The St. Louis Cardinals have a slugger on their hands that plenty of teams around the league likely would want in 26-year-old catcher/designated hitter Ivan Herrera .

On the Cardinals, Herrera is a player without a perfect role. The Cardinals are loaded behind the plate and Leo Bernal is in line to be the go-to guy , at least to begin the 2027 season. Herrera could certainly be the Cardinals' designated hitter in 2027, but what about when the rest of St. Louis' top prospects make the jump to the majors, like Rainiel Rodriguez and Jesus Baez ? Herrera has three seasons left of team control. At some point, there will be a roster crunch.

If the Cardinals want to sell high, this offseason would be the time to do so. Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that St. Louis will explore deals involving catchers this offseason, including Pedro Pages, Herrera and Jimmy Crooks. If Herrera is going to be out of the organization, one team the Cardinals should call is the New York Yankees.…