2026 Stats
AVG
.266
HR
10
RBI
31
R
46
SB
8
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Wetherholt is a shortstop by trade, but he is ready to take over at second base in St. Louis after the club moved Brendan Donovan this offseason. A prospect without an obvious weakness, Wetherholt hit .306 with a .421 OBP, 17 home runs, 23 steals and a 14.7 percent strikeout rate in 109 games across Double-A and Triple-A in his first full season after getting drafted with the No. 7 overall pick in 2024. He went 23-for-26 on stolen-base attempts but isn't a burner and may slow down into his late-20s. Wetherholt has always been seen as a hit-over-power prospect, but his hit tool is good enough that he should access 15-plus homer power early in the majors and could eventually be a 20-25 homer threat in his mid-to-late-20s. Wetherholt could eventually net the Cardinals a Prospect Promotion Incentive pick, so he should be expected to break camp on the Opening Day roster, given that he has nothing left to prove at Triple-A. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2026.
Goes yard Sunday
Wetherholt went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Twins.
Analysis
Wetherholt has gone 8-for-26 (.308) over seven games since returning from a brief absence due to groin soreness. The infielder played a big role in the Cardinals' offense Sunday, though it wasn't quite enough. He's now hitting .255 on the year while adding a .761 OPS, 10 homers, 31 RBI, 45 runs scored, seven doubles and seven stolen bases over 65 games.
Wetherholt has gone 8-for-26 (.308) over seven games since returning from a brief absence due to groin soreness. The infielder played a big role in the Cardinals' offense Sunday, though it wasn't quite enough. He's now hitting .255 on the year while adding a .761 OPS, 10 homers, 31 RBI, 45 runs scored, seven doubles and seven stolen bases over 65 games.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
+3%
OPS vs RHP
2026
+3%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .761 | 104 | 2 | 6 | .271 | ||||
| Since 2024vs Right | .785 | 210 | 8 | 25 | .264 | ||||
| 2026vs Left | .761 | 104 | 2 | 6 | .271 | ||||
| 2026vs Right | .785 | 210 | 8 | 25 | .264 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
+15%
OPS on Road
2026
+15%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | .724 | 153 | 6 | 14 | .257 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | .830 | 161 | 4 | 17 | .275 | ||||
| 2026Home | .724 | 153 | 6 | 14 | .257 | ||||
| 2026Away | .830 | 161 | 4 | 17 | .275 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does JJ Wetherholt compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.70BB Rate
11.1%K Rate
15.9%BABIP
.292ISO
.142AVG
.266OBP
.369SLG
.408OPS
.778wOBA
.347Exit Velocity
90.2 mphHard Hit Rate
36.1%Barrels/PA
3.8%Expected BA
.244Expected SLG
.446Sprint Speed
24.2 ft/secGround Ball %
40.2%Line Drive %
19.6%Fly Ball %
40.2%Prospect Rankings History
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Cardinals selected Wetherholt, who had been rumored to be an option for the Guardians at 1-1, with the seventh overall pick last year. A hamstring issue limited Wetherholt to 36 games as a junior at West Virginia, but he was extremely productive all three years in the Big 12 and during brief stints in summer leagues, including a .978 OPS in eight Cape Cod League games. Most scouts expected the 5-foot-10 middle infielder to end up at second base pre-draft and he will certainly end up there with Masyn Winn entrenched at shortstop in St. Louis. He is a plus runner, but Wetherholt's calling card is a potential 70-grade hit tool that led his draft class. The lefty-hitting Wetherholt's contact and strikeout rates were elite en route to a career .370 average with the Mountaineers, and he hit .295 with a .405 OBP, two homers and two steals in 29 games with Single-A Palm Beach. The working assumption is that the Cardinals kept him at Single-A because they didn't want to send him all the way up to Peoria, their High-A affiliate, but the fact remains we haven't seen Wetherholt perform yet against quality minor-league pitching. As long as he can be a 20-homer threat, Wetherholt's ceiling is very high in fantasy, but it's not a given that he'll get to that much power.
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Returning to action Sunday
Wetherholt (groin) is starting at second base and batting leadoff for St. Louis versus Cincinnati on Sunday.
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Sitting third straight
Wetherholt (groin) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Reds, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Held out again Friday
Wetherholt (lower body) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Reds.
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Playing through lower-half soreness
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Wednesday that Wetherholt has been playing with some lower-half soreness but is expected back in the lineup for Friday's game against the Reds, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Getting breather Wednesday
Wetherholt is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
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Extension talks haven't progressed
The Cardinals and Wetherholt have had discussions about a long-term contract extension, but those talks "have not progressed," Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
There's been a recent run of contract extensions of young players and the Cardinals have interest in adding Wetherholt to the list, but it seems nothing is imminent. It's not clear whether the talks between the two sides are ongoing or currently tabled. Wetherholt is sporting a .214/.338/.286 batting line with one home run, three stolen bases and a 10:12 BB:K over his first 15 major-league games.
There's been a recent run of contract extensions of young players and the Cardinals have interest in adding Wetherholt to the list, but it seems nothing is imminent. It's not clear whether the talks between the two sides are ongoing or currently tabled. Wetherholt is sporting a .214/.338/.286 batting line with one home run, three stolen bases and a 10:12 BB:K over his first 15 major-league games.