{"playerId":1083,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":103.6,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":1.9,"playerRater7DAY":-2.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Howard will have a precautionary MRI on his left knee Monday, MLB.com reports.","spin":"Howard missed Sunday's game due to the injury and will likely sit out again Monday against Miami. A stay on the disabled list may be in his future, which would result in Michael Young and Kevin Frandsen getting most of the reps in the corner infield slots.","date":"Sun May 19"},"fullName":"Ryan Howard","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"It is a dangerous thing to put too much stock into Howard's 2012 statistics, being that he was recovering from a torn Achilles suffered the previous October, and was probably never truly 100 percent all year. That said, Howard's downward trends in terms of OPS are troubling; his number in that category has declined in each of the past three seasons and his strikeout rate has risen in each of the past two. Howard was also flustered by left-handed pitchers, batting just .173/.226/.378 against them, making him a matchups consideration in shallow mixed leagues with daily transactions. There's no question that, at age 33, he is on the declining phase of his career curve. However, even accounting for that, Howard remains capable of 30-homer power, and as a heart-of-the-order Phillies hitter, he might get back to 100 RBIs. If he can only strike fear into opposing pitchers once more, he should also recapture some of the walks he lost in 2012, which would increase his value in leagues that count on-base percentage. Give him another chance to put forth one more big power year, because at least there was an explanation for last season.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":2.2,"playerRater15DAY":-3,"positionRank":25}