Should I draft Christian Encarnacion-Strand or Gavin Lux?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Christian Encarnacion-Strand or Gavin Lux.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Christian Encarnacion-Strand · Wrist (Out For Season)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.54	1.49
ADP	153.49	Undrafted
PROJ	283.00	234.00
AB	491	441
R	70	63
H	127	113
2B	24	20
3B	1	4
HR	27	9
RBI	83	51
SB	3	7
K	145	103
BB	38	48
AVG	.259	.256
OBP	.310	.332
SLG	.477	.381
OPS	.786	.713

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	32.0	82.0
AB	116	226
R	13	26
H	22	50
2B	6	8
3B	0	2
HR	2	2
RBI	16	21
SB	0	3
K	35	51
BB	4	15
AVG	.190	.221
OBP	.220	.270
SLG	.293	.301
OPS	.513	.571

Recent News
	Red Reposter - TJ Friedl's hamstring, Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 60-day IL Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Reds News: Christian Encarnacion-Strand's surgery, former Cincy pitcher joins rival Published June 26th, 2024 via Blog Red Machine Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand to undergo wrist surgery Published June 25th, 2024 via The Hastings Tribune Christian Encarnacion-Strand To Have Hand Surgery Published June 25th, 2024 Christian Encarnacion-Strand will have season-ending surgery on wrist Published June 25th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand To Undergo Season-Ending Wrist Surgery on July 11 Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Reds' Christian Encarnacion-Strand to have surgery on wrist Published June 25th, 2024 via ESPN Christian Encarnacion-Strand to have season ending surgery Published June 25th, 2024 via redlegnation.com	Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Sitting against southpaw Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Los Angeles Dodgers: Gavin Lux's Battling Struggles and Signs of Breakout in June Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Dodgers still waiting for Gavin Lux to turn a corner Published June 23rd, 2024 via Sporting News Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Smacks second homer Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Dodgers Highlights: Gavin Lux & Shohei Ohtani Supply Offense For Freeway Series Split Published June 23rd, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Ohtani stays scorching while Lux shows promising signs Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Gavin Lux's RBI single Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Freeway Series Tyler Glasnow, Shohei Ohtani & Gavin Lux Carry Dodgers In Win Published June 22nd, 2024 via Yardbarker

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