*The St. Louis Cardinals Sign JJ Wetherholt*
– *Signing Details*: The St. Louis Cardinals announced they have signed their first-round draft pick, shortstop JJ Wetherholt, for $6,900,000, just above the slot value for the 7th pick of $6,823,700 ¹.
– *Player Background*: Wetherholt, a Pittsburgh-area native, played three seasons for the West Virginia University Mountaineers, slashing .370/.468/.625/1.093 with 29 home runs, 49 doubles, 129 RBI, 148 runs, and a 1:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 82 walks in 145 career games ².
– *Prospect Ranking*: Wetherholt is rated as the 24th overall prospect in all of baseball and the Cardinals’ top prospect according to Baseball America, one spot ahead of right-handed pitcher Tink Hence ².
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