{"playerId":624,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":89.9,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":4.5,"playerRater7DAY":3.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Soriano tossed a scoreless ninth inning Saturday against the Indians to earn save number 18 on the season.","spin":"He allowed one hit and struck out two in his inning of work. Soriano continues to have a great season, posting a 2.57 ERA to go along with 25 strikeouts and just five walks. Due to his ability to finish games and playing for a team that offers him many save opportunities he is one of the best closing options in all leagues.","date":"Sat Jun 15"},"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":2.4,"playerRater15DAY":1.8,"positionRank":15}