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Yandy Diaz or Christian Encarnacion-Strand

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Yandy Diaz

Yandy Diaz

1BTampa Bay Rays TB
Christian Encarnacion-Strand

Christian Encarnacion-Strand

1BCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Diaz over Encarnacion-Strand

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Yandy Diaz
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Encarnacion-Strand over Diaz

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Christian Encarnacion-Strand
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Performance Yandy Diaz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.231030.2310.23113
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.243292.2630.40519
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
..0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yandy Diaz
OWN
75%
-5.31 compared to last week
START
48%
-12.61 compared to last week
OWN/START Christian Encarnacion-Strand
OWN
 
10%
-1.37 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yandy Diaz
21st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Christian Encarnacion-Strand
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Yandy Diaz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Pete Alonso
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 321st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.250
  • Ranked 206th in batting average with 0.243
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 266th with 0.293
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 184th with 0.396
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 209th with 0.690
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 323rd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 138th in RBI with 23
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 280th in runs scored with 15
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.02, OBP: -0.037, HRs: +3, RBI: EVEN, Runs: -6, Wlks: -5, Stls: +3,
Breakdown Christian Encarnacion-Strand

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 33rd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 49th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Pete Alonso
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • 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 422nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.163
  • Ranked 408th in batting average with 0.158
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 426th with 0.183
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 333rd with 0.298
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 392nd with 0.482
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 428th in RBI with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 464th 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.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Yandy Diaz

No Injury Reported

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.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yandy Diaz
DateOpponentResult
May 13@TOREdwin UcetaW 9-11
May 14@TORBrendon LittleL 3-1
May 15@TORZack LittellW 3-8
May 16@MIAMax MeyerL 9-4
May 17@MIADrew RasmussenW 0-4
May 18@MIACal Quantrill
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333030.3330.33312
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Christian Encarnacion-Strand
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS CHWSteven WilsonL 1-5
May 14VS CHWDavis MartinL 2-4
May 15VS CHWNick MartinezW 7-1
May 16VS CLEBrady SingerW 5-4
May 17VS CLELuis MeyW 4-1
May 18VS CLELuis L. Ortiz
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Yandy Diaz
13.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Christian Encarnacion-Strand
9.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Yandy Diaz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 CLE 49 41 0 25 13 2 21 .263 .352 .327 97
2018 CLE 39 34 1 15 15 0 11 .312 .375 .422 78
2019 TB 83 85 16 55 40 2 35 .266 .337 .484 257
2020 TB 47 42 2 19 12 0 34 .280 .416 .353 105
2021 TB 137 118 13 63 64 1 70 .249 .347 .378 429
2022 TB 134 131 8 68 51 2 74 .285 .390 .407 457
2023 TB 141 174 22 95 78 0 65 .326 .406 .516 559
2024 TB 145 158 14 55 65 0 50 .281 .341 .414 453
2025 TB 42 41 6 15 23 3 12 .243 .293 .396 140
ON PACE 151 147 21 54 82 10 43 .243 .293 .396 504
3-YEAR AVG 140 154 15 73 65 1 63 .298 .379 .447 490
Career 817 824 82 410 361 10 372 .281 .365 .425
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 51 31 6 13 17 0 3 .158 .183 .298 99
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
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