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Christian Encarnacion-Strand or Matt Shaw

Who Should I Start? - Week 2 • Start New
Christian Encarnacion-Strand

Christian Encarnacion-Strand

1BCincinnati Reds CIN
Matt Shaw

Matt Shaw

2BChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Encarnacion-Strand over Shaw

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Christian Encarnacion-Strand
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Shaw over Encarnacion-Strand

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Matt Shaw
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Performance Christian Encarnacion-Strand
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286112.3750.57104
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286112.3750.57104
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matt Shaw
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222116.3330.44405
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.185117.2670.33307
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Christian Encarnacion-Strand
OWN
46%
+4.91 compared to last week
START
33%
+14.13 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt Shaw
OWN
80%
+0.39 compared to last week
START
66%
+13.94 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt Shaw
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Christian Encarnacion-Strand

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Kyle Manzardo
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • 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 Wrist (Since Mar 31, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 278th in RBI with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 234th in runs scored with 1
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.256, OBP: +0.256, HRs: EVEN, RBI: EVEN, Runs: EVEN, Wlks: EVEN, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Matt Shaw

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 6th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Andres Gimenez
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.211 and is currently ranked 61st
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.185 and is currently ranked 60th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 56th with 0.267
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 52nd with 0.333
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 55th with 0.600
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 98th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 277th in RBI with 1
  • Top 10 in runs scored and is currently ranked 9th with 7
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.185, OBP: +0.267, HRs: +1, RBI: +1, Runs: +7, Wlks: +3, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Christian Encarnacion-Strand

HAND - Since Mar 31, 2025

Encarnacion-Strand is dealing with a right hand contusion and is uncertain to take the field for the Reds.
Injury Matt Shaw

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Christian Encarnacion-Strand
DateOpponentResult
Apr 01VS TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 02VS TEXJack Leiter
Apr 03@MILNestor Cortes
Apr 04@MILAaron Civale
Apr 05@MILElvin Rodriguez
Apr 06@MIL
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000001.5000.00001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matt Shaw
DateOpponentResult
Apr 01@ATHLuis Severino
Apr 02@ATHJeffrey Springs
Apr 04VS SDRandy Vasquez
Apr 05VS SDNick Pivetta
Apr 06VS SDKyle Hart
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250002.5000.25001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Christian Encarnacion-Strand
14.22
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt Shaw
15.38
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 4 4 1 2 1 0 1 .286 .375 .571 12
ON PACE 162 162 40 81 40 0 40 .286 .375 .571 486
3-YEAR AVG 49 41 8 21 27 1 9 .243 .292 .415 125
Career 101 86 16 44 54 2 19 .245 .296 .422
Career Matt Shaw
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 CHC 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 7
2025 CHC 7 5 1 7 1 0 3 .185 .267 .333 20
ON PACE 162 115 23 162 23 0 69 .185 .267 .333 462
3-YEAR AVG 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 7
Career 14 5 1 7 1 0 3 .185 .267 .333
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