{"playerId":822,"percentChange":0.4,"averageDraftPosition":189,"percentOwned":14,"playerRaterSEASON":-3.1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Youkilis (back) was able to hit off a tee and take soft-toss batting practice Friday, the Lower Hudson Journal News reports.","spin":"Youkilis will head to the team's spring training facility in Tampa next week for further rehab activities. He hopes to return during the season's final week, though if the Yankees are eliminated from playoff contention by that point, he could just be shut down for the season.","date":"Fri Sep 6"},"fullName":"Kevin Youkilis","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Youkilis \"joined the enemy\" this winter, the longtime Boston Red Sox star signing a one-year deal with the Yankees to fill in at the hot corner while Alex Rodriguez recovers from hip surgery. He fits the Yankees' desires: He's a disciplined hitter with pop, and he brings right-handed punch to a lineup that leans left-handed. Youkilis' specific role, however, will have a bearing on his fantasy value: He has a high enough on-base percentage -- .384 career, .336 in 2012 -- that a top-third-of-the-order gig would make sense, driving his runs total; he'd be more of an RBI guy if he was slotted in the 5-6-7 holes; and he'd be a bit less of an injury risk if the Yankees could find a way to frequently use him at designated hitter. How he's being used in the spring is worth tracking, but the best guess has him being an everyday third baseman and No. 6 hitter, tempering his bounce-back potential. Tread carefully, because Yankee pinstripes can often drive prices unrealistically high.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"positionRank":57}