{"playerId":5655,"percentChange":-0.4,"averageDraftPosition":85.9,"percentOwned":95.7,"playerRaterSEASON":4.4,"playerRater7DAY":0,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Tanaka (9-4) threw six innings Thursday, allowing two runs on nine hits in the 3-1 loss to the Rays. He struck out six batters and took the loss.","spin":"Taking the loss was a tough break for Tanaka, but it was nice to see him bounce back from his rough start against Texas last time out. The 6-foot-3 righty got in some trouble in the first inning, allowing a pair of RBI doubles before settling in for five straight scoreless frames. He now owns a 4.03 ERA and a 117:29 K:BB in 114 innings. Tanaka will look to break his two-start losing streak in Miami on Wednesday.","date":"Thu Aug 16"},"fullName":"Masahiro Tanaka","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Tanaka's numbers took a significant turn for the worse in 2017, mainly the result of his inconsistent feel for his splitter. With the pitch, he surrendered the highest batting average and wOBA of his four-year U.S. career and coaxed hitters to chase it out of the strike zone at its lowest rate. Those who claim it was a day/night thing -- he had a 6.99 ERA in 10 day starts -- are overthinking, as Tanaka never showed such a split in his previous three seasons. In his defense, he seemed to turn things around late in the year, as counting the postseason, he had a 3.20 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 28.1 percent strikeout rate in his final 10 starts. The up-and-down pattern of his year underscored Tanaka's risk, but he also warrants credit for back-to-back seasons of at least 30 starts. He's plenty capable of again putting up top-30 starter fantasy numbers.","seasonId":2018,"date":"Tue Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":4.5,"playerRater15DAY":-0.7,"positionRank":37}