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Christian Encarnacion-Strand for Javier Baez (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET  | Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | ‐ |
| VBR | # 1159 | # 1362 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 15 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 3 | 1 |
| RBI | 16 | 2 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 0 |
| Batting Average | .235 | .224 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 253 | ‐ |
| Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET | Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 78 | ‐ |
| Runs | 10 | ‐ |
| Hits | 20 | ‐ |
| Singles | 13 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 5 | ‐ |
| Triples | 0 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 2 | ‐ |
| RBI | 6 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | ‐ |
| Walks | 2 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 16 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .256 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .281 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .397 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .678 | ‐ |
| Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET | Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 134 | 17 |
| Runs | 15 | 2 |
| Hits | 32 | 4 |
| Singles | 22 | 3 |
| Doubles | 6 | 1 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 3 | 1 |
| RBI | 16 | 2 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 6 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 34 | 5 |
| Batting Average | .235 | .224 |
| On Base Pct | .274 | .266 |
| Slugging Pct | .367 | .372 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .640 | .638 |
| Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET | Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL | |
| News | ||
| Javier Baez is slated to be re-evaluated by a specialist in the near future for further evaluation on his sprained right ankle. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th | The Orioles acquired 1B Christian Encarnacion-Stand from the Reds for cash. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th | |
| Javier Baez is scheduled to start defensive drills this weekend. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 16th | The Reds optioned INF Christian Encarnacion-Strand to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 9th | |
| Javier Baez has started a hitting progression. Ari Koslow Wed, May 13th | Reds manager Terry Francona said Christian Encarnacion-Strand could get into spring training games at the beginning of next week. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 19th | |
| Javier Baez is continuing to complete his rehab daily. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th | Christian Encarnacion-Strand is expected to miss the first couple of spring training games for the Reds. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 12th | |
| The Tigers placed Javier Baez on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 29th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Javier Baez 2B,3B,SS,CF - DET | Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #138 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #115 | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 | @ CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #53 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | @ CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #205 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #112 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs MIL | DL Hall (0-0) | #186 | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | vs HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #183 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Mon, May 11th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs TOR | Mason Fluharty | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | |
| Sun, May 17th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | @ WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #204 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #180 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 | vs DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #118 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #22 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ CWS | Brandon Eisert (0-0) | #212 | vs TOR | Adam Macko (1-0) | #233 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | vs TOR | Spencer Miles (2-0) | #133 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #54 | @ TOR | Spencer Miles (2-0) | #133 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs MIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs MIN | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ CLE | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ HOU | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ HOU | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ SEA | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CWS | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CWS | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CWS | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs NYY | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs HOU | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs HOU | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs HOU | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CIN | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ TEX | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ TEX | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ATH | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs PHI | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs PHI | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs PHI | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ LAA | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ LAA | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ LAA | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CHC | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CHC | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CHC | @ BOS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs KC | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs KC | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs KC | vs ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs BAL | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ ATH | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ ATH | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ ATH | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ SEA | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ SEA | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ SEA | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SF | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SF | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SF | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ MIN | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs CLE | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs CLE | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs CWS | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs CWS | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs CWS | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ PIT | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ PIT | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ PIT | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs NYY | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ KC | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ KC | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ KC | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs TB | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs TB | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ STL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs LAD | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs LAD | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs LAD | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ MIN | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ MIN | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ MIN | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs BOS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CLE | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CLE | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CLE | vs BOS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs MIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs MIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs MIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs COL | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs COL | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs COL | @ TOR | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ TOR | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TOR | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TOR | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CWS | vs MIL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CWS | vs MIL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CWS | vs MIL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs WSH | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs PIT | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs PIT | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs PIT | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #209 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ HOU | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs HOU | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ TEX | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs KC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CLE | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs TB | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ CWS | |||||
