Who Should I Trade?

Andy Ibanez for Christian Encarnacion-Strand (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Andy Ibanez 2B,3B - SEA	Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 335

Projections

Runs	‐	7
Home Runs	‐	3
RBI	‐	9
Stolen Bases	‐	0
Batting Average	‐	.239

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	‐	# 152

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 345	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Andy Ibanez 2B,3B - SEA	Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	23	114

Runs	1	13

Hits	2	31

Singles	2	17

Doubles	0	7

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	7

RBI	5	28

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	6

Strikeouts	3	33

Batting Average	.087	.272

On Base Pct	.115	.312

Slugging Pct	.087	.518

On-base Plus Slugging	.202	.829

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Andy Ibanez 2B,3B - SEA	Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	57

Runs	‐	7

Hits	‐	14

Singles	‐	8

Doubles	‐	3

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	3

RBI	‐	9

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	3

Strikeouts	‐	17

Batting Average	‐	.239

On Base Pct	‐	.287

Slugging Pct	‐	.437

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.723

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Andy Ibanez 2B,3B - SEA	Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL
News
	The Mariners signed Andy Ibanez to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 4-for-5 in a win over the Cardinals with two doubles, one run scored, two RBI and one strikeout. Jesse Garcia Thu, Aug 27th
	The Mets sent Andy Ibanez outright to Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Sat, May 16th	Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 2-for-5 in a win over the Cardinals with a home run, two runs scored, three RBI and one strikeout. Jesse Garcia Wed, Aug 26th
	The Mets designated INF Andy Ibáñez for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th	Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 3-for-5 in loss to the Rays with a home run, one run scored, four RBI, and one strikeout. Jesse Garcia Tue, Aug 18th
	The Mets claimed Andy Ibanez off waivers. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th	Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 1-for-5 in a win over the Rays with a double, three RBI and two strikeouts. Jesse Garcia Mon, Aug 17th
	The Athletics designated INF Andy Ibáñez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th	Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 1-for-5 in win over the Rays with a home run, one run scored, and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Sun, Aug 16th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Andy Ibanez 2B,3B - SEA			Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#406	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#345
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			vs TOR
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			@ NYY
Thu, Apr 30th				vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 7th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 28th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Wed, Jul 1st				vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Mon, Aug 10th				@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Mon, Aug 17th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Thu, Aug 27th				@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Andy Ibanez for Christian Encarnacion-Strand (2026)

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