Wetherholt is a shortstop by trade, but he is ready to take over at third base in St. Louis after the club moved Nolan Arenado this offseason. A prospect without an obvious weakness, Wetherholt hit .306 with a .421 OBP, 17 home runs, 23 steals and a 14.7 percent strikeout rate in 109 games across Double-A and Triple-A in his first full season after getting drafted with the No. 7 overall pick in 2024. He went 23-for-26 on stolen-base attempts but isn't a burner and may slow down into his late-20s. Wetherholt has always been seen as a hit-over-power prospect, but his hit tool is good enough that he should access 15-plus homer power early in the majors and could eventually be a 20-25 homer threat in his mid-to-late-20s. Wetherholt could eventually net the Cardinals a Prospect Promotion Incentive pick, so he should be expected to break camp on the Opening Day roster, given that he has nothing left to prove at Triple-A. Read Past Outlooks