Christian Encarnacion-Strand
- Baltimore’s roster as it stands part-time 3B · 322 PA (3B 322) · 1.0 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: BAL 23% playoff odds; control through 2030.
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −2.0 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.11 wins over 320 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.79 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Pulls 24% of his batted balls in the air, top quarter of right-handed hitters. Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026
212 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 78 | .423 | .423 | 31% | 9% | 47% | −1.03 | +4.17 |
| RHP | 134 | .325 | .280 | 23% | 2% | 46% | −1.52 | +0.82 |
- Attack angle
- 14.3° (53% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −0.4°
- Swing length
- 7.4 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 31%
- Pull-air %
- 27.3%
- Hard-hit %
- 37.8%
- Slash · wRC+
- .277/.326/.513 · 133
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+5.4 vs. league per 100; 2.4 standard errors on 43 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−2.0), but only 0.9 standard errors from average on 33 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 708 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Encarnacion-Strand: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Mickey Moniak COL · ’98 | .279 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Signed $7.3M |
| 55 | Hunter Goodman COL · ’99 | .324 | 2.5 | 2.0 | Arb |
| 44 | Jose Siri LAA · ’95 | .307 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Arb |
| 40 | CJ Abrams WSH · ’00 | .332 | 3.7 | 2.7 | Arb |
| 38 | Jackson Merrill SD · ’03 | .348 | 4.2 | 4.1 | Signed $7.1M |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3B | +3 | +2 | −0.5 | +1.5 | 1,750 |
| 2025 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 266 |
| 2025 | 1B | −2 | −1 | −0.3 | −1.3 | 954 |
| 2024 | 1B | +1 | +1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | 1,088 |
| 2023 | RF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 3B | +1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 169 |
| 2023 | 1B | −2 | −1 | −0.1 | −1.1 | 1,180 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3B | 144 | −0.7 |
| 2025 | 1B | 49 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | 1B | 75 | −0.9 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Norfolk Tides | 26 | 71 | 297 PA | 297 PA · .266/.304/.544 · 19 HR · 30.6% K · 4.7% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Louisville Bats | 25 | 62 | 252 PA | 252 PA · .245/.310/.493 · 11 HR · 24.6% K · 6.7% BB |
| 2025ROK | ROK | ACL Reds | 25 | 2 | 7 PA | 7 PA · .286/.286/.429 · 0 HR · 42.9% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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