{"playerId":1083,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":103.6,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":2.7,"playerRater7DAY":7.3,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Howard is not in the lineup Sunday against the Mets, CSN Philly reports.","spin":"With left-hander Jon Niese on the mound for the Mets, manager Charlie Manuel viewed it as a good opportunity to give Howard some rest. Howard has been incredibly productive at the plate of late, delivering two home runs and eight RBI over his last four games.","date":"Sun Apr 28"},"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":2.8,"playerRater15DAY":3.8,"positionRank":16}