Top Rookie JJ Wetherholt Earns Major Cardinals Commitment
St. Louis moved decisively to secure its rookie second baseman on a $112.5 million extension, signaling major confidence in one of the club’s fastest-rising young stars.
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals and rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt have agreed to an eight-year, $112.5 million contract extension, a deal that keeps one of the club’s rising young players in St. Louis for the long term.The agreement, reached as the Cardinals entered the weekend three games out of a National League wild-card spot, buys out Wetherholt’s first several years of free agency. The move also shows a bold change in the Cardinals' personnel decisions in recent ...
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