10-Day IL
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 7/4/2025
2025 Stats
AVG
.320
HR
8
RBI
36
R
22
SB
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Herrera's reputation as an offensive-minded catcher held true in 2024. Among Cardinals hitters to accrue at least 250 plate appearances, Herrera led the club with his .369 xwOBA. However, while he graded out fine as a framer and blocker of balls in the dirt, Herrera was so inept at throwing out opposing base stealers (he caught just four of them in 59 tries) that he was leap-frogged on the depth chart by the defensively-superior Pedro Pages during the stretches Willson Contreras was hurt. Contreras will move off catcher full-time in 2025, leaving Herrera and Pages to split starts behind the dish. Herrera's offensive upside makes him a fine fantasy sleeper, but he'll need to show some level of improvement with his throwing if he wants to outpace Pages in playing time. Read Past Outlooks
Diagnosed with Grade 2 strain
An MRI on Friday revealed a Grade 2 strain in Herrera's left hamstring, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Herrera told reporters Friday that he is expected to miss 2-to-6 weeks due to the strain. He was warned by medical staff that attempting to play through the strain could result to a season-ending injury, so the decision was made to shut him down and place him on the 10-day injured list. The Cardinals should have a better sense of when Herrera can return once he resumes baseball activities, but the severity of the injury could keep the 25-year-old sidelined through the All-Star break. With Herrera sidelined, Yohel Pozo will serve as the primary backup catcher behind Pedro Pages, while Alec Burleson, Nolan Gorman, Thomas Saggese and Willson Contreras are candidates to see increased work at designated hitter.
Herrera told reporters Friday that he is expected to miss 2-to-6 weeks due to the strain. He was warned by medical staff that attempting to play through the strain could result to a season-ending injury, so the decision was made to shut him down and place him on the 10-day injured list. The Cardinals should have a better sense of when Herrera can return once he resumes baseball activities, but the severity of the injury could keep the 25-year-old sidelined through the All-Star break. With Herrera sidelined, Yohel Pozo will serve as the primary backup catcher behind Pedro Pages, while Alec Burleson, Nolan Gorman, Thomas Saggese and Willson Contreras are candidates to see increased work at designated hitter.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+4%
OPS vs LHP
2025
+47%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023vs Left | .867 | 149 | 7 | 22 | .286 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .831 | 324 | 6 | 45 | .317 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | 1.189 | 57 | 5 | 13 | .333 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .807 | 114 | 3 | 23 | .314 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .685 | 84 | 2 | 9 | .257 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .855 | 174 | 3 | 18 | .323 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .661 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .783 | 36 | 0 | 4 | .300 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+5%
OPS at Home
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+9%
OPS at Home
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| Since 2023Home | .866 | 218 | 9 | 36 | .304 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .821 | 255 | 4 | 31 | .311 | ||||
| 2025Home | .965 | 80 | 5 | 20 | .324 | ||||
| 2025Away | .889 | 91 | 3 | 16 | .316 | ||||
| 2024Home | .748 | 120 | 4 | 14 | .270 | ||||
| 2024Away | .845 | 138 | 1 | 13 | .331 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.250 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .500 | ||||
| 2023Away | .471 | 26 | 0 | 2 | .200 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ivan Herrera compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.50BB Rate
9.4%K Rate
18.7%BABIP
.357ISO
.213AVG
.320OBP
.392SLG
.533OPS
.925wOBA
.401Exit Velocity
89.8 mphHard Hit Rate
38.3%Barrels/PA
8.2%Expected BA
.286Expected SLG
.521Sprint Speed
23.0 ft/secGround Ball %
49.2%Line Drive %
20.8%Fly Ball %
30.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Herrera took a big step forward last season at Triple-A Memphis, sporting a .291/.451/.500 batting line with 10 home runs and 11 stolen bases. He was also very productive during his brief time in the majors, slashing .297/.409/.351 with a 61.5 percent hard-hit rate in 13 contests. Herrera's strike-zone discipline has long been a strength, and he took it to another level in 2023 at Memphis with a 20 percent walk rate and 20.5 percent strikeout rate. His power hasn't fully unlocked to this point, due in large part to a bloated groundball rate, but given that he's still just 23 that part of his game might still grow. With Andrew Knizner non-tendered, Herrera is in line to serve as Willson Contreras' understudy in 2024. It's a role which garnered 63 starts and 241 plate appearances for Knizner last season, and a similar workload for Herrera seems likely. That's not enough playing time for Herrera to be very fantasy relevant, but he would have some upside if pushed into more responsibilities.
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Placed on IL with hamstring strain
The Cardinals placed Herrera on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain Friday.
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Getting rest in Game 2
Herrera is not in the lineup for the second game Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox.
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Drives in four runs
Herrera went 2-for-5 with four RBI in Tuesday's win over the White Sox.
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Homers in loss
Herrera went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in an extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays on Monday.
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Productive in Thursday's twin bill
Herrera went 3-for-7 with a two-run home run and a walk as the Cardinals split Thursday's doubleheader versus the Royals.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Garnering trade interest
The Cardinals have received trade interest in Herrera, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Woo writes that Herrera "isn't necessarily on the block," but St. Louis will entertain offers. Because of Herrera's defensive ability, Pedro Pages is the preferred backup behind Willson Contreras, and with Contreras under contract through 2027, it's not a surprise to hear Herrera might be on the way out. The 24-year-old has slashed .279/.340/.378 with the Cardinals and .256/.418/.535 at Triple-A Memphis in 2024.
Woo writes that Herrera "isn't necessarily on the block," but St. Louis will entertain offers. Because of Herrera's defensive ability, Pedro Pages is the preferred backup behind Willson Contreras, and with Contreras under contract through 2027, it's not a surprise to hear Herrera might be on the way out. The 24-year-old has slashed .279/.340/.378 with the Cardinals and .256/.418/.535 at Triple-A Memphis in 2024.