{"playerId":1271,"percentChange":0.7,"averageDraftPosition":94.4,"percentOwned":63.5,"playerRaterSEASON":2.2,"playerRater7DAY":-2.1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Pedroia will decide within the next few days whether he will undergo surgery on his left knee, ESPN.com's Scott Lauber reports. \"If you were to get it fixed, the recovery is a long time,\" Pedroia said last week. \"So, I have a lot of things to weigh with the doctors and figure it out.\"","spin":"He has already seen a couple specialists to gauge his options, and we should know which route he will take later this week. It sounds like the surgery in question could affect his availability for the start of 2018, so this could be a noteworthy offseason development. Brock Holt is the top internal option to plug a hole at the keystone if Pedroia ends up missing time next season.","date":"Tue Oct 17"},"fullName":"Dustin Pedroia","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Pedroia enjoyed a modest bounce-back last season, partly because he entered the year healthier than he had been in either of the previous two campaigns. As he had typically done, he hit for a high average, flashed good plate discipline and a bit of pop, things that annually make him one of the more reliable mid-round picks. However, Pedroia's speed has declined since his 30th birthday, and as he enters 2017 at the age of 33, it's unlikely to return. He's a player worth targeting because of his high floor in batting average and on-base percentage, and his likelihood of a good runs scored total as a top-third-in-the-order Red Sox hitter. Pedroia's skill set is more valuable using points-based scoring, though he probably doesn't have much room for growth at this career stage.","seasonId":2017,"date":"Tue Feb 21"},"playerRater30DAY":-0.6,"playerRater15DAY":-3.7,"positionRank":25}