{"playerId":1346,"percentChange":10.6,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":71.6,"playerRaterSEASON":4.9,"playerRater7DAY":4.8,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Loney is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles, the Tampa Tribune reports.","spin":"Loney was expected to be given some rest at some point, and the Rays opted to do so facing a lefty Monday in Wei-Yin Chen. It will be his first day off in the month of September. In 21 games over that stretch, he has hit .247/.291/.370 with two home runs and 11 RBI. He should be back in the lineup Tuesday against the Yankees.","date":"Mon Sep 23"},"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,"playerRater15DAY":3.7,"positionRank":15}