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Ivan Herrera, C

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Scouting report

There's no change here as Herrera was only at the alt site: When I began sourcing data on the Cardinals system in 2019, I wasn't aware of a max exit velocity for a teenager in excess of 109 mph (Kristian Robinson, Marco Luciano, Luis Toribio) -- until I learned of Herrera's. It was surprising considering that Herrera is physically quite modest, and looked sluggish at times during that year's Fall League, but by that point he had played in three times as many games as he had the year before, and was likely exhausted. Regular season Herrera was a little leaner, twitchy, and athletic, and was an advanced defender with a mature approach at the plate. He also hit .286/.381/.423 as a 19-year-old catcher in the Midwest League. This guy checks all the proverbial boxes and looks like a well-rounded everyday catching prospect. (Alternate site)