{"playerId":1271,"percentChange":4.4,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":11.6,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"The Red Sox want Pedroia (knee) to play back-to-back games at second base before they will consider activating him, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.","spin":"Pedroia made his second consecutive start while on rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday; however, one of those games was as a designated hitter. He made all the necessary plays in the field Saturday and will get a day off Sunday to offer some feedback to the team about how he's feeling. He's expected to rejoin the PawSox on Monday, but is nearing a return to Boston.","date":"Sun May 20"},"fullName":"Dustin Pedroia","seasonOutlook":{"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.","seasonId":2018,"date":"Fri Feb 23"}}