The Ivan Herrera Conundrum

The St. Louis Cardinals will have some interesting decisions to make at the trade deadline. Buy or sell or a mix of both? Trade impending free agents or add to them to chase a playoff spot? Add to the pitching staff or subtract from it? All these questions will need answering, but, to me, there’s a more interesting question.

What will the Cardinals do with Ivan Herrera?

The catcher is knocking on the door of the major leagues yet it seems that he has a difficult path to playing time in St. Louis and is on his final option year this season. So, with that said, I want to break down Ivan Herrera’s improvement, the blockers ahead of him, what the Cardinals could do, and why the time to commit to…