{"playerId":5172,"percentChange":-0.5,"averageDraftPosition":233.9,"percentOwned":63.1,"playerRaterSEASON":4.9,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Rodriguez (ankle) will throw live batting practice Wednesday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.","spin":"Rodriguez had encouraging bullpen sessions over the weekend in Baltimore and now moves onto face batters. This could be the final step before the left-hander makes a rehab start. Depending on how many starts the team wants for him, Rodriguez could be back in Boston's rotation by the end of next week.","date":"Tue Aug 14"},"fullName":"Eduardo Rodriguez","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Considering it was learned after last season that he had been dealing with a chronic knee problem for much of the past four years, Rodriguez's hints of growth last season look all the more impressive. Though he succumbed to October surgery on said knee, perhaps costing him a brief DL stint to begin the 2018 season, Rodriguez, when healthy, will set out to boost his strikeout rate for the fourth consecutive year in the bigs. He got off to a good start before the injuries became apparent last year -- 3.54 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 26.3 percent strikeout rate in his first 10 starts and one relief appearance -- and those might not be unrealistic new baselines for him if all goes well with his rehab this spring. Don't forget about him as a late-round mixed pick with upside, and he's one of the more potentially profitable arms to fill out the middle of your AL-only staff.","seasonId":2018,"date":"Tue Feb 20"},"positionRank":31}