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Pirates promote Konnor Griffin
Posted on 4/2/26 at 10:56 am
Posted on 4/2/26 at 10:56 am
#1 prospect in baseball
Let’s see if this means they’re finally trying to get serious in Pittsburgh.
Let’s see if this means they’re finally trying to get serious in Pittsburgh.
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Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:01 am to Godfather1
About time.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:03 am to Godfather1
That was a quick stop in AAA. Guess 7 hits in 5 games will do that for the top prospect in the league.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:03 am to tke_swamprat
Now if they could just admit that the whole “O’Neill Cruz to CF” experiment was a failure.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:06 am to Godfather1
Also about to give him a new deal
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:09 am to Godfather1
And there are people that will tell you with a straight face that HS kids shouldn't get drafted anymore.
Because Griffin would definitely be better off in his sophomore year at LSU than on the big league roster for the Pirates.
Because Griffin would definitely be better off in his sophomore year at LSU than on the big league roster for the Pirates.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:11 am to ProjectP2294
Sure he can buy lots of fancy things with his preshious millions the mlb is giving him, but he can never buy back the college experience he missed out on. Im sure when skenes gets ahold of him he will make him wish he would have went to lsu first and then the mlb would still be there. Money isnt everything young pup!
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:12 am to lsubatman1
I love this place
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:13 am to Godfather1
About time, I was surprised Wetherholt made the Cards out of spring but not Griffin with the Pirates.
This post was edited on 4/2/26 at 11:19 am
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:14 am to ProjectP2294
Do they still make them wait three years if they enter college? If so, that’s dumb. A kid should be able to stop by college for a year or two and go to the pros.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:17 am to Godfather1
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Let’s see if this means they’re finally trying to get serious in Pittsburgh.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:17 am to GeauxTigers123
quote:Someone can correct me if i'm wrong, but JUCO can go after 1 year, 4 year college players can leave after 2 years if they turn 21 within 30 (may be 60?) days of the draft. Otherwise, they have to wait 3.
Do they still make them wait three years if they enter college? If so, that’s dumb. A kid should be able to stop by college for a year or two and go to the pros.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:31 am to PP7 for heisman
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Someone can correct me if i'm wrong, but JUCO can go after 1 year, 4 year college players can leave after 2 years if they turn 21 within 30 (may be 60?) days of the draft. Otherwise, they have to wait 3.
It used to be 21 within 45 days of the draft but they recently (within the last 3 or so years) changed it to a uniform August date. Either the first day or last day, I can't remember. I think August 1.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:34 am to ProjectP2294
quote:Way to take an extreme outlier like Griffin to make your point
And there are people that will tell you with a straight face that HS kids shouldn't get drafted anymore.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:48 am to lsupride87
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Way to take an extreme outlier like Griffin to make your point
The extreme outliers are the ones that need to be protected the most. Because it's a long term salary suppression move.
It has nothing to do with development (that still happens in the minor leagues). They want older free agents. Along the way they also get to outsource the washout, another cost saving move.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:51 am to ProjectP2294
High school players should be allowed to be drafted
As a whole, with the modern college baseball setup, the majority of first round talent in high school have a better chance of making it to their second contract going to college over going straight to HS
I’m not sure how griffin changes anything, because I think you are being disingenuous with the argument ever being “no player ever is better off going out of high school”
As a whole, with the modern college baseball setup, the majority of first round talent in high school have a better chance of making it to their second contract going to college over going straight to HS
I’m not sure how griffin changes anything, because I think you are being disingenuous with the argument ever being “no player ever is better off going out of high school”
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:55 am to lsupride87
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I think you are being disingenuous with the argument ever being “no player ever is better off going out of high school”
I never said anyone made the argument that no player is better off going out of high school. I said there are people that say that HS players shouldn't get drafted anymore.
Because there are people that are trying to push for high school players to not be eligible for the draft anymore.
Posted on 4/2/26 at 11:58 am to ProjectP2294
Fair enough. I’ve never really seen that argument. More so seems to be around should a kid drafted out of high school go to college or not. And odds now show on average the better choice for the player is college
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:02 pm to lsupride87
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Fair enough. I’ve never really seen that argument.
Overslot Baseball
This a prospect writer talking about it January. Either the players side or the owners side is using him to float the idea ahead of CBA negotiations. But idea itself comes from the owners side.
ETA: And here's a thread from the recruiting board discussing it: LINK
This post was edited on 4/2/26 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 4/2/26 at 12:42 pm to lsupride87
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And odds now show on average the better choice for the player is college
3 years of training/development and NIL in a college environment vs 3 years of riding around in the bus leagues, with maybe a signing bonus in the bank, but otherwise making due on subsistence wages.
For players for whom college is an option, seems like a no-brainer to me.
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