| Career Stats
Current Contract:
Contract renewable through 2009.
Became a Cardinal:
Selected in the 6th round of the June, 2002 First-Year Player Draft. Signed to a 2003 contract on July 31, 2002. Received a $250,000 signing bonus.
2005 Season:
Haerther hit .318/.380/.584 with eight home runs and 30 RBIs in 173 at-bats to earn a promotion to Double-A Springfield on May 31. He got off to a slow start in Double-A but came around to hit .298/.333/.500 with 10 home runs and 37 RBI in 65 games. He hit .203 in 18 games for the Surprise Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League.
Career Notes:
In 2004, Haerther hit .316 with 20 doubles, five home runs and 45 RBIs in 326 at-bats before a MRI in early August revealed a hairline fracture in his left leg that caused him to miss the remainder of the season. Overall, he has hit .316 with 26 home runs in three minor league seasons.
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