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Christian Encarnacion-Strand or Oneil Cruz

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Christian Encarnacion-Strand

Christian Encarnacion-Strand

1BCincinnati Reds CIN
Oneil Cruz

Oneil Cruz

SSPittsburgh Pirates PIT
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Encarnacion-Strand over Cruz

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Christian Encarnacion-Strand
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cruz over Encarnacion-Strand

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Oneil Cruz
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Performance Christian Encarnacion-Strand
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.192044.2500.26907
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.209186.2440.372012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Oneil Cruz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.318020.4230.40917
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.213141.2880.319113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Christian Encarnacion-Strand
OWN
65%
-2.59 compared to last week
START
53%
+14.36 compared to last week
OWN/START Oneil Cruz
OWN
83%
-5.36 compared to last week
START
68%
-0.07 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Christian Encarnacion-Strand
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Oneil Cruz
10th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Christian Encarnacion-Strand

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 20th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 181st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.312
  • Ranked 215th in batting average with 0.250
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 324th with 0.297
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 164th with 0.434
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 215th with 0.731
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 470th with 2
  • Top 100 in RBI and is currently ranked 91st with 53
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 230th in runs scored with 40
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.071, OBP: -0.109, HRs: -11, RBI: -21, Runs: -18, Wlks: -11, Stls: -2,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Oneil Cruz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 10th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 29th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.373 and is currently ranked 33rd
  • Ranked 252nd in batting average with 0.243
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 321st with 0.297
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 338th with 0.359
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 334th with 0.657
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 575th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 534th in RBI with 8
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 547th in runs scored with 8
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.007, OBP: -0.078, HRs: +2, RBI: +4, Runs: +1, Wlks: +1, Stls: -1,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Christian Encarnacion-Strand

No Injury Reported

Injury Oneil Cruz

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Christian Encarnacion-Strand
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHIFernando CruzW 8-1
Apr 24VS PHIJustin WilsonW 7-4
Apr 25VS PHIZack WheelerL 0-5
Apr 26@TEXJose LeclercL 2-1
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.258053.3030.35508
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Oneil Cruz
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MILJared JonesW 4-2
Apr 23VS MILBailey FalterW 2-1
Apr 24VS MILBryan HudsonL 2-3
Apr 25VS MILJared KoenigL 5-7
Apr 26@SFCamilo DovalL 3-0
Apr 27@SFJordan Hicks
Apr 28@SFKeaton Winn
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.412020.4740.52905
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Christian Encarnacion-Strand
15.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Oneil Cruz
16.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 25 19 2 11 16 0 3 .192 .212 .313 55
ON PACE 155 118 12 68 99 0 18 .192 .212 .313 342
3-YEAR AVG 64 60 13 29 37 2 14 .271 .329 .480 185
Career 89 79 15 40 53 2 17 .247 .294 .428
Career Oneil Cruz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 PIT 2 3 1 2 3 0 0 .333 .333 .667 9
2022 PIT 76 68 17 40 53 9 23 .236 .294 .472 238
2023 PIT 21 8 1 7 4 3 7 .250 .375 .375 49
2024 PIT 27 25 3 8 8 2 8 .243 .297 .359 51
ON PACE 162 150 18 48 48 12 48 .243 .297 .359 306
3-YEAR AVG 33 26 6 16 20 4 10 .240 .304 .468 99
Career 126 104 22 57 68 14 38 .241 .302 .442
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ARI @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Slade Cecconi
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ATL vs CLE 07:20 EDT EST Charlie Morton
Tanner Bibee
BAL vs OAK 04:05 EDT EST Cole Irvin
JP Sears
BOS vs CHC 04:10 EDT EST Josh Winckowski
Ben Brown
CHW vs TB 07:10 EDT EST Jonathan Cannon
Aaron Civale
CIN @TEX 04:05 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Michael Lorenzen
COL vs HOU 06:05 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Ronel Blanco
DET vs KC 06:10 EDT EST Casey Mize
Brady Singer
LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Chris Paddack
LAD @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Tyler Glasnow
Yusei Kikuchi
MIA vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST Edward Cabrera
Mitchell Parker
MIL vs NYY 07:10 EDT EST Joe Ross
Carlos Rodon
NYM vs STL 04:05 EDT EST Adrian Houser
Sonny Gray
PHI @SD 08:40 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Dylan Cease
PIT @SF 09:05 EDT EST Martin Perez
Jordan Hicks
Matchup Time
BOS @MIA 6:00 PM EST
CLE @ORL 1:00 PM EST
DEN @LAL 8:30 PM EST
NO vs OKC 3:30 PM EST
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BOS @TOR 8:00 PM EST
CAR @NYI 2:00 PM EST
DAL @VGK 10:30 PM EST
FLA @TB 5:00 PM EST