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Christian Encarnacion-Strand or Mitch Garver

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Christian Encarnacion-Strand

Christian Encarnacion-Strand

1BCincinnati Reds CIN
Mitch Garver

Mitch Garver

CSeattle Mariners SEA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Encarnacion-Strand over Garver

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Christian Encarnacion-Strand
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Garver over Encarnacion-Strand

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Mitch Garver
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Performance Christian Encarnacion-Strand
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Mitch Garver
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Christian Encarnacion-Strand
OWN
11%
-1.94 compared to last week
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0%
-0.48 compared to last week
OWN/START Mitch Garver
OWN
 
1%
-0.42 compared to last week
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1%
-0.2 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Christian Encarnacion-Strand
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mitch Garver
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Christian Encarnacion-Strand

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 50th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Pete Alonso
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Back (Since Apr 17, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 410th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.163
  • Ranked 395th in batting average with 0.158
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 419th with 0.183
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 323rd with 0.298
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 382nd with 0.482
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 409th in RBI with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 447th in runs scored with 4
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.032, OBP: -0.037, HRs: EVEN, RBI: -11, Runs: -9, Wlks: -3, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Mitch Garver

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH C . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 35th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 37th.
  • The current leader among C's is Cal Raleigh
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 171st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.306
  • Ranked 271st in batting average with 0.218
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 49th with 0.377
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 337th with 0.291
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 238th with 0.668
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 411th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 402nd in RBI with 6
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 416th in runs scored with 6
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.039, OBP: +0.082, HRs: -4, RBI: -7, Runs: -7, Wlks: -4, Stls: +2,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Christian Encarnacion-Strand

BACK - Since Apr 17, 2025

Encarnacion-Strand is dealing with low back inflammation and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Injury Mitch Garver

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Christian Encarnacion-Strand
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS CHW
May 14VS CHWDavis Martin
May 15VS CHWBryse Wilson
May 16VS CLETanner Bibee
May 17VS CLELuis L. Ortiz
May 18VS CLEBen Lively
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Mitch Garver
DateOpponentResult
May 12VS NYYClarke Schmidt
May 13VS NYYMax Fried
May 14VS NYYWill Warren
May 16@SDStephen Kolek
May 17@SDNick Pivetta
May 18@SDMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Christian Encarnacion-Strand
10.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mitch Garver
8.65
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 33 22 2 13 16 0 4 .190 .220 .293 65
2025 CIN 15 9 2 4 5 0 1 .158 .183 .298 29
ON PACE 57 34 7 15 19 0 3 .158 .183 .298 111
3-YEAR AVG 49 41 8 21 27 1 9 .243 .292 .415 125
Career 112 91 17 46 58 2 19 .231 .277 .398
Career Mitch Garver
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 MIN 23 9 0 5 3 0 6 .196 .288 .348 23
2018 MIN 103 81 7 38 45 0 29 .268 .335 .414 203
2019 MIN 96 87 31 71 68 0 42 .269 .360 .613 333
2020 MIN 24 12 2 8 5 0 7 .164 .244 .260 20
2021 MIN 68 52 13 28 32 1 31 .256 .360 .517 197
2022 TEX 55 39 10 23 24 1 23 .207 .298 .404 150
2023 TEX 110 92 22 53 64 0 50 .264 .362 .490 354
2024 SEA 117 63 15 37 51 0 53 .172 .286 .341 250
2025 SEA 23 12 1 6 6 2 13 .218 .377 .291 50
ON PACE 95 49 4 24 24 8 54 .218 .377 .291 207
3-YEAR AVG 94 65 16 38 46 0 42 .215 .318 .412 251
Career 619 447 101 269 298 4 254 .235 .331 .446
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