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Birth Date	1-7-1983
Height	6' 1"
Weight	230 lbs

Age	41 years, 3 months, 19 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 4.82015
: 3.92016
: 3.82017
: 2.12018
: 2.62019
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2005	CIN	22	69	234	49	16	0	9	20	60	3	3	0	.232	.308	.436	84	-4.4	-2.4	1.0	0.2
2006	CIN	23	117	463	112	33	1	15	41	78	13	6	3	.276	.359	.473	101	2.5	0.0	-6.2	1.2
2007	CIN	24	139	556	145	25	1	16	39	86	14	8	1	.289	.356	.438	107	7.4	-0.7	-12.5	1.3
2008	CIN	25	146	582	127	29	1	26	61	102	10	1	0	.251	.340	.466	107	6.8	-2.2	-17.4	0.6
2009	CIN	26	43	165	29	6	1	5	24	38	2	1	1	.209	.333	.374	95	-0.6	-2.5	-1.2	0.1
2009	TOR	26	42	173	37	5	1	8	13	29	3	1	0	.240	.306	.442	98	0.0	0.9	-1.9	0.5
2010	TOR	27	96	367	81	16	0	21	29	60	2	1	0	.244	.305	.482	116	7.2	1.7	-2.9	1.8
2011	TOR	28	134	530	131	36	0	17	43	77	3	8	2	.272	.334	.453	111	7.1	-3.6	-3.9	0.8
2012	TOR	29	151	644	152	24	0	42	84	94	11	13	3	.280	.384	.557	157	41.9	-3.9	-7.3	3.9
2013	TOR	30	142	621	144	29	1	36	82	62	4	7	1	.272	.370	.534	149	34.5	1.8	-3.1	4.3
2014	TOR	31	128	542	128	27	2	34	62	82	2	2	0	.268	.354	.547	150	29.4	-0.1	-5.4	3.2
2015	TOR	32	146	624	146	31	0	39	77	98	9	3	2	.277	.372	.557	152	40.2	-1.6	0.1	4.8
2016	TOR	33	160	702	158	34	0	42	87	138	5	2	0	.263	.357	.529	138	33.7	-0.4	-2.8	3.9
2017	CLE	34	157	669	143	20	1	38	104	133	5	2	0	.258	.377	.504	142	36.9	-5.2	-0.6	3.8
2018	CLE	35	137	579	123	16	1	32	63	132	8	3	0	.246	.336	.474	125	18.9	-5.1	0.8	2.1
2019	NYA	36	44	197	44	11	0	13	17	48	3	0	0	.249	.325	.531	128	8.4	-1.7	-0.4	0.8
2019	SEA	36	65	289	58	7	0	21	41	55	4	0	1	.241	.356	.531	135	14.1	0.6	-0.6	1.7
Career			1916	7937	1807	365	10	414	887	1372	101	61	14	.263	.352	.499	128	283.9	-24.3	-64.4	35.1

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2001	DYT	A	MDW	9	38	.000	.000	.000	.161			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	SAV	A	SAL	45	187	.000	.000	.000	.361			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	BIL	Rk	PIO	52	228	.000	.000	.000	.282			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	DYT	A	MDW	136	571	.000	.000	.000	.328			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	POT	A+	CRL	58	244	.000	.000	.000	.354			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	CHT	AA	SOU	67	284	.000	.000	.000	.312			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	CHT	AA	SOU	120	526	.000	.000	.000	.315			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	CIN	MLB	NL	69	234	.256	.325	.403	.282	102	-1.1	6.7	0.9	84	15	1.0	-2.4	-4.4	0.2
2005	LOU	AAA	INT	78	330	.275	.334	.439	.342	105	9.1	8.8	1.2	146	0	6.4	-0.5	17.9	3.2
2006	CIN	MLB	NL	117	463	.266	.332	.430	.307	97	13.3	13.9	1.8	101	11	-6.2	0.0	2.5	1.2
2006	LOU	AAA	INT	10	38	.271	.332	.404	.417	98	0.6	1.1	-0.1	91	0	0.0	0.4	-0.2	0.1
2007	CIN	MLB	NL	139	556	.268	.331	.427	.322	103	11.2	16.5	2.3	107	5	-12.5	-0.7	7.4	1.3
2007	LOU	AAA	INT	11	47	.291	.353	.455	.410	97	6.2	1.4	0.2	159	0	-1.1	1.1	3.4	0.5
2008	CIN	MLB	NL	146	582	.260	.326	.413	.264	101	11.3	16.8	2.3	107	9	-17.4	-2.2	6.8	0.6
2009	CIN	MLB	NL	43	165	.262	.329	.418	.250	96	-3.7	4.7	0.7	95	9	-1.2	-2.5	-0.6	0.1
2009	TOR	MLB	AL	42	173	.270	.335	.434	.242	106	-0.4	5.0	0.7	98	9	-1.9	0.9	0.0	0.5
2009	LOU	AAA	INT	11	45	.270	.344	.414	.276	108	1.1	1.3	0	131	0	-0.6	-1.2	1.5	0.1
2010	TOR	MLB	AL	96	367	.261	.324	.413	.235	111	1.4	10.1	1.3	116	11	-2.9	1.7	7.2	1.8
2010	DUN	A+	FSL	3	13	.273	.355	.414	.000	96	-0.1	0.4	0	87	0	0.2	-0.3	-0.1	0.0
2010	LVG	AAA	PCL	7	35	.274	.359	.422	.407	102	6	1.1	0.1	183	0	-1.1	0.0	3.7	0.4
2011	TOR	MLB	AL	134	530	.257	.318	.405	.292	107	5.7	14.3	-6.1	111	11	-3.9	-3.6	7.1	0.8
2011	AGU	Wnt	DWL	5	21	.000	.000	.000	.111			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	TOR	MLB	AL	151	644	.251	.314	.402	.266	105	41.3	17.6	-11.1	157	9	-7.3	-3.9	41.9	3.9
2013	TOR	MLB	AL	142	621	.254	.316	.404	.247	100	36.5	16.3	-9.6	149	9	-3.1	1.8	34.5	4.3
2013	DOM	int	WBC	6	25	.000	.000	.000	.357			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2014	TOR	MLB	AL	128	542	.248	.311	.382	.260	103	26.3	14.0	-8.9	150	11	-5.4	-0.1	29.4	3.2
2014	DUN	A+	FSL	2	4	.268	.336	.375	.333	116	0.4	0.1	-0.1	71	0	0.0	-0.4	-0.2	-0.1
2014	BUF	AAA	INT	2	8	.238	.311	.406	.143	99	0.2	0.2	-0.2	101	0	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2015	TOR	MLB	AL	146	624	.255	.316	.413	.267	108	35.8	16.8	-10.8	152	8	0.1	-1.6	40.2	4.8
2016	TOR	MLB	AL	160	702	.257	.321	.425	.270	108	23.9	19.8	-12.7	138	6	-2.8	-0.4	33.7	3.9
2017	CLE	MLB	AL	157	669	.261	.330	.435	.271	104	27	19.5	-12.5	142	7	-0.6	-5.2	36.9	3.8
2018	CLE	MLB	AL	137	579	.254	.324	.422	.265	106	11.7	16.2	-10.4	125	11	0.8	-5.1	18.9	2.1
2019	NYA	MLB	AL	44	197	.253	.318	.433	.267	103	3.6	6.0	-3.8	128	10	-0.4	-1.7	8.4	0.8
2019	SEA	MLB	AL	65	289	.255	.326	.446	.220	98	17.7	8.7	-5.6	135	10	-0.6	0.6	14.1	1.7
2019	SWB	AAA	INT	2	9	.260	.343	.452	.167	108	-1.8	0.3	-0.2	64	0	0.0	0.1	-0.4	0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2001	SAV	A	SAL	187	170	23	52	9	2	4	77	25	12	34	3	3	.306	.357	.453	.147	1	1
2001	BIL	Rk	PIO	228	211	27	55	8	2	5	82	26	15	29	8	1	.261	.310	.389	.128	0	0
2001	DYT	A	MDW	38	37	2	6	2	0	1	11	6	1	5	0	1	.162	.184	.297	.135	0	0
2002	DYT	A	MDW	571	518	80	146	32	4	17	237	73	40	108	25	7	.282	.342	.458	.176	0	0
2003	POT	A+	CRL	244	215	40	69	15	1	6	104	29	24	32	7	1	.321	.390	.484	.163	1	1
2003	CHT	AA	SOU	284	254	40	69	13	1	5	99	36	22	44	8	3	.272	.337	.390	.118	0	0
2004	CHT	AA	SOU	526	469	73	132	35	1	13	208	76	53	79	17	3	.281	.354	.443	.162	1	1
2005	LOU	AAA	INT	330	290	44	91	23	0	15	159	54	33	53	7	2	.314	.391	.548	.234	0	0
2005	CIN	MLB	NL	234	211	25	49	16	0	9	92	31	20	60	3	0	.232	.308	.436	.204	0	0
2006	CIN	MLB	NL	463	406	60	112	33	1	15	192	72	41	78	6	3	.276	.359	.473	.197	3	0
2006	LOU	AAA	INT	38	36	6	11	3	0	1	17	1	2	11	0	0	.306	.342	.472	.167	0	0
2007	LOU	AAA	INT	47	46	12	19	3	0	3	31	7	1	4	1	0	.413	.426	.674	.261	0	0
2007	CIN	MLB	NL	556	502	66	145	25	1	16	220	76	39	86	8	1	.289	.356	.438	.149	1	0
2008	CIN	MLB	NL	582	506	75	127	29	1	26	236	68	61	102	1	0	.251	.340	.466	.215	5	0
2009	TOR	MLB	AL	173	154	25	37	5	1	8	68	23	13	29	1	0	.240	.306	.442	.201	3	0
2009	LOU	AAA	INT	45	37	5	10	1	0	2	17	8	8	6	0	0	.270	.400	.459	.189	0	0
2009	CIN	MLB	NL	165	139	10	29	6	1	5	52	16	24	38	1	1	.209	.333	.374	.165	0	0
2010	DUN	A+	FSL	13	10	2	1	0	0	1	4	1	2	3	0	0	.100	.308	.400	.300	0	0
2010	LVG	AAA	PCL	35	32	9	14	2	0	3	25	13	2	2	0	0	.438	.486	.781	.344	0	0
2010	TOR	MLB	AL	367	332	47	81	16	0	21	160	51	29	60	1	0	.244	.305	.482	.238	4	0
2011	AGU	Wnt	DWL	21	15	1	2	0	0	1	5	4	6	5	0	0	.133	.381	.333	.200	0	0
2011	TOR	MLB	AL	530	481	70	131	36	0	17	218	55	43	77	8	2	.272	.334	.453	.181	3	0
2012	TOR	MLB	AL	644	542	93	152	24	0	42	302	110	84	94	13	3	.280	.384	.557	.277	7	0
2013	TOR	MLB	AL	621	530	90	144	29	1	36	283	104	82	62	7	1	.272	.370	.534	.262	5	0
2013	DOM	int	WBC	25	20	3	5	0	0	0	5	3	3	7	0	0	.250	.360	.250	.000	1	0
2014	TOR	MLB	AL	542	477	75	128	27	2	34	261	98	62	82	2	0	.268	.354	.547	.279	1
2014	DUN	A+	FSL	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.000	0
2014	BUF	AAA	INT	8	8	1	2	0	0	1	5	4	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.625	.375	0
2015	TOR	MLB	AL	624	528	94	146	31	0	39	294	111	77	98	3	2	.277	.372	.557	.280	10	0
2016	TOR	MLB	AL	702	601	99	158	34	0	42	318	127	87	138	2	0	.263	.357	.529	.266	8	0
2017	CLE	MLB	AL	669	554	96	143	20	1	38	279	107	104	133	2	0	.258	.377	.504	.245	5	0
2018	CLE	MLB	AL	579	500	74	123	16	1	32	237	107	63	132	3	0	.246	.336	.474	.228	7	0
2019	SWB	AAA	INT	9	8	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.000	0	0
2019	NYA	MLB	AL	197	177	33	44	11	0	13	94	37	17	48	0	0	.249	.325	.531	.282	0	0
2019	SEA	MLB	AL	289	241	48	58	7	0	21	128	49	41	55	0	1	.241	.356	.531	.290	3	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2172	0.4954	0.4530	0.7937	0.6385	0.2710	0.8719	0.6128	0.2063	-0.0005
2009	1328	0.4925	0.4270	0.8113	0.6086	0.2507	0.8769	0.6568	0.1887	-0.0016
2010	1401	0.4982	0.4754	0.8123	0.6418	0.3101	0.8839	0.6651	0.1877	-0.0044
2011	1967	0.5308	0.4631	0.8222	0.6446	0.2579	0.8692	0.6891	0.1778	-0.0043
2012	2634	0.5144	0.4104	0.8067	0.5970	0.2127	0.8541	0.6654	0.1933	-0.0037
2013	2434	0.4696	0.4133	0.8390	0.6037	0.2448	0.8957	0.7152	0.1610	-0.0027
2014	2222	0.4685	0.4293	0.8124	0.6167	0.2642	0.8832	0.6667	0.1876	-0.0026
2015	2493	0.4649	0.4348	0.7685	0.6281	0.2669	0.8297	0.6433	0.2315	-0.0066
2016	2881	0.4682	0.4269	0.7642	0.6375	0.2415	0.8384	0.5919	0.2358	0.0000
2017	2858	0.4507	0.4293	0.7465	0.6561	0.2433	0.8308	0.5602	0.2535	0.0000
2018	2250	0.4462	0.4440	0.7377	0.6594	0.2705	0.8353	0.5460	0.2623	0.0000
2019	2096	0.4685	0.4404	0.7421	0.6690	0.2388	0.8006	0.5977	0.2579	0.0000
Career	26736	0.4785	0.4351	0.7853	0.6335	0.2533	0.8533	0.6305	0.2147	-0.0021

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-09-20	2014-09-20	DTD	0	0	-	Back	Inflammation		-
2014-07-06	2014-08-15	15-DL	40	33	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2014-06-05	2014-06-06	DTD	1	1	-	Low Back	Tightness		-
2014-03-27	2014-03-28	Camp	1	0	Right	Forearm	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2013-09-16	2013-09-30	15-DL	14	13	Left	Wrist	Surgery	Scar Tissue	2013-09-19	-
2013-09-08	2013-09-13	DTD	5	4	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-	-
2013-07-01	2013-07-04	DTD	3	3	Left	Thigh	Tightness	Hamstring	-	-
2013-03-22	2013-03-28	Camp	6	0	-	Fingers	Sprain	Index Finger	-	-
2012-10-01	2012-10-04	DTD	3	3	Right	Upper Back	Tightness	Trapezius	-	-
2012-09-16	2012-09-20	DTD	4	3	Right		Soreness	Big Toe	-	-
2012-08-16	2012-08-17	DTD	1	1	-	Wrist	Soreness		-	-
2012-06-04	2012-06-08	DTD	4	3	Right	Hand	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2012-05-22	2012-05-22	DTD	0	0	-	Low Back	Soreness		-	-
2011-09-26	2011-09-29	DTD	3	3	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation		-	-
2011-09-10	2011-09-13	DTD	3	2	Left	Shoulder	Soreness		-	-
2011-06-27	2011-06-28	DTD	1	1		Low Back	Strain		-
2011-05-30	2011-05-31	DTD	1	1	Left		Surgery	Removed Toenail	2011-05-30
2011-05-26	2011-05-28	DTD	2	2	Left		Contusion	Foul Ball In BP	-
2011-04-23	2011-04-27	DTD	4	4	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-
2011-04-10	2011-04-11	DTD	1	1	Right	Hip	Strain	Hip Flexor	-
2010-08-29	2010-09-13	15-DL	15	14	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-
2010-08-19	2010-08-23	DTD	4	3	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-
2010-04-15	2010-05-17	15-DL	32	30	Right	Forearm	Strain		-
2010-03-04	2010-03-25	Camp	21	0	Left	Wrist	Recovery From Surgery	Hamate	2009-10-30
2010-01-02	2010-01-02	Off	0	0		Face	Dermatological Issue	Fireworks Accident	-
2009-10-30	2009-10-30	Off	0	0	Left	Wrist	Surgery	Hamate	2009-10-30
2009-09-29	2009-10-02	DTD	3	2	Left	Groin	Strain		-
2009-08-21	2009-09-05	15-DL	15	15	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring Tendon	-
2009-04-28	2009-07-03	60-DL	66	58	Left	Wrist	Fracture	Chip	-
2009-03-21	2009-03-28	Camp	7	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2009-03-04	2009-03-10	Camp	6	0	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-
2008-09-17	2008-09-22	DTD	5	5	Left	Wrist	Soreness		-
2008-06-23	2008-06-29	DTD	6	5		Low Back	Spasms		-
2007-06-25	2007-06-26	DTD	1	0	Left	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-
2007-03-30	2007-04-02	Camp	3	0		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2006-06-07	2006-07-06	15-DL	29	27	Left	Ankle	Sprain		-
2005-09-19	2005-09-20	DTD	1	0	Right	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2005-02-23	2005-02-27	WIN	4	0	Left	Shoulder	Soreness		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2021	CHA	$
2020	CHA	$12,000,000
2019	TBA	$5,000,000
2019	SEA	$16,666,667
2018	CLE	$18,666,667
2017	CLE	$14,666,666
2016	TOR	$10,000,000
2015	TOR	$10,000,000
2014	TOR	$9,000,000
2013	TOR	$8,000,000
2012	TOR	$3,500,000
2011	TOR	$2,500,000
2010	TOR	$5,175,000
2009	CIN	$2,425,000
2008	CIN	$450,000
2007	CIN	$407,500
2006	CIN	$332,500

Years	Description	Salary
15 yr	Previous	$118,790,000
15 yr	Total	$118,790,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
15 y 85 d	Rep 1 Baseball	1 year/$12M (2020), 2021 option

Details

1 year/$12M (2020), plus 2021 club option. Signed by Chicago White Sox 1/9/20. $1M signing bonus. 20:$11M, 21:$12M club option.
3 years/$60M (2017-19), plus 2020 club option. Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 1/5/17. $5M signing bonus. 17:$13M, 18:$17M, 19:$20M, 20:$20M club option ($5M buyout). Annual bonuses based on Cleveland home attendance figures: $0.15M each for 2M, 2.15M, 2.30M, 2.50M, 2.75M tickets. $0.25M for 3M tickets. Acquired by Seattle in three-team trade from Cleveland 12/13/18. As part of the deal, Tampa Bay pays Cleveland $5M: $2.5M each May 1 and August 1, 2019. Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Seattle 6/15/19, with $16,397,849 remaining on contract for cash purposes and $11,397,849 remaining for Competitive Balance Tax purposes (Mariners pay Yankees $8,397,849 as part of the deal, with Yankees responsible for $8M cash balance and $3M for CBT purposes). NY Yankees declined 2020 option 10/31/19.
3 years/$29M (2013-15), plus 2016 club option. Signed extension with Toronto 7/12/12. 13:$8M, 14:$9M, 15:$10M, 16:$10M club option, $2M buyout. Toronto exercised 2016 option 11/3/15. Toronto made $17.2M qualifying offer 11/7/16 (rejected).
1 year/$2.5M (2011), plus 2012 club option. Signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/16/10. 11:$2M, 12:$3.5M club option, $0.5M buyout. Toronto exercised $3.5M club option 10/31/11.
2 years/$7.6M (2009-10). $0.85M signing bonus. 09:$2M, 10:$4.75M. Re-signed by Cincinnati 2/17/09 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: $25,000 for 600 PAs. Acquired by Toronto in trade from Cincinnati 7/31/09. DFA by Toronto 6/21/10, sent outright to Triple-A 6/23/10. Contract selected 7/2/10. Claimed by Oakland off waivers from Toronto 11/12/10. Non-tendered by Toronto 12/2/10.
1 year/$450,000 (2008). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/4/08.
1 year/$407,500 (2007). Re-signed by Cincinnati 3/07.
1 year/$332,500 (2006). Re-signed by Cincinnati 2/06.
1 year (2005). Re-signed by Cincinnati 2/05.
1 year (2004). Contract purchased by Cincinnati 11/20/03.
Acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Texas 6/15/01.
Drafted by Texas 2000 (9-274) (Manuela Toro Morice HS, Caguas, P.R.). $55,000 signing bonus.

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Date	Question	Answer
2016-08-18 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What type of contract will Edwin Encarnacion be looking at in FA and do you think he will stay in Toronto? I feel Houston is a great fit for him. He would fill the DH spot plus crawford boxes in LF would be a chip shot for him. (Taylor Renner from Toronto)	I have my doubts that Houston is going to be willing to spend the kind of money necessary to sign him. In this limited market, I think Edwin gets paid the big bucks. (Christopher Crawford)
2016-02-03 20:00:00 (link to chat)	How long would you expect Edwin Encarnacion to continue last year's level of HRs, AVG, and OBP? This year and next year, who knows after that? (James from Oh Canada)	Well, I don't think he's going to repeat his 2015 performance in any of those categories again. That doesn't mean I dislike him, I think he'll still be very productive for the next 2-3 seasons. (Greg Wellemeyer)
2015-06-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Worried about Edwin Encarnacion's shoulder? Is this the kind of thing that could linger all year. He's already been called questionable for tomorrow's (Friday) game. (Shawn from Cubicle)	I'm not too worried about Encarnacion. He launched a two-run homer yesterday. It can't be bothering him too much. (J.P. Breen)
2015-05-26 19:00:00 (link to chat)	Just got offered the following in a dynasty league for Edwin Encarnacion: Greg Polanco, Miguel Sano, Jen-Ho Tseng, Michael Feliz/Chi Chi Gonzalez. Enough value coming back or should IU be looking for a different return? (JaceP from Nevada)	That's fair if you can take the power hit this year. (Mike Gianella)
2015-04-07 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Should the Blue Jays be concerned that Edwin Encarnacion is on pace to strike out 324 times this season? I mean it won't be a problem if he continues to slug 1.000, but expecting him to do that over the course of a full year is just silly. (frug from Chicagoland)	Haha. This question was both silly and entertaining. Thanks for that, frug! (Doug Thorburn)
2014-09-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Craig. Dynasty league question. Want your opinion on a trade. Edwin Encarnacion for Chris Sale and Jose Altuve. Fair trade? Who comes out on top? Who has to add? (Kris from NY)	Give me the Sale/Altuve side. (Craig Goldstein)
2014-05-15 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Preseason I traded the number 1 draft pick which ended up being Tanaka for Edwin Encarnacion in a 16 team 35 man roster. Pretty standard scoring. Thoughts on the deal now after the first month of the season? (Connor from Alaska )	Would have told you I liked it a lot at the time. Still like it a lot now. (Bret Sayre)
2014-05-07 17:00:00 (link to chat)	Who are some of your favorite buy low candidates to target that some owners might be ready to overreact to their slow starts on? Thanks Mike (DanDaMan from Sea Cliff)	Based on some of the questions I'm getting here, Adam Jones. Edwin Encarnacion if it's not too late. Robinson Cano if people are afraid that the power won't come back at all (though I do think he'll have a down year). (Mike Gianella)
2014-05-07 17:00:00 (link to chat)	who wins this trade 2 years of control of Encarnacion and Anabal at resonable auction prices for 4 years of cheap control of Walker and Stroman? (Jon from Tx)	I like the two years of Edwin Encarnacion and Anibal Sanchez better than Taijuan Walker and Marcus Stroman. It often takes young pitchers 300-400 innings to get to their talent level. You might be buying 2 years of subpar performance. (Mike Gianella)
2014-01-21 18:00:00 (link to chat)	16 team dynasty league, our batting cats are runs, homers, RBI, walks, K's, steals, average, and OPS, and Pitching cats are K's, QS, wins, saves, holds, era, whip, and k/bb. I got two offers for my 1-1 pick which would be tanaka. Edwin Encarnacion and the 9th pick in the draft or my 1-1 and Michael Pineda for Cano and a reliever or something. Which is the better offer? (Connor from Alaska)	The first offer (Encarnacion and the pick) is better. EE is pretty close to the top first basemen in the majors while that nine pick should be pretty sweet, even in a keeper. Robinson Cano is obviously really good but I feel like you're getting a 2 for 1 with the first deal and a 1-for-1 with the second one. (Mike Gianella)
2013-10-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Fantasy Keeper League, you can only keep 3 of the following players. Who do you keep? Bryce Harper, Yasiel Puig, Hanley Ramirez, Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Fernandez, Felix Hernandez and Adam Wainwright (Jason from Philly)	I'd lean Hanley, Harper, and Felix. Although you can probably make a case for Fernandez. (R.J. Anderson)
2013-08-08 17:30:00 (link to chat)	would you trade Prince for Edwin in a keeper league? (Koalas from NY)	Sure. Edwin Encarnacion is only a year older than Prince Fielder and has been terrific with the bat for two years running. Even if Fielder bounces back next year, they're comparable, and much of the advantage of Fielder - the certainty - has slipped away this year. In leagues with moderate in-season games played requirements, Encarnacion could also wind up slotting in at 3B at some point in 2014 as well. (Mike Gianella)
2013-03-06 20:00:00 (link to chat)	So, do we buy into the 2012 Edwin Encarnacion ans the real E5, especially since he doesn't have to play third anymore? (Yatchisin from Santa Barbara)	Yatchisin, unfortunately if you want E5 (might be time to change the nickname) you'll have to buy into him. I'm partially buying, thinking 32-33 homers, but not shoving all-in. (Paul Singman)
2013-02-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Is there a snowball's chance in hell that Edwin Encarnacion comes anywhere close to replicating his 2012 season? He was the #4 overall hitter in my league behind Braun, Miggy, and Trout. Please offer some perspective on his apparent anomaly. (Barry from Bloomington)	I'm more optimistic than I am about the typical anomalous statistical performance. He made some adjustments to his swing that were intended to make him a better opposite-field hitter, and he was one. Obviously, I'd expect a little regression, but I'm not sure it was fundamentally fluky. (Ben Lindbergh)
2013-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm about to shop Edwin Encarnacion. What's a reasonable return if I am looking for SP? (Ted from Austin)	The Phillies studs, Darvish, Wainwright... so just below the top of the heap. (Paul Sporer)
2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Does batting stance matter in scouting? If you saw three players at age 18 with the same hit tool/bat speed, one with Julio Franco's stance, one with Trout's neutral stance and one with Edwin Encarnacion's open stance would you prefer one over the other. I would imagine that Franco's natural complexity would make him more adaptable to a learned adjustment if he struggled during development. (Name from Place)	I used to worry about it more than I do now. As long as it works, let it rip. Every player has a unique relationship with the bat and the process of putting that bat to the ball. Are there things I want to see mechanically over others? Hell yes. But as long as the bat ends up in the right place in the right time, I don't care how a player makes it happen. (Jason Parks)
2013-01-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I don't really have a 1B. I have excess pitching and RF: If I package one of Hunter Pence/Jose Bautista and Max Scherzer, what kind of 1B would you target (my team is built to win now). (Michael from Milwaukee)	It really depends on which one of Pence/Bautista you package. Bautista/Scherzer should probably fetch you one of the elite first baseman. I'd probably pair Pence and Scherzer and aim a bit lower. Perhaps target someone like Edwin Encarnacion in hopes that his owner has questions about his ability to follow up on his breakout. You could also inquire about the availability of Paul Goldschmidt or Billy Butler in a deal revolving around Pence/Scherzer. (Josh Shepardson)
2012-11-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Which Edwin Encarnacion shows up in 2013? The one that finally broke out like every fantasy owner has waited for since he's been up in the majors and always tops of "sleeper" candidates or the one that had continually disappointed owners? (jlarsen from chicago)	The one that finally broke out. For sure. My E5 love is well-documented. (Derek Carty)
2012-05-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Over/under 34.5 home runs for Edwin Encarnacion? (Renfei from DC)	I love me some Edwin. At this point, given that he already has 13, 34.5 would mean about 4.75 per month from here on out. I'll take the slight over. (Derek Carty)
2011-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Edwin Encarnacion - 30 dingers and 80 rbi this year? Justin Masterson - 15 wins and 180 K this year? (josh from VA)	Encarnacion has never hit more than 26 HR in a season, so I'll take the under there. Masterson has got to solve his crazy splits against lefties if he's going to be that good. (Tommy Bennett)
2010-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I will make a bold statement here.I would not be surprised if to some extent,Edwin Encarnacion becomes next year's Jose Bautista.Consider these similarities : Encarnacion does not really have a position,is on a 1 year /2.5 milion contract ( Bautista was on a 1 year /2.5) and they have somewhat similar hitting stats in the past if you take away 2010.Encarnacion also has the bat speed and youth on his side.Not saying he will hit 50 but 30-40 HR is not out of the question considering last year's HR rate per AB.What do you think of this ? (Spirou from Montreal)	Please don't tell me "Who is the next Bautista" is this year's version of "Who are the next Rays". Encarnacion could be in line for a power spike, but I'll buy you a teacup pig if he hits 40 HR. (Eric Seidman)
2010-12-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	So it looks like Matsui may sign with the A's. Where else do you see them finding lineup help because I don't think he'll be enough? (Dave from Chicago)	Oh, woe. As color-appropriate as it may be to have Godzilla signed up with the Green Machine, barring something really creative the only lineup slot really left is third base. The Beltre campaign was DOA, but we can always hope they re-sign Edwin Encarnacion to less than he was eligible to make via arbitration (Cust-style). Kouzmanoff won't cut it. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-10-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Should Bautista's hot corner defence scare me, or should I have long ago accepted that he's much more than what I expected and just keep the gift horse's mouth firmly shut? (JT from Michigan)	More the latter than the former. If you were willing to tolerate Ed Sprague or Edwin Encarnacion, after all... (Christina Kahrl)
2010-10-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who should play 3B for the Indians next season (cannot be from this set: {Nix, Valbuena, Marte})? Are there any "blocked" prospects in orgs like Tampa, Washington, or New York who have third basemen in place for the next half-decade that Cleveland could trade for? (buffum from Austin TX)	I could see them swooping in on a potential non-tender, perhaps a Jose Lopez, maybe an Edwin Encarnacion. Or, irony of ironies, Kevin Kouzmanoff. (John Perrotto)
2010-08-17 14:45:00 (link to chat)	What should the order of the BlueJays rotation be for 2011 - Marcum, Romero, Morrow, Cecil, Drabek? Do any of them have true stud potential. (garethbluejays2 from Newcastle, UK)	Well, I think Romero already is a stud. Drabek definitely has stud potential. Marcum is very, very good. And Morrow wasn't touted so highly for nothing. The order of those five pitchers doesn't matter. No matter how you align them that is a very formidable rotation that no team will want to face. But unless they provide actual offensive players in place of Edwin Encarnacion and Lyle Overbay, we're looking at another 4th place finish. I really like what Alex Anthopolous is doing, but the Blue Jays have ALWAYS had strong pitching. This is nothing new. (Eric Seidman)
2010-06-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Are you as surprised as I am that Edwin Encarnacion cleared waivers? (huckyoda from NYC)	No. Teams hate his defense, probably don't like his low batting average, and are concerned with his various injuries. Not a mystery why he'd slip through. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-07-31 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Zach Stewart, Josh Roenicke, and Edwin Encarnacion...what is your opinion of the trio? (Shawn from Winnipeg)	I have no idea what to make of Encarnacion any longer, but he's worth taking a flyer on. Stewart might be a high-leverage reliever pretty soon, but he has some command issues. The main gain here is whatever financial savings occur. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-04-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Has Edwin Encarnacion's ship sailed? In fact, was that little dinghy ever even in port? (Charles from Ann Arbor)	I still like him, though I seem to be in the minority now. I think he can be an at least league-average third baseman, maybe more. (John Perrotto)
2008-12-05 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you Reds fans finally have reason for optimism with a solid young core of Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Edwin Encarnacion, Brandon Phillips, Chris Dickerson, Johnny Cueto, and Edinson Volquez? (Brandon from Charleston)	Absolutely, there's reason for optimism so long as Dusty Baker doesn't mangle those arms. I had the Reds as my sleeper team last year and while they didn't get there, most of the guys you mentioned are fascinating, with a ton of upside. The series I watched most closely all year long was when the Reds came to Yankee Stadium in late June. I don't see the Reds with a shot at the 2009 NL Central but I think third place is a possibility with the right moves this winter. One of which might be taking out a restraining order against Baker from coming to the ballpark. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-07-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Thanks for your great work, Marc. Your Player Profiles are my favorite BP articles. Just wanted to ask you your thoughts on Eric Patterson and Matt Harrison. I'm in a keeper league and am inclined to gamble on their upsides. Thanks! (Dennis from LA)	Thanks Dennis, I appreciate that! Hopefully you all saw the Mike Gonzalez collaboration we ran a few weeks back. I'm looking forward to more of those, plus solo efforts like the Edwin Encarnacion one I mentioned earlier. I'm not sure either is a keeper guy honestly, though some may love them more than I. (Marc Normandin)
2008-03-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I foresee a huge breakout season by Edwin Encarnacion...agree? (Doug from KC)	PECOTA likes the way you think. If Dusty Baker sees it like the three of us do, then yeah, he should breakout. I'm a fan personally. (Marc Normandin)

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