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Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R 10IL 

Born: 12/01/1999 Age: 25

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Clears waivers on June 5, 9:24 AM

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Trade (MIN) Aug'22

Wed 6/04 Thu 6/05 Fri 6/06
Not starting MIL 1-9 F --- ARI 7:10 PM EDT

Positions
1B
2026 Earned Positions
1B

All Leagues
Average $5.38 Median $5.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $5.51 Median $5.00

Roster%
63.61%
Change
7Day 4.29%
30Day 0%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 2
OPL Roster%
2.35%
OPL Average Salary
$7.50


June 2, 2025 3:47 PM : Reds manager Terry Francona said Monday that Encarnacion-Strand (back) will remain on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville to begin the week, Charlie Goldsmith of the Dayton Daily News reports. "When he went down [with lower back inflammation], he wasn't swinging great," Francona said of Encarnacion-Strand. "Then you lose some time. You try to use [the rehab assignment] to your advantage."
Analysis: Francona's comments suggest that Encarnacion-Strand isn't dealing with any physical setbacks since kicking off his rehab assignment May 22. Instead, the Reds want the 25-year-old to stockpile some more at-bats in the minors to get his timing back at the plate after he had struggled to begin the season before getting hurt and then being out of action for more than a month. Between stops in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League and Louisville during his rehab assignment, Encarnacion-Strand has slashed .355/.412/.742 with seven extra-base hits and a 2:8 BB:K over 34 plate appearances. The Reds could revisit adding Encarnacion-Strand back to the active roster following Thursday's off day.

MLB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB R HR RBI SB AVG
2023CIN63241 222 29133720.27027
2024CIN29123 116 1321600.18966
2025CIN1560 57 42500.15789

MILB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB R HR RBI SB AVG
2021MIN (A)2292 87 1741820.39080
2022MIN (A+)74330 294 52206870.29592
2022MIN (AA)1360 54 1151710.33333
2022CIN (AA)35148 136 1372900.30882
2023CIN (AAA)67316 278 65206220.33094
2025CIN (CPX)27 7 10200.28571
2025CIN (AAA)832 26 42500.34615

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentPAABHBB2B 3BHRRRBIHBPSFSBCS
Apr 16, 2025 CIN SEA 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Apr 15, 2025 CIN SEA 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 11, 2025 CIN PIT 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 9, 2025 CIN @SFG 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 8, 2025 CIN @SFG 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 7, 2025 CIN @SFG 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 6, 2025 CIN @MIL 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 5, 2025 CIN @MIL 5 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 4, 2025 CIN @MIL 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Apr 3, 2025 CIN @MIL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 40 5 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 1

Last 10 MILB Games

DateLevelTeamOpponentPAABHBB2B 3BHRRRBIHBPSFSBCS
Jun 3, 2025 AAA LOU NOR 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jun 1, 2025 AAA LOU @TOL 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 31, 2025 AAA LOU @TOL 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
May 30, 2025 AAA LOU @TOL 4 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
May 29, 2025 AAA LOU @TOL 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
May 28, 2025 AAA LOU @TOL 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
May 27, 2025 AAA LOU @TOL 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 25, 2025 AAA LOU GWN 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
May 23, 2025 CPX A-RED A-WSX 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
May 22, 2025 CPX A-RED @A-GIA 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 33 11 5 4 1 2 5 7 1 0 0 0

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
March 5, 2023 5:13 PM add Holy Ghost! $1
July 27, 2023 8:25 AM move The McCann Martians 👽 (from Holy Ghost!) $1
October 12, 2023 12:02 PM increase The McCann Martians 👽 $3
November 15, 2023 12:53 AM increase The McCann Martians 👽 $4
January 19, 2024 11:16 PM move The Black Tornado 🌪 (from The McCann Martians 👽) $4
May 29, 2024 7:41 PM move Sho Time (from The Black Tornado 🌪) $4
October 10, 2024 12:52 AM increase Sho Time $6
December 24, 2024 9:44 PM move Yabba-Da-Baddoo! (from Sho Time) $6
April 26, 2025 6:57 PM cut Yabba-Da-Baddoo! $3
June 1, 2025 9:44 AM add The Karn Kids2 $3
June 4, 2025 9:23 AM cut The Karn Kids2 $2

Recent Trades for Christian Encarnacion-Strand in Old School (5x5)

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
April 12, 2025 7:56 PM The Balking Dead (@camarcano) Juan Soto NYM OF L $66 
Mitchell Parker WSN SP L $3 
$51 loan 		Alan @TheFantasyFix Hayden Wesneski HOU SP/RP R $2 60IL
Max Meyer MIA SP R $4 15IL 
Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R $5 10IL 
Jung Hoo Lee SFG OF L $6 
April 9, 2025 11:06 AM Canes Baseball Isaac Paredes HOU 1B/3B R $6 
Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R $10 10IL 
$12 loan 		Chico’s Groove Jonathan Aranda TBR 1B/2B L $4 
March 31, 2025 7:46 PM Team Hiles Byron Buxton MIN OF R $5 
Carlos Rodon NYY SP L $12 
Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R $10 10IL 
$11 loan 		Canes Baseball Trevor Larnach MIN OF L $3 
Triston Casas BOS 1B L $12 60IL 
Zac Veen COL CPX OF L $1 
March 10, 2025 10:31 PM Koolron Washington 🚬😎 Hunter Harvey KCR RP R $1 15IL
Will Smith LAD C R $8 
 Goose's Second Wind Joey Ortiz MIL SS/3B R $4 
Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R $6 10IL 
March 9, 2025 2:47 PM Fightin’ Philly Phrenetics Ryan McMahon COL 3B L $1
Brandon Marsh PHI OF L $2
Spencer Strider ATL SP/RP R $29 
Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R $6 10IL 
 Cosby Sweaters Raisel Iglesias ATL RP R $28
Spencer Horwitz PIT 1B/2B L $3
Ben Joyce LAA RP R $5 60IL
Chase Burns CIN AA SP R $1
January 27, 2025 8:20 AM You there, show me them Tatis Jorge Soler LAA OF R $5 
 Big Potato Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R $9 10IL 
January 26, 2025 5:04 PM Mississippi Sanitation Knights Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R $8 10IL 
Orion Kerkering PHI RP R $11
 Black Sox Tyler O'Neill BAL OF R $11 10IL 
Colton Cowser BAL OF L $8 
January 23, 2025 5:04 PM OnlyPhams Michael Conforto LAD OF L $3 
Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R $8 10IL 
 All You Can Ichiro Ian Happ CHC OF S $11 
Jake Cronenworth SDP 1B/2B L $3
January 18, 2025 12:50 PM Jobu Needs a Refill Dustin May LAD SP R $4 
Drew Rasmussen TBR SP/RP R $3 
Anthony Volpe NYY SS R $13 
Josh H. Smith TEX 1B/SS/3B/OF L $3 
Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R $11 10IL 
 Scratch My Ichiro 🏯 Michael King SDP SP R $7 15IL 
Ceddanne Rafaela BOS 2B/SS/OF R $10 
Bryce Miller SEA SP R $13 
January 17, 2025 6:22 PM Baraboo Bombers Christian Encarnacion-Strand CIN 1B R $5 10IL 
Masataka Yoshida BOS Util L $6 60IL 
 Paranoid Android Jordan Romano PHI RP R $10