{"playerId":1568,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":38,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":3.2,"playerRater7DAY":-0.5,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Butler went 1-for-4 with two RBI against the Angels on Wednesday.","spin":"Butler really caught fire on this road trip, as he went 8-for-13 (.615) with a home run, nine RBI and four runs scored during the three-game set with the Angels. He's raised his batting average by 40 points to .268 on the season. It's safe to say that Butler's early struggles are behind him, so expect his usual level of production going forward.","date":"Thu May 16"},"fullName":"Billy Butler","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"After leading the majors in doubles from 2009-11 combined (140), Butler finally converted some of those into home runs at the age of 26 last season, setting personal bests in homers (29), RBIs (107) and slugging percentage (.510). His transformation coincided with little more than a boost to his home run/fly ball percentage -- his 18.6 rate in the category was also a career high -- meaning he finally got some of the good fortune he deserved on batted balls. That could mean that Butler doesn't have much more room for growth, but is any fantasy owner going to complain about a player practically certain to bat at least .300 with 25 homers? As difficult as this is to believe, only 11 players reached both of those thresholds last season. Butler also barely met the 20-game minimum to qualify at first base in 2013; that's the kind of boost to his value that strengthens his candidacy for a pick in the first few rounds of any draft.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":2.8,"playerRater15DAY":3.6,"positionRank":18}