{"playerId":5655,"percentChange":-1.6,"averageDraftPosition":85.9,"percentOwned":90,"playerRaterSEASON":4,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Tanaka (hamstrings) has recovered from the inner-ear illness the pitcher dealt with a few days earlier, George A. King III of the New York Post reports.","spin":"Boone noted that Tanaka is \"progressing\" in his recovery from mild strains in both of his hamstrings, but there's no timeline for the right-hander to resume mound work. Tanaka will presumably wait for the pain in his legs to subside a little more before initiating a throwing program in earnest. The 29-year-old previously expressed optimism that he would be ready to return from the 10-day disabled list at some point before the All-Star Game on July 17.","date":"Mon Jun 18"},"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":3,"playerRater15DAY":0.7,"positionRank":36}