{"playerId":1346,"percentChange":0.1,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":69.8,"playerRaterSEASON":4.4,"playerRater7DAY":-3,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Loney cracked his third home run of the season Sunday en route to a 2-for-4 performance during Tampa Bay's win against San Diego.","spin":"Loney ranks behind just the inimitable Miguel Cabrera with a .376 average on the year, which has been fueled by an impressive past 24 outings. During that stretch, loney has 11 multi-hit outings, a .453 (34-for-75) average, 15 RBI, and 14 runs scored. Even if he keeps up what is likely an unsustainable pace, he is unlikely to display much power or base stealing acumen.","date":"Sun May 12"},"fullName":"James Loney","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Leave it to the Rays to go cheap and defensive-minded at first base (see: Casey Kotchman in 2011). Loney might not be the weakest hitter in the game, but he's in the discussion for weakest hitter relative to replacement level at first base; he is a lifetime .282/.339/.419 hitter, whereas the major league average for first basemen during his seven-year big-league career is .272/.353/.464. Oh, and Loney has only been getting worse as a hitter, with his walk rate (6.0 percent), isolated power (.088) and batting average (.249) last season checking in as career lows. The Rays must see something in Loney's bat they like, however -- perhaps the prospect that his career .294/.351/.441 rates versus right-handers makes him a handy platoon mate with Sean Rodriguez. They're among the teams most likely to utilize him well, a la Kotchman, minimizing Loney's downside in AL-only formats. But make no mistake: Loney's value is relegated to AL-only leagues, or perhaps deep mixed leagues with daily transactions.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":4.9,"playerRater15DAY":2.2,"positionRank":10}