Welcome back to the 2015 Last Word on Fantasy Baseball Guide. Over the next several months we will be releasing player profiles, projections, position rankings, and a number of other articles that will help you dominate your fantasy league this season. Whether you play rotisserie or head-to-head; whether you have a standard draft, a snake or an auction league, and whether its keeper league or a one-year deal; we have all the fantasy information you need.
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Fantasy Profile: Edwin Encarnacion, 1B, Toronto Blue Jays
LWOS 1B Ranking 4, Captains Value $16.64
Since moving north of the border to Toronto, Encarnacion has become one of the best power bats in all of baseball. Although he was hampered by a quad injury that limited him to play in only 128 games in 2014, Encarnacion still managed to eclipse 30 homers for the third year in a row as he ended with 34. Before getting hurt, Encarnacion was a stud for both the Jays and fantasy owners in main part due to a blistering hot month of May. During the month, Edwin hit 16 homers and drove in 33 runs while hitting at a .281 clip.
With the additions to the Blue Jays lineup (Russel Martin and Josh Donaldson) adding more protection as well as the friendly confines of the Rogers Center still in place, you can feel pretty confident selecting Edwin in the first or second round of drafts this upcoming season. He should avoid major slumps due to his ability to get on base which is demonstrated by his BB% of 11.4% and .354 OBP. Expect somewhere around .270 35HR 100RBI and 90 runs when all is said and done.
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PA | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2011 | TOR | 1B | 134 | 530 | 481 | 70 | 17 | 55 | 8 | 43 | 77 | 0.272 | 0.334 | 0.453 | 0.787 |
| 2012 | TOR | 1B | 151 | 644 | 542 | 93 | 42 | 110 | 13 | 84 | 94 | 0.280 | 0.384 | 0.557 | 0.941 |
| 2013 | TOR | 1B | 142 | 621 | 530 | 90 | 36 | 104 | 7 | 82 | 62 | 0.272 | 0.370 | 0.534 | 0.904 |
| 2014 | TOR | 1B | 128 | 542 | 477 | 75 | 34 | 98 | 2 | 62 | 82 | 0.268 | 0.354 | 0.547 | 0.901 |
| 2015 Projection | TOR | 1B | 602 | 520 | 86 | 37 | 101 | 2 | 76 | 87 | 0.271 | 0.365 | 0.543 | 0.908 |
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NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 21: Edwin Encarnacion #10 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 21, 2014 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by A Marlin/Getty Images)
