{"playerId":753,"percentChange":1.8,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":10.1,"playerRaterSEASON":0.5,"playerRater7DAY":-2.7,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Ellis is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Brewers.","spin":"Ellis, who has played two games since coming off the DL on Sunday, will get a day of rest Tuesday. Skip Schumaker will draw the start at second base.","date":"Tue May 21"},"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":-0.8,"playerRater15DAY":-3.6,"positionRank":17}