{"playerId":6245,"percentChange":0.2,"averageDraftPosition":222.6,"percentOwned":93.5,"playerRaterSEASON":8.6,"playerRater7DAY":3.3,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Snell (9-4) got the win Tuesday, allowing one run on three hits and seven walks while striking out six over seven innings against the Astros.","spin":"Snell wasn't at his sharpest with a season-high seven walks and only just over half of his pitches going for strikes (57 of 102), but he allowed just three singles and was helped out by his defense with a couple of double plays and another out on the basepaths when Alex Bregman attempted to stretch a single into a double. The lefty's nine wins trail only Corey Kluber and Luis Severino in the AL, and he now sports a sterling 2.48 ERA. He's struggled with command a bit of late with 15:13 K:BB in 18 innings over his last three starts, but on the year he's now at 9.8 K/9. Next up is a home date with the Nationals on Monday.","date":"Tue Jun 19"},"fullName":"Blake Snell","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Here's an example of a pitcher with great stuff who has yet to harness it at the big-league level. Snell has, through parts of two seasons, posted a bloated 11.6 percent walk rate, ruining his WHIP (1.45), but his curveball has been an effective pitch and his fastball picked up a decent share of velocity during the second half of last season, resulting in a 3.28 ERA during his final 15 starts. These are the ups and downs of a young pitcher with sketchy control, and while Snell's upside might be tantalizing, there's no way to tell whether he's ready to fully break through at the very start of 2018. He's a wise late-round pick for teams that are already sound in WHIP, and he's a slightly stronger such choice in points-based leagues, where his likely to rise strikeout rate has more value.","seasonId":2018,"date":"Tue Feb 20"},"playerRater30DAY":7.7,"playerRater15DAY":2.5,"positionRank":8}