{"playerId":2887,"percentChange":-0.6,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":2.5,"playerRaterSEASON":-0.8,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Nicasio (knee) was activated from the disabled list Monday.","spin":"Nicasio will end up spending the minimum amount of time on the disabled list. Prior to his injury, Nicasio had recorded a 5.34 ERA in 28.2 innings, though his underlying numbers indicated that he was actually pitching quite well. His strikeout rate had spiked up to an impressive 31.4 percent, while his walk rate remained an incredibly low 1.7 percent. Those numbers result in a very solid 2.53 FIP, indicating that the veteran should be able to capably fill his setup role if he keeps pitching the way he'd already been pitching.","date":"Mon Jun 18"},"fullName":"Juan Nicasio","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"After a number of years in a swingman role, Nicasio found his true calling last year as a full-time reliever. His fastball and slider played up well in relief, as he posted the best ratios of his career and gave up a few strikeouts in order to command the ball better and cut down on his walks. Last year he also found the success against lefties that had eluded him for years, despite not adding a new pitch to his approach. Improved command alone allowed him to hold lefties to a .205/.252/.292 line last season, just one year after he served up 13 homers in 50 total innings against lefties. He is the insurance plan should Edwin Diaz have another in-season lapse like he did last year, but even if he is not closing for Seattle, he should still be able to vulture a few wins in his high-leverage role.","seasonId":2018,"date":"Fri Mar 9"},"playerRater30DAY":0,"playerRater15DAY":-4,"positionRank":180}