JJ Wetherholt

22-Year-Old ShortstopSS
St. Louis Cardinals AA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Cardinals selected Wetherholt, who had been rumored to be an option for the Guardians at 1-1, with the seventh overall pick last year. A hamstring issue limited Wetherholt to 36 games as a junior at West Virginia, but he was extremely productive all three years in the Big 12 and during brief stints in summer leagues, including a .978 OPS in eight Cape Cod League games. Most scouts expected the 5-foot-10 middle infielder to end up at second base pre-draft and he will certainly end up there with Masyn Winn entrenched at shortstop in St. Louis. He is a plus runner, but Wetherholt's calling card is a potential 70-grade hit tool that led his draft class. The lefty-hitting Wetherholt's contact and strikeout rates were elite en route to a career .370 average with the Mountaineers, and he hit .295 with a .405 OBP, two homers and two steals in 29 games with Single-A Palm Beach. The working assumption is that the Cardinals kept him at Single-A because they didn't want to send him all the way up to Peoria, their High-A affiliate, but the fact remains we haven't seen Wetherholt perform yet against quality minor-league pitching. As long as he can be a 20-homer threat, Wetherholt's ceiling is very high in fantasy, but it's not a given that he'll get to that much power. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a $6.9 million contract with the Cardinals in July of 2024.
Selected for Futures Game
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AA
July 1, 2025
Wetherholt has been selected to represent the Cardinals in the All-Star Futures Game, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Analysis
Wetherholt has been excellent at Double-A Springfield in his first full pro season, slashing .305/.430/.453 with five home runs, 13 stolen bases and a 35:41 K:BB. The No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, Wetherholt dealt with hamstring issues in college at West Virginia, but he has stayed healthy in pro ball. The 22-year-old could be considered for a promotion to Triple-A Memphis soon.
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Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AA)
Since 2023
 
 
+36%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+25%
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .714 98 2 9 .250 .357 .357
Since 2023vs Right .974 168 3 22 .336 .470 .504
2025vs Left .565 98 2 9 .250 33.020 .357
2025vs Right .706 168 3 22 .336 75.024 .504
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Starting season at Double-A level
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AA
March 24, 2025
Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Monday that Wetherholt will begin the season at Double-A Springfield, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Reassigned to minors camp
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AA
March 12, 2025
The Cardinals reassigned Wetherholt to minor-league camp Wednesday.
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Cranks first spring homer
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AA
February 24, 2025
Wetherholt went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run Sunday in Grapefruit League action versus the Astros.
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Nets spring invite from St. Louis
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AA
January 16, 2025
The Cardinals have extended Wetherholt an invitation to big-league camp during spring training.
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Slips to seventh overall
SSSt. Louis Cardinals  AA
July 14, 2024
The Cardinals have selected Wetherholt with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft.
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