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Carlos Santana for Christian Encarnacion-Strand (2026)
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Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| Carlos Santana 1B - FA  | Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL  | |
Expert |
50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts |
50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | ‐ | # 624 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 10 |
| Home Runs | ‐ | 4 |
| RBI | ‐ | 12 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 0 |
| Batting Average | ‐ | .239 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | FA | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | ‐ | # 152 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 397 | ‐ |
| Carlos Santana 1B - FA | Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 24 | 84 |
| Runs | 1 | 8 |
| Hits | 2 | 22 |
| Singles | 1 | 12 |
| Doubles | 1 | 4 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 0 | 6 |
| RBI | 0 | 22 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 2 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 22 |
| Batting Average | .083 | .262 |
| On Base Pct | .154 | .308 |
| Slugging Pct | .125 | .524 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .279 | .832 |
| Carlos Santana 1B - FA | Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | ‐ | 79 |
| Runs | ‐ | 10 |
| Hits | ‐ | 19 |
| Singles | ‐ | 11 |
| Doubles | ‐ | 4 |
| Triples | ‐ | 0 |
| Home Runs | ‐ | 4 |
| RBI | ‐ | 12 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | ‐ | 0 |
| Walks | ‐ | 4 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 23 |
| Batting Average | ‐ | .239 |
| On Base Pct | ‐ | .283 |
| Slugging Pct | ‐ | .431 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | ‐ | .714 |
| Carlos Santana 1B - FA | Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL | |
| News | ||
| Carlos Santana was granted his release from Triple-A Gwinnett by the Braves. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th | 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 Braves signed Carlos Santana to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th | 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 Diamondbacks released 1B Carlos Santana. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 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 | |
| The Diamondbacks activated Carlos Santana from the injured list and designated him for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th | Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 3-for-4 in a 5-2 win over the Twins with a home run, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Jesse Garcia Wed, Aug 12th | |
| Carlos Santana was hit by a pitch three times in the Arizona Complex League on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 17th | Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 2-for-4 in a loss to Atlanta with a home run, a double, one run scored and four RBI. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jul 25th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Carlos Santana 1B - FA | Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (6-8) | #70 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (9-5) | #55 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (7-4) | #102 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (3-7) | #101 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (8-8) | #7 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (10-9) | #90 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (6-8) | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6) | #106 | |||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (13-5) | #30 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (4-2) | #33 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #198 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (7-6) | #61 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (7-12) | #75 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs SF | Logan Webb (8-7) | #18 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (3-7) | #187 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (3-5) | #302 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (8-11) | #152 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4) | #120 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (9-7) | #40 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (4-13) | #63 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (11-7) | #25 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (9-7) | #65 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (5-7) | #134 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #170 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ KC | Michael Wacha (6-8) | #71 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (5-6) | #157 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #124 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (7-5) | #151 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (5-6) | #225 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #241 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | @ NYY | Will Warren (8-6) | #69 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (5-7) | #51 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-4) | #15 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (10-6) | #14 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (13-7) | #66 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ MIA | Eury Perez (6-9) | #34 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (9-1) | #138 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (5-4) | #153 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-7) | #155 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | ||||
| Mon, May 11th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (5-7) | #51 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs NYY | Will Warren (8-6) | #69 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-4) | #15 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (8-8) | #197 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (10-5) | #44 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | @ WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-4) | #340 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (9-6) | #38 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (6-9) | #93 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | @ TB | Steven Matz (5-4) | #173 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (3-8) | #122 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs DET | Troy Melton (7-1) | #60 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (9-6) | #38 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs TB | Griffin Jax (6-9) | #93 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | vs TB | Steven Matz (5-4) | #173 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (3-4) | ||||
| Fri, May 29th | vs TOR | Adam Macko (2-0) | #231 | |||
| Sat, May 30th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (5-5) | #275 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | vs TOR | Spencer Miles (5-2) | #110 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ BOS | Connelly Early (7-5) | #151 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (8-6) | #29 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (5-6) | #157 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (5-5) | #275 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ TOR | Braydon Fisher (3-4) | #206 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (6-11) | #21 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (7-7) | #76 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (9-7) | #10 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs SEA | George Kirby (8-9) | #22 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (9-8) | #13 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs SD | Griffin Canning (3-9) | #183 | |||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (8-6) | #284 | |||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs SD | Walker Buehler (7-6) | #259 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (9-7) | #10 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ SEA | George Kirby (8-9) | #22 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (9-8) | #13 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (5-5) | #91 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7) | #12 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (4-8) | #137 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ LAA | Sam Aldegheri (3-4) | #427 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ LAA | Ryan Johnson (2-7) | #249 | |||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (10-6) | #49 | |||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs WSH | Andrew Alvarez (2-4) | #168 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (14-4) | #46 | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs WSH | Zack Littell (8-8) | #197 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs CWS | Sean Burke (7-6) | #61 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (6-8) | #406 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (3-9) | #372 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CIN | Brady Singer (5-11) | #175 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CIN | Hunter Greene (2-2) | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (3-2) | #98 | |||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (8-2) | #53 | |||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (8-8) | #192 | |||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CHC | David Peterson (7-7) | #147 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs KC | Luinder Avila (5-4) | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (7-8) | #68 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (5-7) | #134 | |||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (8-6) | #125 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-5) | #257 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (3-3) | #23 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (8-6) | #29 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ BOS | Eduardo Rivera (0-1) | #228 | |||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (7-5) | #164 | |||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (8-7) | #162 | |||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (4-3) | #105 | |||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ DET | Keider Montero (9-8) | #127 | |||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ DET | Troy Melton (7-1) | #60 | |||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ DET | Tarik Skubal (7-7) | #2 | |||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (2-8) | #169 | |||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (16-4) | #3 | |||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (10-4) | #8 | |||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (3-5) | #92 | |||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (4-8) | #32 | |||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson (2-7) | #249 | |||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (10-9) | #90 | |||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (8-8) | #7 | |||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (4-9) | #96 | |||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ MIN | Dean Kremer (2-4) | #84 | |||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (7-4) | #102 | |||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (7-8) | #107 | |||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ TB | Steven Matz (5-4) | #173 | |||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ TB | Ian Seymour (9-3) | #52 | |||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ TB | Freddy Peralta (5-10) | #50 | |||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (9-6) | #38 | |||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (4-2) | #67 | |||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs NYY | Will Warren (8-6) | #69 | |||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (6-6) | #19 | |||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs TB | Freddy Peralta (5-10) | #50 | |||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (9-6) | #38 | |||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs TB | Nick Martinez (12-4) | #87 | |||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (5-10) | #86 | |||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (5-9) | #104 | |||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ STL | Hunter Dobbins (3-3) | #150 | |||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (5-4) | #153 | |||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ ATH | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ ATH | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ COL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ COL | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ COL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs BOS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs BOS | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs BOS | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs BOS | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs CLE | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs CLE | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs CLE | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ TOR | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ TOR | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ TOR | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ NYM | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ NYM | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIL | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIL | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs TOR | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs TOR | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs TOR | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ NYY | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ NYY | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ NYY | |||||
