Should I draft Gavin Lux or Christian Encarnacion-Strand?

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

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	1.49	1.54
ADP	Undrafted	153.50
PROJ	234.00	283.00
AB	441	491
R	63	70
H	113	127
2B	20	24
3B	4	1
HR	9	27
RBI	51	83
SB	7	3
K	103	145
BB	48	38
AVG	.256	.259
OBP	.332	.310
SLG	.381	.477
OPS	.713	.786

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	83.0	32.0
AB	229	116
R	27	13
H	50	22
2B	8	6
3B	2	0
HR	2	2
RBI	21	16
SB	3	0
K	52	35
BB	16	4
AVG	.218	.190
OBP	.269	.220
SLG	.297	.293
OPS	.566	.513

Recent News
	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	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 Victoria Advocate 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

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