{"playerId":1271,"percentChange":-0.7,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":3,"playerRaterSEASON":-4.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Pedroia (knee) is unsure if he'll return this season, ESPN.com reports. \"I'd love to play right now, but I can't. I'm going to be back for good if I let it heal. That's it. I've got to let it heal. I can't do anything about time,\" Pedroia said.","spin":"It was reported earlier in the week that Pedroia could return this season, but Thursday's comments give some pause. Pedroia said that he will know more about his outlook in \"4 to 5 weeks,\" so his status will remain in limbo until mid-August in a best-case scenario. The Red Sox will continue to make do with Brock Holt and Eduardo Nunez at second base in the interim.","date":"Thu Jul 12"},"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"},"positionRank":77}