APRIL 1 • SACBEE.COM
JJ WETHERHOLT
Heads Turn After Cardinals' 22-Year-Old Star Draws Juan Soto Comparison JJ Wetherholt’s new manager sees shades of the Mets’ Juan Soto in his personality.
Starting season at Double-A level 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 rep...
Impact Wetherholt played just 29 games with Single-A Palm Beach in his pro debut last year but will skip over High-A Peoria and start the 2025 campaign in the Texas League. The 22-year-old will play shortstop with Springfield, but with Masyn Winn manning that spot in St. Louis, Wetherholt's eventual home could be at second or third base.
MARCH 24 • ROTOWIRE
Worthy: JJ Wetherholt takes a mature view of his first spring training with the Cardinals Cardinals top prospect JJ Wetherholt got exactly what he needed out of his first taste of big-league camp.
MARCH 16 • STLTODAY.COM
Reassigned to minors camp The Cardinals reassigned Wetherholt to minor-league camp Wednesday.
Impact Wetherholt was given lots of playing time this spring but didn't do much at the plate, going 2-for-20 with one home run, three stolen bases and a 5:6 K:BB. The top prospect is slated to open the 2025 season either at High-A Peoria or Double-A Springfield.
MARCH 12 • ROTOWIRE
JJ Wetherholt, Quinn Mathews among 27 Cardinals prospects set for spring showcase game Along with JJ Wetherholt and Quinn Mathews, prospects Jimmy Crooks, Yairo Padilla, Chase Davis, and Thomas Saggese are on the Cardinals’ ros...
MARCH 6 • STLTODAY.COM
Cranks first spring homer Wetherholt went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run Sunday in Grapefruit League action versus the Astros.
Impact Making his spring training debut, Wetherholt had a bloop single in the fourth inning and then in the fifth drilled an opposite-field, three-run homer off righty A.J. Blubaugh. The No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, Wetherholt slashed .295/.405/.400 in 29 games with Single-A Palm Beach in his pro debut last year. The 22-year-old will likely begin the 2025 season either at High-A Peoria or Double-A Springfield.
FEBRUARY 24 • ROTOWIRE
