{"percentChange":-0.9,"averageDraftPosition":260,"positionRank":81,"percentOwned":7.5,"playerRaterSEASON":-4.1,"seasonOutlook":{"date":"Fri Feb 23","seasonId":2018,"outlook":"In this age of power-hitting second basemen, Pedroia's fantasy relevance is dwindling. He's still reliable for a solid batting average, having recorded marks between .291 and .318 in each of the past three seasons, but there's no meat on the bones here. Over those three seasons -- covering ages 31 through 33 -- Pedroia has averaged 11 home runs, 59 RBI and 45 games missed per year. In today's game, second basemen simply hit for too much power for Pedroia to make up for it by posting a good (but not elite) batting average. The position averaged 16 home runs per 162 games in 2017, bolstered by 11 players who homered 20-plus times. Considering Pedroia hasn't stolen more than six bases since 2013, you're basically just drafting him for the one category at this point, and you're getting four months from him at most. The 34-year-old underwent knee surgery in the offseason and Eduardo Nunez is slated to cover for him at the keystone until late May."},"mostRecentNews":{"date":"Mon Nov 19","news":"President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Pedroia (knee) will not need surgery this offseason, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.","spin":"Instead, Pedroia -- who was limited to just three games in 2018 due to lingering left knee inflammation -- will continue rehabbing through the middle of December before ramping up his activities from there. The veteran second baseman is expected to start running in January, and if all goes well, the hope if that he'll be ready for the start of the 2019 campaign."},"fullName":"Dustin Pedroia","playerId":1271}