MLB.com’s Ben Weinrib recently highlighted eight young spring standouts who could reach the Majors sooner than later. Wetherholt was the only player to receive an ETA of “Opening Day.”
Wetherholt may not have Griffin’s tools, but he might have the clearest path to the bigs among all elite prospects.
“The Pittsburgh native likely won’t have a chance to play shortstop with the Cards, since Masyn Winn has established himself as the best defender in the Majors there, but he has enough arm and quickness for any infield position,” Weinrib wrote. “Expect him to be the Opening Day second baseman and contend for NL Rookie of the Year honors.”
Wetherholt, to be clear, has intriguing potential of his own. He had 17 homers and 23 steals in 109 games last season, which he split between Double-A and Triple-A. If you can get him near the 200th pick, and you generally can, you can skyrocket your profit potential.