{"playerId":650,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":18.7,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":-0.3,"playerRater7DAY":-1.5,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Hamilton went 4-for-4 with four singles and scored two runs in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Rangers.","spin":"Hamilton had a nice game and responded to being dropped to fifth in the batting order, but the Angels aren't paying him $25 million per year to hit singles. We'll believe that he's back on track when the power and plate discipline return. Hamilton has two home runs, five walks, and 23 strikeouts in 81 plate appearances this season.","date":"Mon Apr 22"},"fullName":"Josh Hamilton","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"After a successful five-year run in Texas that included earning 2010 American League MVP honors and three Silver Sluggers awards while making two World Series appearances, Hamilton signed on with the division-rival Angels during the offseason. In doing so, he gave up the advantages of hitter-friendly Rangers Ballpark; he had an OPS 107 points higher and batted 21 points higher there than on the road during his Rangers career. That's not to say that Hamilton's fantasy prospects are doomed by changing venues, as his .294/.356/.514 career rates outside of Rangers Ballpark remain outstanding, and he's joining an Angels lineup potent enough to continue padding his runs/RBIs. Hamilton's greater concerns are his rising swing-and-miss rate -- he missed on a major league-high 36 percent of his swings last season and whiffed 29.3 percent of the time after the All-Star break -- and his propensity for injury, as he averaged 129 games per year with the Rangers, making three trips to the DL. Expect another All-Star season, but his days of .300 batting averages are likely over.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":-0.1,"playerRater15DAY":-1.5,"positionRank":88}