{"id":554522,"date":"2026-03-23T03:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/554522\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T03:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:33:10","slug":"is-jj-wetherholt-on-the-opening-day-roster-cardinals-top-prospect-makes-mlb-case-at-shortstop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/554522\/","title":{"rendered":"Is JJ Wetherholt on the Opening Day roster? Cardinals’ top prospect makes MLB case at shortstop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is JJ Wetherholt on the Opening Day roster? Cardinals’ top prospect makes MLB case at shortstop<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

JJ Wetherholt is almost certainly ready.<\/p>\n

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But are the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> ready to keep one of MLB’s top prospects on the Opening Day roster?<\/p>\n

That’s the question everyone is still asking.<\/p>\n

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Is JJ Wetherholt on the Opening Day roster?<\/p>\n

As of Sunday night, the Cardinals had yet to make a public determination on what’s happening with Wetherholt.<\/p>\n

With Opening Day at the end of the week, there’s not a lot of time left to decide. The fact that Wetherholt hasn’t been sent down yet, though, suggests he may indeed make the team.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not sure,” Wetherholt told MLB.com<\/a> about potentially making the roster. “It\u2019s in God\u2019s hands. I have to continue to go out competing, practicing, playing hard every day and being myself, and roll with whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Spring Training action, Wetherholt has batted just .214 but does have eight walks to give him a .405 on-base percentage, and he has also driven in six runs.<\/p>\n

In the Spring Breakout showcase, Wetherholt went 2-for-3 with a walk.<\/p>\n

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The Cardinals may not believe they’re true contenders this season, and that could leave them to keep Wetherholt down to manipulate his service time.<\/p>\n

But right now, there’s certainly an excitement around Wetherholt. It’d be fun to see him make the team to open the season.<\/p>\n

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