Should I draft Ivan Herrera or Kyle Higashioka?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ivan Herrera or Kyle Higashioka.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Ivan Herrera · Back (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.09	-0.14
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	80.00
AB	168	206
R	22	23
H	38	46
2B	8	9
3B	0	0
HR	3	8
RBI	21	28
SB	2	0
K	44	63
BB	29	13
AVG	.226	.223
OBP	.343	.272
SLG	.327	.384
OPS	.671	.655

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	86.0	60.0
AB	172	95
R	24	14
H	48	20
2B	6	3
3B	1	1
HR	3	9
RBI	19	22
SB	4	0
K	41	33
BB	15	5
AVG	.279	.211
OBP	.340	.250
SLG	.378	.547
OPS	.718	.797

Recent News
	Cardinals Catcher Ivan Herrera's Impact and Challenges Analyzed \| Defensive Struggles and Offensive Brilliance Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Wednesday SOC: Ivan Herrera is a Catcher Published June 26th, 2024 via Viva El Birdos Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Hoping to swing bat Wednesday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ivan Herrera Dealing With Back Injury, Sitting On Thursday Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Ivan Herrera Hits 10-Day Injured List Published June 22nd, 2024 Cards put C Ivan Herrera (back) on IL Published June 22nd, 2024 via Deadspin Nick Raposo reaches majors as Ivan Herrera hits IL, Willson Contreras rehabs: Cardinals Extra Published June 22nd, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cardinals place C Ivan Herrera on IL with back tightness Published June 22nd, 2024 via ESPN	Padres Daily: Dylan Cease good again; Kyle Higashioka pulling his weight; pen problems; schedule help Published June 27th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Kyle Higashioka knocks in six runs as Padres hold off Nationals \| Alabama Sports Published June 27th, 2024 via Spot On Alabama Kyle Higashioka Smashes A Pair Of Homers Published June 26th, 2024 Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Racks up two homers, six RBI Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres ease into sweep of Nationals powered by Dylan Cease, Kyle Higashioka Published June 26th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Kyle Higashioka discusses his two-home run game \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Kyle Higashioka hits 2 homers, including 1st career grand slam, as Padres beat Nationals 8-5 Published June 26th, 2024 via Washington Times Kyle Higashioka knocks in six runs as Padres hold off Nationals Published June 26th, 2024 via Deadspin

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