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Brendan Donovan or Christian Encarnacion-Strand

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Brendan Donovan

Brendan Donovan

LFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Christian Encarnacion-Strand

Christian Encarnacion-Strand

1BCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Donovan over Encarnacion-Strand

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Brendan Donovan
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Encarnacion-Strand over Donovan

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Christian Encarnacion-Strand
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Performance Brendan Donovan
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400015.5000.55005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286126.3620.452011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Christian Encarnacion-Strand
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143000.2500.14302
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brendan Donovan
OWN
33%
-0.99 compared to last week
START
25%
-2.13 compared to last week
OWN/START Christian Encarnacion-Strand
OWN
39%
-4.51 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-5.57 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brendan Donovan
47th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Christian Encarnacion-Strand
22nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brendan Donovan

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF 2B . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 47th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 23rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 377th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.270
  • Ranked 234th in batting average with 0.247
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 243rd with 0.315
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 274th with 0.385
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 255th with 0.700
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 640th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 351st in RBI with 25
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 321st in runs scored with 30
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.048, OBP: -0.048, HRs: -6, RBI: -11, Runs: -27, Wlks: -17, Stls: -5,
Breakdown Christian Encarnacion-Strand

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 33rd.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Wrist (Since May 8, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 205th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.305
  • Ranked 255th in batting average with 0.243
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 360th with 0.292
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 202nd with 0.415
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 243rd with 0.707
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 554th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 190th in RBI with 53
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 259th in runs scored with 42
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.081, OBP: -0.109, HRs: -11, RBI: -21, Runs: -16, Wlks: -10, Stls: -2,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Brendan Donovan

No Injury Reported

Injury Christian Encarnacion-Strand

WRIST - Since May 8, 2024

Encarnacion-Strand is dealing with a right ulnar styloid fracture and was placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in June.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brendan Donovan
DateOpponentResult
May 13@LAAKyle LeahyW 5-10
May 14@LAASonny GrayW 6-7
May 15@LAAGriffin CanningL 7-2
May 17VS BOSKyle GibsonW 10-6
May 18VS BOSKutter Crawford
May 19VS BOSNick Pivetta
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.412013.4740.58804
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Christian Encarnacion-Strand
DateOpponentResult
May 13@ARIJustin MartinezL 6-5
May 14@ARIHunter GreeneW 2-6
May 15@ARIRyan ThompsonL 2-1
May 16@LADNick MartinezW 2-7
May 17@LADMichael GroveL 7-3
May 18@LADWalker Buehler
May 19@LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.2500.00001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Brendan Donovan
12.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Christian Encarnacion-Strand
12.09
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Brendan Donovan
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 118 101 5 53 43 2 54 .278 .387 .377 343
2023 STL 101 91 10 47 31 5 33 .280 .361 .409 302
2024 STL 43 39 4 20 20 0 16 .232 .313 .381 137
ON PACE 158 143 14 73 73 0 58 .232 .313 .381 504
3-YEAR AVG 110 96 8 50 37 4 44 .279 .375 .392 323
Career 262 231 19 120 94 7 103 .270 .363 .390
Career Christian Encarnacion-Strand
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 CIN 64 60 13 29 37 2 14 .271 .329 .480 185
2024 CIN 30 22 2 13 16 0 4 .190 .220 .293 62
ON PACE 108 79 7 46 57 0 14 .190 .220 .293 223
3-YEAR AVG 64 60 13 29 37 2 14 .271 .329 .480 185
Career 94 82 15 42 53 2 18 .243 .292 .415
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ATL vs SD 07:10 EDT EST Reynaldo Lopez
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BAL vs SEA 01:35 EDT EST Dean Kremer
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CHW @NYY 01:35 EDT EST Chris Flexen
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CIN @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
CLE vs MIN 01:40 EDT EST Tanner Bibee
Chris Paddack
COL @SF 04:05 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Jordan Hicks
HOU vs MIL 02:10 EDT EST Spencer Arrighetti
Colin Rea
KC vs OAK 02:10 EDT EST Brady Singer
JP Sears
LAA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Michael Lorenzen
MIA vs NYM 01:40 EDT EST Sixto Sanchez
Sean Manaea
PHI vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Aaron Nola
Trevor Williams
TB @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Aaron Civale
Alek Manoah
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