JJ Wetherholt| Year | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | Rate |
| 2026 proj | 425 | 106 | 55 | 10 | 48 | 47 | 85 | 11 | 0.249 | 21.5 |
| 2026 | 237 | 60 | 43 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 48 | 7 | 0.253 | 37.6 |
| Date | News |
| 6/09/26 | MLB Rookie Of The Year Races: JJ Wetherholt, Kevin McGonigle Set The Early Pace. With over a third of the season in the books, here are the kids you need to watch in the Rookie of the Year races in both leagues. Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/al-nl-rookie... |
| 5/13/26 | [Deadspin] - Deadspin | JJ Wetherholt, Cardinals extend strong stretch vs. Athletics. Deadspin | JJ Wetherholt, Cardinals extend strong stretch vs. Athletics Source: https://sportspyder.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/arti... |
| 5/03/26 | Top 100 Hitters: May You Go Boldly. We’ve officially crossed the early-season threshold, and the chaos of April is giving way to something more meaningful but not necessarily more predictable. This is the part of the season where bold decisions start to separate contenders from pretenders. This year, the youth movement isn’t just knocking on the door, it’s kicking it down. Players like JJ Wetherholt and Kevin McGonigle aren’t waiting their turn. They’re impacting games right now, forcing their way into relevance. At the same time, the influx of international power has added another layer of volatility and opportunity. Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto have wasted no time introducing themselves with authority. The raw power is translating, the adjustments are coming quickly, and the upside is loud. These are not passive additions to rosters as they are bats capable of shifting categories in a hurry. Now, as we move into May, something important is happening. Sample sizes are growing. Playing time is becoming more dependable. Pitchers and hitters alike are showing us who they are or at least who they are becoming. And with that clarity comes responsibility. This is the time to be aggressive. Our rankings reflect that mindset. You’ll see players pushed up ahead of consensus, veterans dropped more quickly than comfort might allow, and emerging talent given the benefit of belief rather than skepticism. Because waiting for full confirmation in this game often means you’re already too late. Championship teams don’t drift into contention but rather attack it. As the weather warms, so does the urgency. Lean into volatility. Trust the skills. Bet on impact. Let’s get bold. Source: https://razzball.com/top-100-hitters-may-you-go-bo... |
| 4/05/26 | Top 100 Hitters: Early Adjustments. The first week of the season is baseball’s favorite overreaction laboratory. A handful of games, a few loud swings, one well-timed call-up and suddenly the future feels like it is arriving all at once. This is where the Top 100 Hitter list starts to breathe. Because while veterans are still shaking off April timing and pitchers search for command, the kids do not want to wait. They have announced themselves with big-league at-bats that look like they have been doing this for years instead of days. JJ Wetherholt looks like a hitter who belongs in the middle of a lineup right now. The approach is calm, the barrel is on time, and the game slows down in a way you cannot fake. Kevin McGonigle has done what advanced hitters do with controlled at-bats, line drives to all fields, and the quiet confidence of someone who understands exactly who he is at the plate. Then there’s Chase DeLauter, whose early-season thunder feels less like a hot start and more like confirmation. The physicality, the leverage, the damage that can change a game. And just when the early season momentum was building, Konor Griffin arrived. This is what the first week is supposed to feel like. Not conclusions. Not final answers. Just flashes that hint at where the Top 100 is headed next. Because rankings in April aren’t about who’s finished climbing. They are about who just started running. Source: https://razzball.com/top-100-hitters-early-adjustm... |
| 3/30/26 | News: JJ Wetherholt's weekend warrants your attention. All of the important fantasy spin and actionable takeaways resulting from the latest baseball news. Source: https://www.espn.com/fantasy/baseball/story/_/id/4... |
| 3/24/26 | Top Cards prospect Wetherholt makes roster. JJ Wetherholt, the seventh pick in the 2024 amateur draft out of West Virginia, will be on the Cardinals' Opening Day roster. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48290578/top-c... |
| 3/23/26 | Top Cardinals prospect JJ Wetherholt makes Opening Day roster as new era begins in St. Louis. Wetherholt is expected to be one of the faces of the rebuilding Cardinals Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cardinals-jj-we... |
| 9/04/25 | Cardinals urged to make decision with JJ Wetherholt before the 2025 season concludes. Should the Cardinals make this decision on top prospect JJ Wetherholt? Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cardinals-urged-d... |
| 9/03/25 | Insider: Cardinals unlikely to call up JJ Wetherholt this season. Despite the St. Louis Cardinals having the No. 6 player on the MLB's top 100 prospects list, an insider believes the team is unlikely to call up JJ Wetherholt this season. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/insider-cardinals... |
| 9/02/25 | Worthy: Cardinals roster expands, but no JJ Wetherholt or Quinn Mathews. It's no surprise.. Major League Baseball teams got two additional roster spaces Monday, simply by virtue of the calendar flipping from August to September. By incredible coincidence, rosters expanded by two spots to facilitate September call-ups, and the Cardinals' top two prospects entering this season, infielder JJ Wetherholt and starting pitcher Quinn Mathews, have already reached the top rung of the minor league ladder. You could almost hear the cries of angst and discontent from the various corners of Cardinals Nation where fans have camped out — because they're clearly not at the ballpark — when the news reached them. Source: https://www.stltoday.com/sports/column/lynn-worthy... |
| 8/25/25 | Enough Waiting: Cardinals Must Call Up Top Prospect Wetherholt. Enough. St. Louis Cardinals’ No. 1 prospect JJ Wetherholt doesn’t need to check any more boxes in order to prove Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/enough-waiting-ca... |
| 8/24/25 | JJ Wetherholt Watch: Cardinals Phenom Strikes Vs. Chris Sale. Will the St. Louis Cardinals give phenom and No. 1 prospect JJ Wetherholt a chance in the big leagues this season? Overall, he has slashed .316/.406/.650 with nine home runs, 18 RBIs, five stolen bases, 10 doubles, and one triple since making the jump to Triple-A. All of that production is over just 30 games. This season, has hit 16 home runs overall to go along with 52 RBIs, 19 stolen bases, and a .306/.419/.529 slash line in 92 total games. Wetherholt isn't currently in the big leagues, but he is making a case for himself. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
| 8/22/25 | JJ Wetherholt Isn't Cardinals' Only Prospect Pushing For Promotion. If you have been following along over the last few weeks, you've surely heard a lot about St. Louis Cardinals top prospects. For the Cardinals, most of the chatter has been about infielder and No. 1 prospect JJ Wetherholt. One who had a big day this week was catcher Jimmy Crooks. "C Jimmy Crooks (AAA) tallied his 4th career 4-hit game last night, going 4-for-5 with two doubles," the Cardinals shared on social media. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
| 8/21/25 | JJ Wetherholt Update: What They're Saying About Cardinals Phenom. By now, you've heard all about St. Louis Cardinals phenom JJ Wetherholt. Wetherholt has torn the cover off the ball down in the minors and is now one step away from the big leagues down with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds. Each day, someone calls for the Cardinals to call on the St. Louis to make the decision to promote Wetherholt. Most recently, it was Greg Amsinger of MLB Network. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
| 8/20/25 | Former Cardinals Stars React To JJ Wetherholt Decision. When will St. Louis Cardinals phenom JJ Wetherholt make the jump to the big leagues? The Athletic's Katie Woo reported that the club "have not entertained" the idea of calling up the young infielder yet. "According to a team source, the Cardinals have not entertained calling up top prospect JJ Wetherholt during this stretch, who is hitting .310 with nine homers, 17 RBIs and a whopping 1.073 OPS since being promoted to Memphis on July 7," Woo said. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
| 8/20/25 | Cardinals Writer Makes Controversial JJ Wetherholt Assessment. The St. Louis Cardinals have seemingly waved the white flag on the season and the fan base is already preparing to riot for the call up and big league debut of top prospect JJ Wetherholt. Wetherholt is slashing .310/.403/.670 with nine home runs, a triple, and seven doubles in less than 30 games at the Triple-A level. Thomas Gauvain of Redbird Rants recently suggested that Wetherholt wasn't in the big leagues because he is blocked from receiving consistent playing time. "Even with third baseman Nolan Arenado and second baseman Brendan Donovan on the IL, St. Louis Cardinals manager Oli Marmol is trying to squeeze in playing time for Masyn Winn, Nolan Gorman, and Thomas Saggese," Gauvain wrote. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
| 8/19/25 | JJ Wetherholt By The Numbers; Projected Cardinals Debut. The St. Louis Cardinals have one of the top overall prospects in baseball in JJ Wetherholt. The reason for this is the fact that he's not just the Cardinals' top prospect, but one of the top overall prospects in baseball. Wetherholt was selected with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. In 2024, Wetherholt played 29 games with the Class-A Palm Beach Cardinals and slashed .295/.405/.400 with two homers, 20 RBIs, two stolen bases, five doubles, and 18 runs scored in his first taste of professional baseball. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/cardinals/st-louis-cardinal... |
| 8/16/25 | More impressive for JJ Wetherholt: His big bat or his adaptability?. No content provided Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/jj-wetherholt-is-cardinal... |
| 8/15/25 | Cardinals No. 1 Prospect JJ Wetherholt Surges up Top 100 Rankings. Cardinals top prospect JJ Wetherholt was ranked No. 6 in MLB Pipeline's latest Top 100 Rankings. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cardinals-no-1-pr... |
| 8/14/25 | Cardinals general manager shuts down rumors of call-up for top prospect. John Mozeliak said it is highly unlikely that St. Louis Cardinals shortstop prospect JJ Wetherholt will receive an MLB call-up in 2025. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cardinals-general... |
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