Who Should I Trade?

Christian Encarnacion-Strand for Jose Caballero (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY	Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 161	‐
VBR	# 330	# 390

Projections

Runs	7	7
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	6	8
Stolen Bases	5	0
Batting Average	.221	.240

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 141	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 125	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 139	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 218	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 178	‐

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 228	# 152

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY	Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	360	117

Runs	40	13

Hits	84	32

Singles	60	18

Doubles	12	7

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	12	7

RBI	44	28

Stolen Bases	31	1

Caught Stealing	9	0

Walks	23	7

Strikeouts	94	34

Batting Average	.233	.274

On Base Pct	.289	.318

Slugging Pct	.367	.513

On-base Plus Slugging	.656	.830

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY	Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	55	53

Runs	7	7

Hits	12	13

Singles	9	8

Doubles	2	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	6	8

Stolen Bases	5	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	5	3

Strikeouts	16	16

Batting Average	.221	.240

On Base Pct	.299	.288

Slugging Pct	.331	.427

On-base Plus Slugging	.630	.715

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY	Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL
News
	Jose Caballero went 2-for-4 in a 9-2 win over the Red Sox with one run scored and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th	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
	Jose Caballero went 1-for-2 in a win over the Blue Jays with one run scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 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
	Jose Caballero went 0-for-2 in Thursday's loss to the Mariners with one walk and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	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
	Jose Caballero went 0-for-3 in a win over the Braves with one walk and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	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
	Jose Caballero went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Cardinals with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th	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
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY			Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B,3B - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Mar 29th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#259
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Mon, Apr 20th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Thu, Apr 30th				vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Thu, May 28th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#265
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sat, Jun 6th				@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Thu, Jun 11th				vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sat, Jul 18th				@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#253
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Thu, Aug 6th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Aug 10th				@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Mon, Aug 17th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 21st				vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ NYY
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB

Who Should I Trade?

Christian Encarnacion-Strand for Jose Caballero (2026)

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