Pirates' Konnor Griffin Excels in Altoona Debut

Pirates' Konnor Griffin Excels in Altoona Debut

Pittsburgh Pirates star prospect Konnor Griffin had a great start with Double-A Altoona Curve.

MLB Mailbag: Konnor Griffin, Extension Candidates, Realignment, Ketel Marte, Detmers

This week's mailbag gets into extension possibilities, realignment problems, whether a Ketel Marte trade makes sense, Reid Detmers' future, and much more. Greg asks: With a good spring is there a possibility of the Pirates signing Konnor Griffin long-term and starting him on Day 1? In Baseball America's August update, shortstop Konnor Griffin was ranked as the top prospect in all of baseball.  BA wrote, "Griffin has taken off like a meteor this …

Konnor Griffin's Double-A Debut: All the Action, Quotes and Observations

ALTOONA — Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Konnor Griffin made his Double-A debut with the Altoona Curve against the Reading Fightin Phils on Tuesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Griffin was promoted to Altoona from High-A Greensboro on Monday. The 19-year-old manned shortstop and batted second in his first game with the Curve (27-19) in their 6-5 win. “Yeah, it was a good day,” Griffin said on his debut. “Getting the win is the most impor…