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Cardinals No. 1 Prospect JJ Wetherholt Flashing Superstar Potential

The Cardinals phenom is showing what he can do...
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Mar 5, 2025; West Palm Beach, Florida, USA; St. Louis Cardinals left feilder JJ Wetherholt (87) runs to second base against the Houston Astros during the second inning at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-Imagn Images
Mar 5, 2025; West Palm Beach, Florida, USA; St. Louis Cardinals left feilder JJ Wetherholt (87) runs to second base against the Houston Astros during the second inning at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-Imagn Images | Rich Storry-Imagn Images

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The Major League Baseball season is long and sometimes it's easy to take every single loss hard.

It doesn't help when you have a losing streak, like the St. Louis Cardinals currently do. St. Louis has lost five games in a row and if you were to scroll social media, you would think the season is over. But, there's a lot left. Plus, there are things to be excited about right now not even at the big league level.

Take No. 1 prospect JJ Wetherholt for example.

St. Louis took him with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft and he has shot through the club's farm system so far. Wetherholt currently is with the Double-A Springfield Cardinals and is tearing the cover off of the ball. He has played 45 games so far this season and is slashing .319/.439/.475 with four homers, 23 RBIs, nine stolen bases, 11 doubles, one triple, and 28 runs scored.

The lefty does a little bit of everything and walked it off for Springfield on Thursday in extras.

Right now, MLB.com has Wetherholt as the No. 18 overall prospect in baseball.

He turned heads in Spring Training and is just 22 years old. If you're feeling down about the way things have gone at the big league level over the last week, put on a clip of Wetherholt's highlights. This kid is a the real deal and if he can stay hot, it wouldn't be shocking to see him in the majors as soon as 2026.

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PATRICK MCAVOY

Patrick McAvoy's experiences include local and national sports coverage at the New England Sports Network with a focus on baseball and basketball. Outside of journalism, Patrick also is pursuing an MBA at Brandeis University. After quickly rising as one of the most productive writers on the site, he expanded his reach to write for Baseball Essential, a national baseball site in Sports Illustrated Media Group. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding Inside The Cardinals, please reach out to Scott Neville: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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