• Full name Javier Herrera
  • Born 01/08/1981 in Hialeah, FL
  • Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Tennessee
  • Drafted in the 2nd round (48th overall) by the Cleveland Guardians in 2003 (signed for $710,000).
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    While Pomeranz is a better prospect, Herrera could go before him in the draft--possibly in the supplemental first round--because of the expected emphasis on college players and the shortfall of catchers. He missed most of the 2002 season after breaking his right hamate bone and having arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder. Herrera's catch-and-throw skills are his strength, though he threw out just 20 percent of basestealers this year. He has some power and uses the entire field, but he never has been very productive at the plate. His bat will determine whether he'll become an everyday catcher in the big leagues.

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  • Rated Best Defensive Catcher in the Cleveland Guardians in 2006
  • Rated Best Defensive Catcher in the Cleveland Guardians in 2005

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