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Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2026
2025 Stats
AVG
.284
HR
19
RBI
66
R
54
SB
8
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
Signed a one-year, $770,300 contract with the Cardinals in March of 2025.
Will not be full-time catcher
Herrera (elbow) will return to catcher next season but is not expected to do so in a full-time capacity, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Herrera was the Cardinals' everyday designated hitter during the second half, but the plan is for him to return to catcher next season. However, while catcher is slated to be his primary position, it sounds like Herrera will still see lots of playing time in the DH slot. Jimmy Crooks is the favorite to pick up starts at catcher on days Herrera serves as the DH. Herrera underwent surgery last month to remove bone spurs from his right elbow, but he is expected to be ready for the start of spring training.
Herrera was the Cardinals' everyday designated hitter during the second half, but the plan is for him to return to catcher next season. However, while catcher is slated to be his primary position, it sounds like Herrera will still see lots of playing time in the DH slot. Jimmy Crooks is the favorite to pick up starts at catcher on days Herrera serves as the DH. Herrera underwent surgery last month to remove bone spurs from his right elbow, but he is expected to be ready for the start of spring training.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+18%
OPS vs LHP
2025
+50%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .922 | 215 | 11 | 31 | .298 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .781 | 537 | 13 | 66 | .288 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | 1.115 | 123 | 9 | 22 | .330 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .741 | 327 | 10 | 44 | .268 | ||||
| 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
+2%
OPS on Road
2025
+6%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | .809 | 348 | 14 | 49 | .277 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .829 | 404 | 10 | 48 | .303 | ||||
| 2025Home | .810 | 210 | 10 | 33 | .266 | ||||
| 2025Away | .862 | 240 | 9 | 33 | .299 | ||||
| 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
0.51BB Rate
9.6%K Rate
18.7%BABIP
.315ISO
.180AVG
.284OBP
.373SLG
.464OPS
.837wOBA
.369Exit Velocity
91.2 mphHard Hit Rate
37.7%Barrels/PA
7.6%Expected BA
.278Expected SLG
.483Sprint Speed
22.7 ft/secGround Ball %
48.7%Line Drive %
19.5%Fly Ball %
31.8%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.
More Fantasy News
Undergoes elbow surgery
Herrera underwent surgery Wednesday to have bone spurs removed from his right elbow, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Sparks comeback with homer
Herrera went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a walk and a second run scored in Tuesday's 9-8 win over the Giants.
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Belts key homer in win
Herrera went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and two walks in Monday's victory over the Giants.
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Goes deep in win
Herrera went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 5-1 win over Milwaukee. He was also hit by a pitch.
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Will prep as catcher this offseason
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Saturday that Herrera will prepare exclusively as a catcher this offseason, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Ready to return in spring training?
Herrera, who is rehabbing from a right elbow injury, is expected to be recovered for spring training, according to Katie Woo of The Athletic.
Analysis
Herrera, who underwent surgery to remove bone spurs from his right elbow in October, is expected to be ready for the start of spring training. However, even though he's expected to see action behind the plate in 2026, it seems he's also likely to see time at other positions aside from catcher. He was the Cardinals' everyday designated hitter during the second half of the 2025 regular season, and it seems the organization wants to see him play different roles to keep his bat in the lineup regularly.
Herrera, who underwent surgery to remove bone spurs from his right elbow in October, is expected to be ready for the start of spring training. However, even though he's expected to see action behind the plate in 2026, it seems he's also likely to see time at other positions aside from catcher. He was the Cardinals' everyday designated hitter during the second half of the 2025 regular season, and it seems the organization wants to see him play different roles to keep his bat in the lineup regularly.