The JJ Wetherholt hype train continues to pick up steam as the St. Louis Cardinals get closer to Spring Training as Keith Law has just ranked him as the #7 prospect in baseball plus he makes a bold prediction about his future.
Ken Rosenthal shared the news of Keith’s top 100 prospect list which was just dropped today on X.
If you haven’t already subscribed to Keith Law’s work, I highly recommend it. The fact that the St. Louis Cardinals JJ Wetherholt was ranked in Keith’s top 10 wasn’t a surprise, but there’s one prediction that he made about JJ which is bold to say the least. Keith Law said “He’s the National League prospect about whom I’d feel most confident saying that he’ll win a batting average title some day.“ He praised JJ’s hard hit and barrel rates plus his use of all fields for his frequent contact. He did mention that Wetherholt’s 2-strike decision making could use some work, but his power numbers might actually go up in the big show eventually.
I’m frankly surprised that JJ didn’t rank higher in Keith’s list. MLB Pipeline had Wetherholt ranked at #5 just a few days ago, but there’s little doubt that the expectations for JJ being a huge part of the St. Louis Cardinals roster in 2026 remain sky-high. What JJ had to say during the Winter Warmup a week ago was interesting including his mention that there were some in the development pipeline that were encouraging him to focus on acquiring more pull power which he rebuked since he is an all-fields hitter. He mentions this just after the 7-minute mark in the video.
JJ Wetherholt – “I’m a swing decision guy. Make good swing decisions, control the zone, drive the ball to all fields…power is usually a tool that comes later…being myself and continuing to drive the ball to all fields and make good decisions”.
Other St. Louis Cardinals of interest in Keith Law’s top 100 prospect list include Liam Doyle at #26 and Rainiel Rodriguez at #29.
