{"playerId":824,"percentChange":-3,"averageDraftPosition":59.7,"percentOwned":85.8,"playerRaterSEASON":4.3,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Mauer (concussion) will be shut down for the remainder of the 2013 season, FOX Sports North reports.","spin":"Despite making slow but sure progress through his concussion, Mauer was unable to take part in baseball activities since landing on the DL on Aug. 20, and with seven games left in the season, the decision was an easy one for the organization to make. Look for Josmil Pinto and Eric Fryer to hold down the fort at catcher for the final week of the year.","date":"Mon Sep 23"},"fullName":"Joe Mauer","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"The gradual shift from behind the plate -- exactly one-half of his 2012 starts came at catcher, whereas in 2008 he started 135 times there -- seems to be doing Mauer some good. He rebounded from a down, injury-plagued 2011 to capture the majors' on-base percentage crown (.416) while placing third among catchers on our Player Rater, and in the process he set new personal bests in terms of games played (147), starts (144) and plate appearances (641). The Twins will take note of that and, while they'll probably employ another share of the catching chores between Mauer, Ryan Doumit and Drew Butera, that's a plus for Mauer's keeper-league owners because it means he might again play the requisite games to qualify there for 2014, too. He'll remain a health risk for the remainder of his career, and a greater one the larger his catching demands, but few players bring the level of batting average/on-base percentage potential that Mauer does. He's well worth the choice in the early-to-mid rounds.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"positionRank":8}