While he didn’t record any walks, reducing his strikeout rate has been much more valuable over this recent stretch.īefore Tuesday, Encarnacion had struck out in 16 of his last 48 at-bats. The ninth-round selection by the Texas Rangers in 2000 also recorded his first pair of multi-hit games as a Yankee over those games as well.Įncarnacion has also only struck out once over his last three games. Over those three games, Encarnacion is 4-for-11 (.364 AVG) with a double, two home runs, and six RBIs. Over his last three games, Encarnacion has started showing signs of the beginning of a hot streak.
However, things are starting to peak upwards for Encarnacion. His walk rate has decreased from 14.2% before the trade, to 7.1% after. Along with the increasing rate of strikeouts, Encarnacion is also walking less as well. Encarnacion’s strikeout rate has jumped from 19% with the Seattle Mariners, to a concerning 28.6% with the Yankees. The strikeouts have also been piling up for Encarnacion since he put on the pinstripes. But entering Tuesday night’s game, the 36-year-old had hit just six home runs along with 13 RBIs and slashed just. 241/.356/.531/.888 along with 21 home runs and 49 RBIs at the time he was acquired. But, they certainly didn’t expect the three-time All-Star to struggle as much as he has so far.Įncarnacion had been slashing a line of. When the New York Yankees first acquired Edwin Encarnacion on June 15, they didn’t expect him to act as the best player on the team. The New York Yankees haven’t gotten the best version of Edwin Encarnacion as of yet, but that seems to be starting to change.
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