St. Louis Cardinals 2024 first-round pick JJ Wetherholt is impressing coaches and executives in his first Spring Training. Just eight months ago, the Cardinals selected Wetherholt as\u00a0the seventh overall pick. The West Virginia University product is giving the organization confidence in that decision early on.<\/p>\n
In Wetherholt’s<\/a> first Spring Training game, he belted a home run and got two hits and two runs in three at-bats.<\/p>\n \u201cIt felt better than my first hit, for sure, because that was a little blooper,\u201d Wetherholt told reporters<\/a> after the game about his home run. \u201cI knew I hit it pretty well, but you never know at this stadium because the ball doesn\u2019t fly too well here. So I was just tracking and thinking, \u2018This is either going out or it\u2019s getting caught.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Since that game, Wetherholt hasn’t recorded another hit. However, he’s impacted the game in other ways. In 16 at-bats this Spring, he’s walked four times, stolen two bases, and touched home plate four times. He’s also dazzled with his defense.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #STLCards<\/a> manager Oli Marmol raving about JJ Wetherholt, the top-ranked prospect in the organization: \u201cI\u2019m highly impressed with JJ. While we have him here, I want to get him in as much as possible and see how he handles certain things. Up to this point, he\u2019s a pro. …” (MORE)<\/p>\n \u2014 John Denton (@JohnDenton555) March 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n