Christian Encarnacion-Strand Archives

Overall Grade: A

As you’d hope from a team in a complete rebuild, the Reds are elite both with both premium prospects and depth. Top prospect Elly De La Cruz, in particular, is one of the most interesting prospect profiles in years with as much raw talent as we’ve seen in this generation.

Name	Pos	Age	Level	ETA	Grade	Comments
Elly De La Cruz	SS/3B	20	AA	2023	A	Elite power/speed and BA. Discipline is a concern, but a premium prospect.
Noelvi Marte	SS	20	A+	2024	A-	Clear 20/20 and decent contact.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand	3B	22	AA	2023	B+	Good BA and excellent power.
Edwin Arroyo	SS	18	A-	2025	B+	Good pop, great speed, struggled after trade from SEA.
Chase Petty	SP	19	A+	2024	B	Former 1st round pick, looks like control pitcher.
Matt McLain	SS/2B	22	AA	2023	B	Former 1st round pick, Decent pop and good speed. Good walk rate but terrible BA.
Spencer Steer	3B/2B	24	MLB	2022	B	Legit pop and versatile.
Brandon Williamson	SP	24	AAA	2023	B-	Big strikeout numbers, but walks are a huge concern.
Connor Phillips	SP	21	AA	2024	B-	Huge K rate, poor control.
Austin Hendrick	OF	21	A+	2024	B-	Former 1st round pick, good pop and speed, terrible discipline and BA.
Andrew Abbott	SP	23	AA	2024	B-	Great K rate, poor control.
TJ Hopkins	OF	25	AAA	2023	C	Good pop, older than competition.
Alex McGarry	1B	24	AAA	2023	C	Good power and some speed. Poor walk rate.
Michael Siani	OF	22	AAA	2023	C	Some pop and elite speed. Clear 5th OF.
Allan Cerda	OF	22	AA	2024	C	Good power and walks, terrible BA.
Joe Boyle	SP	22	AA	2024	C	Impressive K rate, no control.

Updated 01/21/23

Rankings based on 15-team mixed, standard roto-scoring leagues.

Rating: 1-5, 5 is likely improvement, 1 is likely decline

Status: Sleeper (S), Deep Sleeper (DS), Bust (B)

Rank	Name	Lg	Team	Pos	Comments	Rating	Status
1	Jose Ramirez	A	CLE	3B	Thumb injury and numbers were down in second half. EV was down. Best speed number of career. Looks okay for another year.	3
2	Rafael Devers	A	BOS	3B	Power outage after hamstring, did hit in September. Batted ball stats still elite, K% improved.	4
3	Manny Machado	N	SDP	3B	Worst K% of career. Still ultra consistent.	3
4	Austin Riley	N	ATL	3B	Huge EV increase, is now elite. 24% K. Slowed a bit down the stretch. Safe buy.	3
5	Nolan Arenado	N	STL	3B	Pull% increase held, elite contact increased BA. Rebound looks legit.	3
6	Gunnar Henderson	A	BAL	3B	Great EV, elite speed, clear 20/20 potential.	3
7	Alex Bregman	A	HOU	3B	Claimed health after TB12, best K% of career. Very good 2nd half.	3
8	Jose Miranda	A	MIN	3B	Crushed LHP, solid after May. .280-7-34 in second half. 19% K.	4
9	Ke'Bryan Hayes	N	PIT	3B	EV was good, played through back injury. Has never shown power.	3
10	Alec Bohm	N	PHI	3B	Elite xBA, K% improvement. Still very bad vs. RHP. Hit 3-5 late in year.	3
11	Yandy Diaz	A	TBR	3B	Best batted ball stats of career, but LA still mediocre. 11% K, elite EV.	3
12	Ryan McMahon	N	COL	3B	Strong batted ball data but can't hit LHP.	3
13	Justin Turner	A	BOS	3B	slight decline in all areas. Hit .319 in second half, but still showing extreme LA.	3
14	Matt Chapman	A	TOR	3B	Elite EV, K% improvement. Super streaky.	3
15	Brett Baty	N	NYM	3B	Solid EV when he played. Barely has AAA experience.	3
16	Yoan Moncada	A	CHW	3B	More injuries, only hit LHP.	3
17	Josh Jung	A	TEX	3B	Returned from shoulder injury. Batted ball data not great, 38% K, high risk high reward.	3
18	Jace Peterson	A	OAK	3B	Very good defense and running well. Didn't hit in second half.	2
19	David Villar	N	SFG	3B	Slammed LHP, extreme LA and big power. .897 OPS when he played regularly in September could give him a chance to play regularly.	4
20	J.D. Davis	N	SFG	3B	Got on track with SF, hit RH and LH equally well. Elite EV, K% still very high. Skeptical of BA, but power could keep him in lineup.	4
21	Anthony Rendon	A	LAA	3B	Wrist injury, bad when he did play. K% up and power down last two years.	3
22	Jordan Walker	N	STL	3B
23	Gio Urshela	A	LAA	3B	Cut strikeouts significantly, but HR% also down. LA similar to previous. Solid second half. Not clear where he will play in LAA.	3
24	Eugenio Suarez	A	SEA	3B	31% K worst of career. LA highest of career. True all or nothing, BA likely to fall.	3
25	Eduardo Escobar	N	NYM	3B	Extreme LA, K% increasing. Saved season in September. Some clear decline.	2
26	Ezequiel Duran	A	TEX	3B	Elite speed and some pop. Really slowed after quick start.	3	DS
27	Jeimer Candelario	N	WSN	3B	EV down, other rates were constant. .715 OPS in 2nd half could give him another shot.	3
28	Bobby Dalbec	A	BOS	3B	33% K, coming back to bite him. Didn't hit RHP.	2
29	Jake Alu	N	WSN	3B
30	Spencer Steer	N	CIN	3B	Terribel EV. Legit pop and draws walks.	3
31	Hunter Dozier	A	KCR	3B	Worst HR% of career. Only hit LHP, terrible 2nd half.	3
32	Josh Smith	A	TEX	3B	Extreme LA with limited pop. Decent BA and speed potential.	3
33	Brian Anderson	N	MIL	3B	HR% worst since 2018. Missed time to back and shoulder. Not hitting fastballs.	2
34	Emmanuel Rivera	N	ARI	3B	Some legit pop, picked up with Arizona.	3
35	Josh Donaldson	A	NYY	3B	Worst K% of career. EV tanked. Got worse in second half.	2
36	Patrick Wisdom	N	CHC	3B	34% K and bad defense. Terrible second half. Hard to believe he'd keep his job.	2
37	Brad Miller	A	TEX	3B	Power started strong before injury.	3
38	Evan Longoria	N	ARI	3B	K% spike, clear sign of decline. Becoming all-or-nothing.	2
39	Andy Ibanez	A	DET	3B	Bad year at AAA, has shown BA and power.	3
40	Harold Castro	A	COL	3B	K% improvement, rough second half.	3
41	Elehuris Montero	N	COL	3B	32% K, has legit power. Hit LHP well but struggled in September.	3
42	Ildemaro Vargas	N	WSN	3B	10% K, hit .280 for WAS. Solid BA if he plays.	3	DS
43	Kevin Smith	A	OAK	3B	High LA with pop potential. Hit LHP but struggled at AAA and never returned to MLB.	3
44	Tyler Freeman	A	CLE	3B	His .283 in September, nice BA potential but nothing else.	3
45	Mike Brosseau	N	MIL	3B	Even splits but mostly played vs. lhp.	3
46	Eguy Rosario	N	SDP	3B	Showed pop and speed in major hitter's park. Has some versatility.	3
47	Matt Duffy	A	FA	3B	K% worst of career.	2
48	Carter Kieboom	N	WSN	3B
49	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	N	CIN	3B
50	Jake Burger	A	CHW	3B	31% K, mediocre at AAA but has power. Missed time with fractured wrist.	3	DS
51	Mike Moustakas	N	FA	3B	Injury prone, K% continues to rise.	2
52	Curtis Mead	A	TBR	3B
53	Matthew Batten	N	SDP	3B	Has consistently hit for BA in minors, and draws walks.	3
54	Gabriel Arias	A	CLE	3B	Lousy at 3B, but has hit for BA in past.	3
55	Jordan Groshans	N	MIA	3B	High BA until last season, no other tools.	3
56	Andre Lipcius	A	DET	3B
57	Kody Clemens	N	PHI	3B	Showing legit pop and nothing else. Barely played late.	2
58	Andres Chaparro	A	NYY	3B
59	Yonny Hernandez	N	LAD	3B
60	Casey Schmitt	N	SFG	3B
61	Ernie Clement	A	OAK	3B
62	Joe Perez	A	HOU	3B	Decent BA, strikes out too much.	3
63	Tyler Nevin	A	BAL	3B	Extreme LA, has some pop but not much.	2
64	Ehire Adrianza	N	ATL	3B

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