{"playerId":753,"percentChange":0.1,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":8.7,"playerRaterSEASON":0.1,"playerRater7DAY":-2.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Ellis is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Pirates, the Los Angeles Times reports.","spin":"The veteran second baseman is simply getting the day off for the Sunday afternoon tilt. Nick Punto starts at second base.","date":"Sun Jun 16"},"fullName":"Mark Ellis","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Just your run-of-the-mill, near-the-league-average second baseman here -- his .265/.331/.394 lifetime rates are only marginally better than the .256/.317/.382 major league averages by second basemen in 2012 -- Ellis is the kind of player whose role will drive his NL-only value. He's adept enough with the bat, and capable enough of drawing a walk, to stick in the Dodgers' regular lineup, and he could fit as a No. 1 or 2 hitter -- he started 99 times combined between those spots last year -- which might result in a decent runs total. Now 35, Ellis probably isn't much better than the player he was in 2012, and his days of double-digit steals are presumably behind him. But he does have a strength: He hits lefties well, with a .800-plus OPS against that side in two of the past three years. That at least gives him value in daily formats.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":-1.6,"playerRater15DAY":-1.2,"positionRank":18}