{"playerId":6245,"percentChange":17.3,"averageDraftPosition":222.6,"percentOwned":72.8,"playerRaterSEASON":5.8,"playerRater7DAY":4,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Snell won't start Thursday's game against the Orioles, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.","spin":"With Tuesday's game against the Orioles being postponed, the Rays decided to move their rotation back a day. As a result, Chris Archer will start instead of Snell for Thursday's series finale versus Tampa Bay. This is a tough draw for Snell, as his next scheduled start will now come Friday against the high-powered Red Sox if the Rays stay in rotation.","date":"Tue Apr 24"},"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":5.8,"playerRater15DAY":8.9,"positionRank":15}