Cardinals agree to an 8-year, $112.5M extension with JJ Wetherholt, AP source says
The deal buys out Wetherholt’s early free-agent years after the rookie second baseman hit .267 with 13 homers and 3.8 WAR.
- On Friday, July 10, 2026, the Cardinals agreed to an eight-year, $112.5 million contract extension with rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt, with the deal capable of reaching $132 million.
- Selected seventh overall in the 2024 MLB Draft, Wetherholt rapidly emerged as a Cardinals cornerstone, leading all rookies with a 3.8 WAR, 56 runs, and 140 times on base this season.
- Advanced metrics grade Wetherholt as a top defensive second baseman, leading the majors with 249 assists and ranking second with 16 outs above average, while hitting.267 with 13 homers and 36 RBIs.
- Chaim Bloom, the Cardinals' president of baseball operations, finalized this extension as the first major multi-year deal under his leadership, signaling the organization's commitment to long-term core building.
- Wetherholt joins young stars signing extensions this year, including Detroit Tigers shortstop Kevin McGonigle and Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin, marking the largest Cardinals extension since Paul Goldschmidt's five-year, $130 million deal in 2019.
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Cardinals 2B JJ Wetherholt agrees to reported $112.5M extension
The St. Louis Cardinals reached agreement Friday on an eight-year contract extension with stellar rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt. According to published reports, Wetherholt will receive $112.5 million plus performance bonuses that could raise t...
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