{"playerId":1334,"percentChange":-1.3,"averageDraftPosition":189.7,"percentOwned":98.7,"playerRaterSEASON":6.5,"playerRater7DAY":-0.6,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Perkins earned his 33rd save of the season Monday against the Angels as he allowed two hits and recorded one strikeout in one scoreless inning.","spin":"Perkins has really be great as a closer on a bad team as not only does he have 33 saves despite the Twins only winning 62 games so far this season, but he also has a 2.54 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 70 strikeouts in 56.2 innings.","date":"Mon Sep 9"},"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,"playerRater15DAY":1.4,"positionRank":7}