2025 Player Outlook

In 72 games last year for St. Louis, Herrera hit five home runs, stole five bases, and hit .301 (.370 BABIP, .294 xBA). The quality of contact metrics are solid, and he did a good job of staying in the zone last year and getting the bat on the ball (25.9 O-Swing%, 78.6 Contact%). The team has said that Willson Contreras will be a full-time 1B/DH in 2025, paving the way for Herrera to be the team’s primary catcher this season. He won’t hit .300+ again, but he’ll provide a plus batting average for your backstop, and going 10/10 isn’t out of the picture. He’s an ideal target as your second catcher in two-catcher leagues, or in deeper setups, I’m comfortable waiting at the position and making Herrera my guy, as he’ll do a little bit across the board.