Christian
Encarnacion-Strand
3BAge : 26Bats : R
#32
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
#323B
Baltimore Orioles
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-07-17
Born in : Walnut Creek, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles | 58 | 195 | 54 | 11 | 39 | .277 | .838 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 130 | 27 | 6 | 19 | .208 | .611 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 116 | 22 | 2 | 16 | .190 | .513 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds | 63 | 222 | 60 | 13 | 37 | .270 | .805 |
| Career totals | 186 | 663 | 163 | 32 | 111 | .246 | .726 | |
ContractBaltimore Orioles payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
133
wOBA
.358
xwOBA
.332
OPS
.838
AVG
.277
OBP
.325
HR
11
RBI
39
SB
1
PA
213
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.4
Home runs
9
2026 WAR
1.7
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20230.7 WAR · 1.7 per full season
- 2024-0.6 WAR
- 2025-0.6 WAR
- 20261.7 WAR · 4.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
70
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 63
- POW
- Power
- 81
- EYE
- Eye
- 45
- SPD
- Speed
- 68
- FLD
- Fielding
- 80
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 55
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
89.5 mi/h
56th percentile
Max exit velocity
111.8 mi/h
62th percentile
Barrels
14.0 %
93th percentile
Hard-hit
37.8 %
37th percentile
xBA
.248
51th percentile
Bat speed
73.4 mi/h
68th percentile
Sprint speed
26.8 pi/s
35th percentile
Outs above average
3
71th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BAL | 1.7 | 80 | 70 | 89.5 | 111.8 | 14.0 | 37.8 | .248 |
| 2025 | CIN | -0.6 | 11 | 58 | 87.9 | 111.4 | 9.0 | 44.0 | .204 |
| 2024 | CIN | -0.6 | 10 | 70 | 87.8 | 113.3 | 8.4 | 37.3 | .234 |
| 2023 | CIN | 0.7 | 55 | 76 | 90.3 | 111.8 | 10.5 | 48.4 | .264 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | @ NYY | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Sep 23 | vs TOR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Sep 23 | vs TOR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Sep 21 | vs TOR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Sep 20 | vs MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| Sep 19 | vs MIL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Sep 18 | vs MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| Sep 16 | @ NYM | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Sep 15 | @ NYM | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Sep 14 | @ NYM | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 |