The Pittsburgh Pirates are keeping Konnor Griffin in town. The 19-year-old shortstop has signed a nine-year extension that locks him up through 2034, the team announced Wednesday. The deal is worth $140 million with no options or deferrals, according to the New York Post. Awards escalators can take the contract up to $150 million. This…
The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up one of baseball’s best prospects. Shortstop Konnor Griffin will be summoned to make his MLB debut in the team’s home opener Friday, the Pirates announced Thursday. The news comes as the two sides are reportedly working on a long-term extension, which is expected to be in the range of nine…
An entertaining World Baseball Classic comes to an end tonight from loanDepot park in Miami – the only important baseball game that stadium will host for a while – with Team USA turning to young New York Mets righty Nolan McLean in the championship game vs. Venezuela. The U.S. is -295 and the total is…
You say my Sleepers 2.0 were too obvious, my Breakouts 2.0 too well known? First of all, rude. But I aim to please, and to that end, I say we take things deeper. How deep? Deeper than I’m comfortable going, honestly. The draft pool has been chewed over so much by this point that you can’t…
