MLB
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Cincinnati Reds, 1st Base
Age: 25y-4m-1d (Dec 01, 1999)
Exp: 1.077 Years
Country: US
College: Oklahoma State
Drafted: Round 4 (#128 overall), 2021
2025 Payroll Salary
$770,000
2025 Cash
$770,000
Career Earnings
$2,247,096
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Christian Encarnacion-Strand signed a 1 year, $770,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $770,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $770,000. In 2025, Encarnacion-Strand will earn a base salary of $770,000, while carrying a total salary of $770,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $770,000
Average Salary:
$770,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
| Year | Age | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 | $770,000 | $770,000 | 0.32% | $770,000 | $770,000 |
| 2026 |
|
26 |
PRE-ARB
|
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| 2027 |
|
27 |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Service | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 | 1.077 | $770,000 | - | - | $770,000 | $770,000 |
| 2026 |
|
26 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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| 2027 |
|
27 | -- |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 | $770,000 | $770,000 | $770,000 | - | $770,000 | $770,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $442,900
Average Salary:
$442,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
1.077 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$2,247,096
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 |
|
- |
Signing Bonus
|
$442,900 |
$442,900 |
|
| 2023 | 23 |
|
0 |
Active
|
$294,196 |
$737,096 |
|
| 2024 | 24 |
|
0.077 |
Injured
|
$740,000 |
$1,477,096 |
|
| 2025 | 25 |
|
1.077 |
Active
|
$770,000 |
$2,247,096 |
|
| Total |
$2,247,096 |
$2,247,096 |
|||||
| Total |
$2,247,096 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $442,900 | - | $442,900 |
| 3 |
|
$1,804,196 | - | - | $1,804,196 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
21 |
$442,900 |
$442,900 |
$442,900 |
||
| 2023 |
|
23 |
$294,196
|
$294,196 |
$737,096 |
||
| 2024 |
|
24 |
$740,000
|
$740,000 |
$1,477,096 |
||
| 2025 |
|
25 |
$770,000
|
$770,000 |
$2,247,096 |
||
| Total |
$1,804,196 |
$442,900 |
$2,247,096 |
$2,247,096 |
|||
| Total |
$1,804,196 |
$442,900 |
$2,247,096 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $442,900 | - | $442,900 |
| 3 |
|
$1,804,196 | - | - | $1,804,196 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
CIN |
May 08, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 | Arm |
-
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $740,000 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
-
Jul 17, 2023
Contract purchased by Cincinnati (CIN)
-
Aug 02, 2022
Traded to Cincinnati (CIN) from Minnesota (MIN) with Spencer Steer and Steven Hajjar for Tyler Mahle
-
Jul 21, 2021
Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
-
Jul 12, 2021
Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 4 (#128 overall)
-
Jul 12, 2019
Unsigned by Seattle (SEA)
-
Jun 05, 2019
Drafted by Seattle (SEA): Round 34 (#1026 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CIN | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .571 | .946 | |
| 2024 | CIN | 29 | 29 | 123 | 116 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 4 | 35 | 0 | .190 | .220 | .293 | .513 | -1.04 |
| 2023 | CIN | 63 | 59 | 241 | 222 | 29 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 106 | 14 | 69 | 2 | .270 | .328 | .477 | .805 | 0.61 |
