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Cardinals Standout Rookie JJ Wetherholt Agrees To 8-Year Extension Worth Over $100M

The St. Louis Cardinals and JJ Wetherholt have agreed to an eight-year contract that buys out the rookie second baseman's first several years of potential free agency, the club announced on Friday. The Cardinals have not released financial terms but a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday that it is worth $112.5 million. "I want to be in the same spot," Wetherholt said. "That’s just how I am. I’m from a small town, went to college an hour outside of that, wanted to stay there as long as possible. It’s the same here. When I got drafted, I knew that I wanted to be her...