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Christian Encarnacion-Strand or Matt McLain

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

Christian Encarnacion-Strand

1BCincinnati Reds CIN
Matt McLain

Matt McLain

SSCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Encarnacion-Strand over McLain

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Christian Encarnacion-Strand
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McLain over Encarnacion-Strand

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Matt McLain
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Performance Christian Encarnacion-Strand
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333043.3330.46705
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2821117.2930.462011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matt McLain
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Christian Encarnacion-Strand
OWN
64%
-5.26 compared to last week
START
49%
-2.53 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt McLain
OWN
55%
-6.84 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-0.71 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Christian Encarnacion-Strand
15th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt McLain
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Christian Encarnacion-Strand

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 23rd.
  • 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 190th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.310
  • Ranked 223rd in batting average with 0.249
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 338th with 0.294
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 166th with 0.436
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 216th with 0.730
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 468th with 2
  • Top 100 in RBI and is currently ranked 96th with 51
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 240th in runs scored with 37
  • 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: -0.134, HRs: -11, RBI: -23, Runs: -21, Wlks: -13, Stls: -2,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Matt McLain

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 37th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 101st.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Shoulder (Since Mar 20, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.357 and is currently ranked 51st
  • Ranked 116th in batting average with 0.269
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 136th with 0.342
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 109th with 0.467
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 102nd with 0.809
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 164th with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 346th in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 287th in runs scored with 31
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.291, OBP: -0.358, HRs: -16, RBI: -50, Runs: -65, Wlks: -31, Stls: -14,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Christian Encarnacion-Strand

No Injury Reported

Injury Matt McLain

SHOULDER - Since Mar 20, 2024

McLain underwent left shoulder surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He is expected to miss the first half of the 2024 season.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Christian Encarnacion-Strand
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHIFernando CruzW 8-1
Apr 24VS PHISpencer Turnbull
Apr 25VS PHIZack Wheeler
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400052.4000.55005
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matt McLain
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHIFernando CruzW 8-1
Apr 24VS PHISpencer Turnbull
Apr 25VS PHIZack Wheeler
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Christian Encarnacion-Strand
15.62
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt McLain
13.38
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 22 19 2 10 16 0 1 .216 .220 .352 54
ON PACE 154 133 14 70 112 0 7 .216 .220 .352 380
3-YEAR AVG 64 60 13 29 37 2 14 .271 .329 .480 185
Career 86 79 15 39 53 2 15 .256 .299 .443
Career Matt McLain
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 CIN 95 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508 339
2024 CIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 2
ON PACE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 14
3-YEAR AVG 95 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508 339
Career 97 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508
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