{"playerId":973,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":110.9,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":4.1,"playerRater7DAY":-1.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Hardy is back in the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals, MASN's Roch Kubato reports.","spin":"Hardy got the day off Wednesday, but he will be back in action for Friday's series opener with Kansas City. Hardy will bat second against Royals starter Bruce Chen.","date":"Fri May 25"},"fullName":"J.J. Hardy","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"How happy do you think Hardy was when he escaped the cavernous confines of Target Field to take up residence in the more hitter-friendly Camden Yards? To be fair, injuries greatly contributed to Hardy's scuffles in 2009, his last season in Milwaukee, and his only one in Minnesota in 2010, but still, he more than welcomed the trade to Baltimore that winter. In only 129 games last season, Hardy set a career high by swatting 30 over the fence, bettering his previous mark of 26 set back in 2007 as a Brewer. Hardy jacked his HR/FB up to a majestic 15.7 percent while also putting more balls in the air than ever before. Ignoring the injury factor for a second, as impressive as last season was for the slick-fielding shortstop, smart money is on regression, especially when you realize that a whopping 70 percent of all ballplayers regress from one year to the next. Now let us un-ignore the health factor; for the past three seasons, Hardy has averaged a very uninspiring 115 games played, missing well over a quarter of a season. While none of his injuries are chronic or particularly serious, he always seems to have a muscle strain or pull somewhere. So while Hardy is one of the better sources of pop from the middle infield, have a backup plan in place.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Fri Feb 10"},"playerRater30DAY":6.1,"playerRater15DAY":3.1,"positionRank":11}