Konnor Griffin, Kevin McGonigle, JJ Wetherholt, Colt Emerson roster decisions have MLB top prospects in unprecedented place
This feels like a totally new space to be in.
Konnor Griffin, Kevin McGonigle, JJ Wetherholt, Colt Emerson roster decisions have MLB top prospects in unprecedented place originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The future of the shortstop position in Major League Baseball is in great hands.
That's been emphasized by the immensely difficult Opening Day roster decisions facing the Pittsburgh Pirates , Detroit Tigers , St. Louis Cardinals and Seattle Mariners . All four have potential superstars at shortstop, top-10 prospects in all of baseball.
And they have to decide whether Opening Day is the right time for them to debut in the majors. The Pirates and Mariners have already made their decisions. Konnor Griffin and Colt Emerson will start the season in Triple-A.
The Tigers, with Kevin McGonigle, and Cardinals, with JJ Wetherholt, are still going to have to decide what to do. MORE: Big Papi's son has a special moment for the Red Sox Regardless, this shows how bright the shortstop future is. Griffin and McGonigle are MLB's top-two prospects in the league's official MLB Pipeline rankings.