{"playerId":1103,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":104.2,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":-3.4,"playerRater7DAY":-0.6,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Granderson is not in the starting lineup Friday, Andy McCullough of the Newark Star Ledger reports.","spin":"With a lefty on the mound, Granderson's absence may simply be a matchup-based decision Friday. Vernon Wells is playing left field while Granderson takes a set against Mark Buehrle.","date":"Fri May 17"},"fullName":"Curtis Granderson","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"A broken arm suffered early in Spring Training will cost Granderson the first month of the season, but we still like his chances to hit 30 homers in five months. Here's a statistic that exemplifies the kind of slugger that Granderson has become: In 2012, he became the fifth Yankee in history with repeat 40-homer years, while also setting a franchise record for the highest percentage of plate appearances that ended in a strikeout (28.5 percent). Perhaps recognizing how apt a style for Yankee Stadium, Granderson has become an all-or-nothing, pull-power player, and it has resulted in the most homers hit at the venue over the past three years (61). By doing so, however, last season he gave back some of the gains that he made in his walk rate (down 1.3 percent) and he attempted fewer steals (22 fewer attempts). All that points to a player who has become more volatile in terms of batting average and, coupled with the drop in steals, also volatile in fantasy value. The Yankees, too, have lineup questions for the first time in years, threatening Granderson's runs/RBI production when he comes back, picking him can hamstring a fantasy team, so make sure you can deal with his low batting average if you select him, along with needing to fill in for him with another outfielder for the month of April.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Mon Feb 25"},"playerRater30DAY":-3.1,"playerRater15DAY":-2.1,"positionRank":142}