Jose Herrera

Jose Herrera

26-Year-Old CatcherC
Arizona Diamondbacks
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Herrera won the backup catcher job behind Carson Kelly for the Diamondbacks going into last season, but the team wound up using Daulton Varsho more than expected at the position. That meant Herrera often operated as the third catcher when he wasn't back at Triple-A Reno, and he managed a lowly .457 OPS at the plate when he did get his chances. Varsho has since been traded to the Blue Jays, but now Herrera has Gabriel Moreno to contend with. He's unlikely to see much action in the majors in 2023 and even if he did it's not a profile for fantasy managers to get excited about. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Diamondbacks in March of 2023.
Returns to lineup
CArizona Diamondbacks
April 23, 2023
Herrera (head) is starting at catcher and batting ninth in Sunday's game against the Padres, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
ANALYSIS
Herrera was removed from Wednesday's 14-5 loss to the Cardinals after taking a foul ball off his helmet, but he'll be back in action for Sunday's series finale while No. 1 backstop Gabriel Moreno gets a day off. Starting pitcher Drey Jameson will form a battery with Herrera.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
14
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
4
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+21%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+14%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+42%
OPS vs LHP
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .602 40 6 0 0 1 .257 .316 .286
Since 2021vs Right .498 145 13 0 11 0 .192 .266 .232
2023vs Left .598 18 4 0 0 1 .214 .313 .286
2023vs Right .684 43 6 0 6 0 .257 .341 .343
2022vs Left .604 22 2 0 0 0 .286 .318 .286
2022vs Right .424 102 7 0 5 0 .167 .235 .189
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+1%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+87%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+56%
OPS at Home
2021
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .522 98 9 0 5 1 .217 .293 .229
Since 2021Away .519 87 10 0 6 0 .195 .259 .260
2023Home .459 29 3 0 2 1 .200 .259 .200
2023Away .858 32 7 0 4 0 .292 .400 .458
2022Home .549 69 6 0 3 0 .224 .308 .241
2022Away .352 55 3 0 2 0 .151 .182 .170
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Jose Herrera compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.37
 
BB Rate
11.5%
 
K Rate
31.1%
 
BABIP
.387
 
ISO
.082
 
AVG
.245
 
OBP
.333
 
SLG
.327
 
OPS
.660
 
wOBA
.299
 
Exit Velocity
84.7 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
25.7%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.204
 
Expected SLG
.259
 
Sprint Speed
22.9 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
51.6%
 
Line Drive %
25.8%
 
Fly Ball %
22.6%
 
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
Herrera is expected to make his MLB debut in 2022, beating out Juan Graterol for the backup job to starter Carson Kelly. Daulton Varsho is also around, but he's needed for center field. Herrera slashed .248/.346/.705 over seven minor-league seasons (393 games).
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Exits after foul ball to helmet
CArizona Diamondbacks
Head
April 19, 2023
Herrera was removed from Wednesday's 14-5 loss to the Cardinals in the bottom of the sixth inning after taking a foul ball off his helmet while he was behind the plate, the Associated Press reports.
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Behind the dish
CArizona Diamondbacks
April 12, 2023
Herrera is starting at catcher and batting ninth for the Diamondbacks in Wednesday's game against the Brewers.
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Swipes bag in win
CArizona Diamondbacks
April 10, 2023
Herrera went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 11-6 win over the Dodgers.
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Grabs backup catcher job
CArizona Diamondbacks
March 28, 2023
Herrera will be on the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
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Healthiest backstop on 40-man
CArizona Diamondbacks
March 21, 2023
Herrera could figure into the catching mix for Arizona after Carson Kelly (forearm) was removed from Monday's Cactus League game, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
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