{"playerId":4344,"percentChange":-5.4,"averageDraftPosition":211.5,"percentOwned":49.1,"playerRaterSEASON":0.7,"playerRater7DAY":-2.3,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Kepler (knee) will bat seventh and play center field against the Rays on Friday, LaVelle E. Neal of the Star Tribune reports.","spin":"Kepler won't miss any additional time after being removed from Wednesday's game with a right knee injury. Manager Paul Molitor said that the outfielder was dealing with some discomfort but there wasn't anything structurally wrong with the knee. With left-hander Blake Snell scheduled to pitch Saturday's game, it wouldn't be surprising to see Molitor give Kepler another day off to keep him spry moving forward.","date":"Fri Apr 20"},"fullName":"Max Kepler","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Kepler has been an immensely streaky player in his brief time in the majors, exemplified by his having a sub-.275 wOBA in two months and a .350-plus wOBA in two other months of 2017. There are two reasons for this: The Twins have, to this point, regarded him an everyday player despite his .176/.242/.279 career slash rates and 27.7 percent strikeout rate against left-handed pitchers, and he struggled mightily against breaking balls, batting just .147 against them last season. That the team has been so patient through Kepler's development is a plus, but he needs to show something during spring training in order to make himself more than a \"last man in your mixed league outfield\" pick.","seasonId":2018,"date":"Tue Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":0.7,"playerRater15DAY":0.2,"positionRank":61}