Should I draft Kyle Higashioka or Ivan Herrera?

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

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

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	60.0	86.0
AB	98	172
R	14	24
H	20	48
2B	3	6
3B	1	1
HR	9	3
RBI	22	19
SB	0	4
K	33	41
BB	5	15
AVG	.204	.279
OBP	.243	.340
SLG	.531	.378
OPS	.773	.718

Recent News
	Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Getting breather Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Adds to huge June Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Merrill, Higashioka homer as Padres defeat Red Sox Published June 28th, 2024 via TSN Kyle Higashioka's two-run homer (9) \| 06/28/2024 Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com 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	Cardinals' Ivan Herrera: Swinging bat, plans to catch Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports 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 25th, 2024 via MSN 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

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