Iván Herrera
- St. Louis’ roster as it stands starts at DH · 591 PA · 1.5 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 27, control through 2029): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 710 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 215 | .367 | .382 | 16% | 15% | 25% | +0.93 | +1.23 |
| RHP | 495 | .333 | .314 | 21% | 8% | 30% | −0.53 | −0.49 |
- Attack angle
- 7.7° (46% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −3.7°
- Swing length
- 7.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 37%
- Pull-air %
- 15.9%
- Hard-hit %
- 40.7%
- Slash · wRC+
- .241/.353/.382 · 109
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and away (+3.3 vs. league per 100; 1.6 standard errors on 101 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and in (−2.9), but only 1.4 standard errors from average on 120 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,625 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Herrera: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | George Springer TOR · ’89 | .309 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Free agent |
| 70 | Andy Pages LAD · ’00 | .343 | 4.5 | 3.3 | Arb |
| 69 | Tyler Soderstrom ATH · ’01 | .329 | 1.5 | 1.9 | Signed $6.4M |
| 67 | Nathaniel Lowe CLE · ’95 | .338 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Free agent |
| 63 | Manny Machado SD · ’92 | .329 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Signed $39.1M |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LF | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 121 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Too few balls in his zone. | |||
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | 25 | 8 | 30 PA | 30 PA · .433/.433/.600 · 1 HR · 26.7% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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