Should I draft Christian Encarnacion-Strand or Nate Lowe?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Christian Encarnacion-Strand or Nate Lowe.

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	1.54
ADP	153.49	212.66
PROJ	283.00	287.00
AB	491	489
R	70	68
H	127	133
2B	24	25
3B	1	2
HR	27	17
RBI	83	66
SB	3	2
K	145	125
BB	38	63
AVG	.259	.272
OBP	.310	.357
SLG	.477	.436
OPS	.786	.793

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	32.0	116.0
AB	116	219
R	13	27
H	22	58
2B	6	11
3B	0	0
HR	2	4
RBI	16	29
SB	0	2
K	35	52
BB	4	29
AVG	.190	.265
OBP	.220	.349
SLG	.293	.370
OPS	.513	.719

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	Nathaniel Lowe Homers, Drives In Three Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 Nathaniel Lowe Sitting Versus Southpaw Published June 3rd, 2024 Nathaniel Lowe Collects Two Hits, Three RBI In Game 2 Published May 9th, 2024 Nathaniel Lowe Slugs First Homer Of The Season Thursday Published April 25th, 2024 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Nate Lowe, Vaughn Grissom could be must-add coming off the IL Published April 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Nate Lowe, Vaughn Grissom could be must-add coming off the IL Published April 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Texas Rangers Activate Nathaniel Lowe Off Injured List Published April 20th, 2024 Rangers starting Nate Lowe (oblique) at first base on Saturday Published April 20th, 2024 via numberFire

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