{"playerId":1740,"percentChange":-1.1,"averageDraftPosition":225.1,"percentOwned":83.4,"playerRaterSEASON":5,"playerRater7DAY":0.3,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Happ (10-6) lasted just 3.2 innings Thursday, yielding five unearned runs on five hits and a walk while taking the loss against Boston. He struck out six and gave up a home run.","spin":"Happ was solid in the first few innings but totally unraveled in the fourth, allowing all five run and was eventually sent to the showers by a Mookie Betts grand slam. July has been an absolute nightmare for Happ after allowing 13 earned runs in his first two starts this month and he's now lost his last three starts. He'll take the mound next Saturday when Toronto hosts Baltimore as he looks to get back in the win column.","date":"Thu Jul 12"},"fullName":"J.A. Happ","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Happ was a slightly above-average starting pitcher in 2017. He added to his strikeout rate, upping it to 22.7 percent, without sacrificing anything in terms of control. Meanwhile, his groundball rate was a career-high 46.9 percent. It all added up to a respectable 3.53 ERA, which wasn't far out of line with the estimators (3.76 FIP, 3.94 xFIP, 4.11 SIERA). The biggest red flags for the 35-year-old Happ moving forward are a decline in performance against right-handed hitters and his early-season trip to the disabled list last year with elbow inflammation, although he did fare well following his return. Happ has the sort of \"boring\" veteran profile which could lead to him being underrated in fantasy drafts. If he remains healthy, he seems likely to provide another season with a quality ERA, WHIP and strikeout total. As with any pitcher his age, however, health cannot be guaranteed.","seasonId":2018,"date":"Tue Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":-0.7,"playerRater15DAY":-4,"positionRank":29}