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STL • 2B
about 21 hours ago
Wetherholt was coming off three straight hitless games, but both times so far that he’s shown signs of going into a real slump, he’s bounced back quickly. He’s batting only .239 to date, but with nine homers and 25 walks, he has a fine .784 OPS through 213 plate appearances. He’s also yet to ground into a double play in 15 opportunities to do so.
STL • 2B
4 days ago
Wetherholt receives his second day off this season with Royals lefty Noah Cameron on the mound during Saturday afternoon’s matchup after going 0-for-5 during Friday’s extra-inning marathon. The 23-year-old rookie sensation has been outstanding in his Cardinals debut, hitting .237/.358/.408 with 33 runs scored, eight homers, 22 RBI and five steals across 204 plate appearances in 44 games. It’ll be Thomas Saggese at second base in his place on Saturday afternoon.
Source: MLB.com
STL • 2B
8 days ago
Wetherholt drew a walk and scored a run in the first inning, then later took Joel Kuhnel deep for a two-run blast in the sixth to extend the Cardinals’ lead. He added a base hit in the eighth to reach for a third time. The 23-year-old second baseman is hitting .242/.356/.427 with eight homers, 32 runs scored, 22 RBI, and five steals across 188 plate appearances.
STL • 2B
14 days ago
Wetherholt has hit another little bump in the road to begin May, opening the month 3-for-21 with no extra-base hits and one walk (which was intentional). He still has a nice .352 OBP for the year, even with his average sitting at .239, and we imagine it would take a whale of a slump for the Cardinals to take him out of the leadoff spot.
STL • 2B
20 days ago
Wetherholt’s long ball came on the third pitch of the game and was one of two that Paul Skenes surrendered on Thursday. The rookie sensation has played second base and batted leadoff in all but one game for the Cardinals this year. He’s up to seven homers and four stolen bases to go along with a .256/.378/.479 triple slash.
STL • 2B
23 days ago
Wetherholt’s clutch homer against Pirates closer Dennis Santana traveled 408 feet into the right-center field seats. It was his only hit in four at-bats, but it ignited a four-run rally as the Cardinals erased a two-run deficit after being shut out through eight innings. The 23-year-old rookie sensation has homered in back-to-back games and is up to six round-trippers through 28 games. The early returns suggest he’s on track to be one of the top second basemen in the fantasy landscape for years to come.
STL • 2B
25 days ago
Wetherholt cut a 2-0 deficit in half with a solo homer off Bryan Woo to leadoff the game for the Cards; one of four homers that St. Louis hit off Woo before he exited. The rookie second baseman now has a .240/.370/.385 slash with four homers and 12 RBI. That’s not the goal, but there have been enough games like this to be excited about Wetherholt’s future.
STL • 2B
about 1 month ago
It’s the first two-homer game of Wetherholt’s career. The 23-year-old took Ryne Stanek deep for a two-run shot in the eighth, and he hit a solo blast off Joey Cantillo in the third. While the rookie second baseman is still hitting .200/.338/.385 in his first three weeks of play, Wetherholt has very much passed the eye test, and more games like this seem much more likely than not in the coming months.
STL • 2B
about 2 months ago
Heyman did not provide specifics regarding a potential extension offer from the Cardinals to Wetherholt, who is hitting .250 (4-for-16) with one homer and one steal through his first four games in the majors. Still, it would make sense for both sides to explore a deal early in his rookie season, similar to the extensions the Red Sox and Orioles reached with top prospects Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell and Samuel Basallo last year. This report follows Seattle’s decision to sign top prospect Colt Emerson to an eight-year, $95 million contract earlier on Tuesday.
Source: New York Post
STL • 2B
about 2 months ago
Wetherholt also had a single and a stolen base earlier in the contest. He committed an error that played a small role in the Cardinals blowing a four-run lead in the ninth; he tried to glove flip the ball on a weak grounder from the speedy Chandler Simpson and missed badly, allowing Jonathan Aranda to score on what was correctly ruled an infield single (plus the error). Still, he more than made up for it with his own grounder an inning later. It looked like first baseman Aranda would have had a shot at it, but he retreated in the hopes that second baseman Ben Williamson would make the play. Instead, the ball went into right, allowing both the tying and winning runs to score. Wetherholt is 3-for-9 with a homer through two games.
STL • 2B
about 2 months ago
The 23-year-old rookie shortstop opened the scoring in the ballgame with a 425-foot (101.7 mph EV) solo shot off of Rays’ ace Drew Rasmussen. He then added a sacrifice fly during the Cardinals’ eight-run outburst in the sixth inning. He possesses a dynamic blend of power and speed and should be an impact contributor for fantasy purposes while hitting atop the Cardinals’ lineup.