{"playerId":1196,"percentChange":-20.6,"averageDraftPosition":236.3,"percentOwned":44.3,"playerRaterSEASON":1.7,"playerRater7DAY":-5,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Rodriguez home-road splits this season have been dramatic, having not allowed a run in 13.2 innings at home, while posting a 8.49 ERA away from PNC Park, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.","spin":"Rodriguez's career ERA at home parks is 3.40 compared to 4.72 away from home, despite pitching in Houston's hitter friendly Minute Maid Park for most of his career. He'll look to continue his home dominance Sunday against Washington, before a likely road start against the Mets the following weekend.","date":"Wed May 1"},"fullName":"Wandy Rodriguez","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Perhaps the most difficult element of a pitcher's skill set to discern is whether a late-career drop in strikeouts is real. After sporting a K/9 of 8.2 in '10 and 7.8 in '11, Rodriguez' rate plummeted to 6.1 in '12. On the plus side is that his fastball velocity was consistent with previous seasons and he threw more first-pitch strikes. However, PitchFX data suggests that his curve and change were less effective. The safe play is to expect an improvement in strikeout rate, but not to the levels of '07 - '11, when Rodriguez averaged a K/9 of 8.2. While not a sexy choice, Rodriguez still helps stabilize the back end of a fantasy rotation.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":1.8,"playerRater15DAY":0,"positionRank":67}