{"playerId":781,"percentChange":4.7,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":5.6,"playerRaterSEASON":0.1,"playerRater7DAY":2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Lackey (biceps), making his first start since coming off the disabled list, allowed one run on five hits and two walks while striking out four in six innings in a win over Houston on Sunday.","spin":"Lackey had some early trouble, but settled down after that to throw six innings. After sitting out all of the 2012 season, he'll spend the next few outings trying to improve his arm strength.","date":"Sun Apr 28"},"fullName":"John Lackey","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Lackey, who had Tommy John surgery on Nov. 1, 2011, is expected to be healthy enough to compete for a rotation spot with the Red Sox this spring. At 34 years old, though, and having shown signs of statistical erosion in the seasons leading up to the operation, he might be a mere shell of his former self. Lackey's strikeout-to-walk ratio was in a five-year pattern of decline, and he had averaged only 28 starts from 2008 to 11. He'll need to open some eyes this spring to capture more than late-round AL-only consideration, though the $30-plus million he has remaining on his contract virtually guarantees him a rotation spot if healthy.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Thu Feb 21"},"playerRater30DAY":0.1,"playerRater15DAY":0.4,"positionRank":100}