Two years ago, Konnor Griffin was a senior at Jackson Preparatory School, mixing baseball practice with math homework. Now, after appearing in just six games, he’s the highest-paid player in Pirates history after blowing past the $106.75 million deal the team handed Bryan Reynolds in 2023.
And he still isn’t old enough to buy a beer at a ballgame.
A batter reaching the big leagues before his 20th birthday is exceedingly rare. It has happened just eight other times this century, putting Griffin in a group with generational superstars such as Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Juan Soto.
The Pirates believe Griffin belongs firmly in that category.
Griffin will earn $140 million—potentially rising to $150 million with performance-based incentives—and still become a free agent at the age of 28, three years later than he otherwise would.
If he suffers a devastating injury or simply underperforms, every penny is still guaranteed. If he meets expectations, he will hit the open market when he is still young enough to sign another gigantic contract that could be worth triple his current deal. And in the meantime, he can focus on his game without the pressure of needing to cement his place in the league.
Money well spent by the Pirates or should I say only money spent by the pirates
frizbeeguy1980
I love that they agreed on this deal and then immediately sat him the next day.
JohnnyMulan
I watched his first game against the orioles and man the camera wouldn’t stop going to him lol. Bro could fix his belt and the camera was on him.
So much hype around him and hopefully he can really live up to the contract and that hype. Would be an absolute steal for the pirates and great for contention.
Bubba, Skenes and Griffin the holy trio lol.
LiveFromNewYork95
How young is this guy?
He missed his graduation because of Covid.
That’s not that young.
His 8th grade graduation…
FreeoftheMachine
Is he that fucking good that you don’t even to wait to see him play in the show? I’m also struggling to understand why. If he was gonna be a free agent at 28 anyways, why not wait out his arb years to see if he is any good? Is it because they want to get a cheaper deal during the arb years?
This is the kinda deal I do in OOTP but I typically lock them in at year 2 or 3.
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Two years ago, Konnor Griffin was a senior at Jackson Preparatory School, mixing baseball practice with math homework. Now, after appearing in just six games, he’s the highest-paid player in Pirates history after blowing past the $106.75 million deal the team handed Bryan Reynolds in 2023.
And he still isn’t old enough to buy a beer at a ballgame.
A batter reaching the big leagues before his 20th birthday is exceedingly rare. It has happened just eight other times this century, putting Griffin in a group with generational superstars such as Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Juan Soto.
The Pirates believe Griffin belongs firmly in that category.
Griffin will earn $140 million—potentially rising to $150 million with performance-based incentives—and still become a free agent at the age of 28, three years later than he otherwise would.
If he suffers a devastating injury or simply underperforms, every penny is still guaranteed. If he meets expectations, he will hit the open market when he is still young enough to sign another gigantic contract that could be worth triple his current deal. And in the meantime, he can focus on his game without the pressure of needing to cement his place in the league.
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Money well spent by the Pirates or should I say only money spent by the pirates
I love that they agreed on this deal and then immediately sat him the next day.
I watched his first game against the orioles and man the camera wouldn’t stop going to him lol. Bro could fix his belt and the camera was on him.
So much hype around him and hopefully he can really live up to the contract and that hype. Would be an absolute steal for the pirates and great for contention.
Bubba, Skenes and Griffin the holy trio lol.
How young is this guy?
He missed his graduation because of Covid.
That’s not that young.
His 8th grade graduation…
Is he that fucking good that you don’t even to wait to see him play in the show? I’m also struggling to understand why. If he was gonna be a free agent at 28 anyways, why not wait out his arb years to see if he is any good? Is it because they want to get a cheaper deal during the arb years?
This is the kinda deal I do in OOTP but I typically lock them in at year 2 or 3.