2024 Stats
AVG
.301
HR
5
RBI
27
R
37
SB
5
2025 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
Set to split time at catcher
Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Wednesday that Herrera and Pedro Pages will share playing time at catcher next season, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Willson Contreras is moving into a first base/designated hitter role, clearing the way for Herrera and Pages to handle catching duties. Herrera is much more intriguing of the two from an offensive standpoint, having slashed .301/.377/.417 in 85 games over the last two seasons with the Cardinals. However, his defense -- and particularly his throwing -- have drawn scrutiny, to the point that Pages leapt him on the depth chart down the stretch.
Willson Contreras is moving into a first base/designated hitter role, clearing the way for Herrera and Pages to handle catching duties. Herrera is much more intriguing of the two from an offensive standpoint, having slashed .301/.377/.417 in 85 games over the last two seasons with the Cardinals. However, his defense -- and particularly his throwing -- have drawn scrutiny, to the point that Pages leapt him on the depth chart down the stretch.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+24%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+25%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .652 | 96 | 2 | 9 | .247 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .810 | 228 | 3 | 23 | .307 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .378 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .143 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+7%
OPS at Home
2024
+13%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .791 | 150 | 4 | 17 | .288 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .739 | 174 | 1 | 15 | .289 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2022Home | .556 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .222 | ||||
| 2022Away | .000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
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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
0.47BB Rate
9.7%K Rate
20.5%BABIP
.370ISO
.127AVG
.301OBP
.372SLG
.428OPS
.800wOBA
.354Exit Velocity
89.3 mphHard Hit Rate
35.4%Barrels/PA
6.2%Expected BA
.293Expected SLG
.453Sprint Speed
22.7 ft/secGround Ball %
43.3%Line Drive %
27.0%Fly Ball %
29.8%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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Homers in Thursday's loss
Herrera went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Thursday's 10-8 loss to the Rockies.
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Remains hot Saturday
Herrera went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, an additional run, a double and a walk in Saturday's 6-5 win against Cleveland.
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Racks up three hits
Herrera went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 10-5 win over the Pirates.
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On bench again Wednesday
Herrera is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
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Records fifth steal
Herrera went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-4 loss to the Mariners.
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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.