BY: James Gravley – WV Sports Chat
JJ Wetherholt has been on an absolute mission since being drafted 7th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2024 MLB Draft. He has risen from the ranks and skyrocketed himself into conversations on the daily about when he could possibly make his MLB Debut.
Will it be in August? Will it be in September? Will be this season at all? According to Katie Woo of the Athletic,
Woo joined the “The Lou Sports Talk” to talk about Wetherholt’s role within the organization to give her thoughts on the Wetherholt situation.
“So if we’re just based off his talent, I would say shortstop. Obviously, the Cardinals have Masyn Winn there so JJ Wetherholt is going to hop around the diamond. He’s going to play second base, third base, and shortstop for Memphis. To me, when you have an infielder with a pedigree as JJ, him not having an established position to work on every day doesn’t matter because one of the things that makes him so exciting is his versatility. Think of a Brendan Donovan with a higher defensive ceiling. That’s how they’re viewing JJ Wetherholt. And guys that can play shortstop can play anywhere. So, where he’s playing at Triple-A is not really a super big concern to me. This is not like a Jordan Walker situation where it was clear he should move to the outfield, you know, months before they actually did. It’s a little early to say where JJ comes in on the major league roster or if we’ll see him at all. We probably won’t this season but he will certainly be in play for the Opening Day roster come 2026.” – Woo via The Lou Sports Talk.
Now, Wetherholt continues to do his part to be in the conversation. On Wednesday night doubled to lead off the first inning and the night prior to that hit his fifth home run in Triple-A. To go along with his five home runs he has six RBIs to boot and is boasting a slash line of .333/.415/.488 with an OPS of .903.
Photo: St. Louis Dispatch
