How West Virginia's JJ Wetherholt transformed into a potential Top 10 pick

[Vernon]

Wetherholt takes journey from Mars to first-round pick

He became obsessed with sports at around the age of 4. And the only way he could go to sleep was to hear a sports-themed story from his father. His older brother liked them, too, but was happy to hear one and call it a night. For him, though, it

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[Butler-eer]

You don't see this out of many players any more. Most are out for the bigger bag and chasing NIL.

“I’ve got to return the favor,” Wetherholt explained. “People who are good to me, I have to be good to. It’s just how I was brought up. For me, it was never a decision of if I was going to leave or not. This is the place that I wanted to come to since I was 14 years old. There was no thought of leaving, really.”

 

[Vernon]

You don't see this out of many players any more. Most are out for the bigger bag and chasing NIL.

“I’ve got to return the favor,” Wetherholt explained. “People who are good to me, I have to be good to. It’s just how I was brought up. For me, it was never a decision of if I was going to leave or not. This is the place that I wanted to come to since I was 14 years old. There was no thought of leaving, really.”

He's really close with Randy and he's not kidding when he says that he never considered leaving....and his dad wasn't going to allow it anyway.

 

[firkinEER]

 

[Butler-eer]

My Clev friends don't think they will pick JJ. Too many other holes to fill.

 

[The Bell Tolls for Thee]

My Clev friends don't think they will pick JJ. Too many other holes to fill.

Good. Let him drop to the Reds.