{"percentChange":0.9,"averageDraftPosition":8.1,"positionRank":21,"playerRater7DAY":-1.9,"percentOwned":97.5,"playerRaterSEASON":6.9,"seasonOutlook":{"date":"Tue Feb 20","seasonId":2018,"outlook":"He's coming off a historic seven-year run, during which he has captured three Cy Young awards (2011, 2013 and 2014), an MVP award (2014) and four major league ERA crowns (2011-14) and has averaged 17 wins and 232 strikeouts with a 2.10 ERA and 0.91 WHIP. So why is it even a question as to whether Kershaw is the No. 1 overall pick in any fantasy draft? Simple: Back problems have shortened each of his past two seasons, costing him a combined 96 Dodgers games and limiting him to 48 regular-season starts, only 13 of which have come after the All-Star break. That's an issue particularly in head-to-head leagues, in which Kershaw is the type of pitcher who can almost single-handedly lead your team to the playoffs, only to disappear at that most inopportune time -- said playoffs. It makes him the most risk/reward pitcher in fantasy, as he has been the No. 7 overall player on the Player Rater in each of his past two injury-shortened seasons, yet he has forced his managers to find replacements for weeks at a time. Depending on your risk tolerance, Kershaw stakes a claim to the No. 1 overall pick -- more so in points-based leagues, where elite starting pitching dominates -- but he might not be the lead man in a four-pitcher \"Tier 1\" of starters."},"fullName":"Clayton Kershaw","playerRater30DAY":3,"playerRater15DAY":1.8,"playerId":1879}