I don’t mean to pick on Andrew Knizner. I really don’t. The Cardinals are very likely to head into the 2023 season with him as the backup catcher and Ivan Herrera as the next man up. Whether that means Herrera is going to replace Knizner or simply be an injury replacement and nothing more is certainly a question. But the Cardinals could and should try to improve the backup catcher for next year.
Knizner’s bat was supposed to be his calling card, but it has not currently arrived in the majors. The main reason is power. He posted decent walk and strikeout rates, but he has a career isolated power of just .