{"playerId":739,"percentChange":-0.2,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":0.5,"playerRaterSEASON":-2.9,"playerRater7DAY":-1.7,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Byrd is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Orioles, Alex Speier of WEEI.com reports.","spin":"Scott Podsednik is in center field and Byrd's meager .281 OBP could begin to cost him playing time despite the assortment of injuries that have depleted the Red Sox's outfield depth in recent weeks.","date":"Wed May 23"},"fullName":"Marlon Byrd","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Fantasy owners seem to annually underrate Byrd; he has batted .291/.346/.445 the past five years combined, and averaged 16 home runs and 79 RBIs per 162 games played. Though 2011 represented his worst of those five seasons, remember that he missed a month and a half after being struck in the face by an Alfredo Aceves pitch in May, an injury that was awfully fluky. Byrd managed .255/.311/.380 triple-slash rates in 75 games after returning, though it's unclear whether the injury or his 34 years of age contributed. NL-only owners should draft him as a fourth/fifth outfielder.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Fri Feb 10"},"playerRater30DAY":-0.6,"playerRater15DAY":-1.3,"positionRank":125}