Christian Encarnacion-Strand - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 11)

Christian Encarnacion-Strand is a top fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for Week 11 (2025). Fantasy baseball managers should add Encarnacion-Strand as a waiver wire free agent in all leagues.

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues

ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues

ANALYSIS: After missing the last month and a half with a back issue, Christian Encarnacion-Strand was activated from the IL on Friday and inserted back into the Cincinnati starting lineup at first base. Encarnacion-Strand was hitting well on his rehab assignment, slashing .318/.400/.636 with six doubles and two home runs in 12 games. His underlying metrics were even more impressive with an 86.5% contact rate, 50% hard-hit rate, and a 21.4% barrel rate.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand sends a 418-foot missile through the rain to tie the game on #FridayNightBaseball 🚀 pic.twitter.com/PgprDgKD3O

— MLB (@MLB) June 7, 2025

While the 2024 season was a disappointing one for Encarnacion-Strand, he still has the power and upside to be an impact player at first base, and maybe even provide Top-15 value at the position over the remainder of the season. With how well he looked on his rehab assignment, I'd be willing to take a flier on CES to see if that success can carry over to the majors.

Encarnacion-Strand cranking a home run in his first game back is certainly encouraging.

- Written by Eric Cross

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