{"playerId":1334,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":204.7,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":3.2,"playerRater7DAY":-2.1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Perkins came on in a non-save situation Saturday against the Rangers and allowed two runs on one hit and two walks.","spin":"Perkins hadn't pitched since Tuesday, so the Twins had him work the ninth inning Saturday with a 7-0 lead. He allowed back-to-back walks to begin the frame, and Mitch Moreland later doubled both baserunners home, but there seems to be little to worry about with Perkins as he's 6-for-6 in save chances this year.","date":"Sat Apr 27"},"fullName":"Glen Perkins","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Perkins might be the most deserving closer no one knows about. That's perhaps due to one of two things: (A) He spent the earlier stages of his career as more of a LOOGY (Left-handed One-Out GuY); and (B) once he graduated into a ninth-inning role, he had to settle for a share of the ninth-inning chores with right-hander Jared Burton. A Perkins-Burton partnership could be in the cards for 2013, considering managers' historical reliance upon right-handers rather than left-handers in the closer role, but Perkins has skills and stats that could elevate him. He went 12-for-13 in save chances with a 1.93 ERA, 0.58 WHIP and 11.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio in the second half last season, and in 2012 overall he limited right-handed hitters to .241/.297/.424 rates, making him a much more balanced reliever. AL-only owners might like a pitcher like this piecing saves together on the cheap, and if Perkins captures the full-time role, he'd be a bargain bet in all mixed leagues.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":3.4,"playerRater15DAY":2.2,"positionRank":17}