In the ever changing world of Minor League Prospect rankings, future Card JJ Wetherholt is now the No. 5 overall prospect and new President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom seemed pretty adamant that Wetherholt will get a chance to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster once camp begins.
“He’s impressive and he’s got a chance to be really good,” Bloom said of Wetherholt. “We’re looking forward to seeing what he does in [Spring Training] camp, because he’s in a position where he can come in and make a really strong impression and start his big league career sooner rather than later. We’ll see how that shakes out, but he’s a really impressive player and he’s a really impressive, poised player.”
Offseason fodder isn’t in full swing just yet, but Bleacher Report lists the Cards as one of th

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