked up a save and a win against the Pirates, and then closed down the Tigers for his 11th and 12th saves. The lack of work from the rest of the bullpen has led to some of the relievers feeling ignored. With Soriano being active in six of the last seven, look for Drew Storen to possibly receive some added work in the upcoming series with the Cubs.","date":"Fri May 10"},"fullName":"Rafael Soriano","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"In one of the more surprising transactions of the winter, Soriano signed a two-year, $28-million deal with the Washington Nationals, who, last we saw them, had absorbed a most painful blown save by Drew Storen en route to a Division Series ouster. Soriano takes over Storen's role as the team's primary finisher, a gig in which he posted 40-save, sub-2.50-ERA campaigns in both 2010 and 2012, and his prospects for a third such campaign in a four-year span are good, thanks to his newfound contract security as well as escaping the hitting-friendly confines of Yankee Stadium. To the latter point, he had a 1.62 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in road games during his two-year stint with the Yankees, his lack of a truly dominating pitch to use against lefties hurting him at home: He had a 4.31 ERA and 1.40 WHIP at Yankee Stadium during that same time, lefties touching him up for a .290 batting average and 12.9 home run/fly ball percentage there. Soriano possesses elite closer skills and, while the Nationals have compelling candidates setting him up, he's unlikely to cede the gig. Consider him a top-five option at his position.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Tue Mar 5"},"playerRater30DAY":4.5,"playerRater15DAY":4.1,"positionRank":12}