Pirates' Konnor Griffin gets 8-year contract update after being sent down
Pittsburgh still could get something done.
Pirates' Konnor Griffin gets 8-year contract update after being sent down originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Konnor Griffin won't be on the Pittsburgh Pirates ' Opening Day roster.
That doesn't preclude the Pirates from giving Griffin an immense contract to send them into the future with a new potential face of the franchise. The reality is that Griffin being sent down to Triple-A doesn't indicate that the Pirates have negative feelings about him. They're simply giving the 19-year old phenom a bit more time before taking to the MLB stage.
Any hopes for a contract extension that already existed still remain. It's just a matter of whether anything can get done. There's already been plenty of chatter about this.
"Earlier this month, multiple sources told the Post-Gazette that the Pirates and Griffin discussed an eight-year contract extension worth $110 million guaranteed," wrote Pirates beat writer Noah Hiles in a new article on Monday . "The deal also included a ninth-year option, along with limited trade protection and incentives. " MORE: Big Papi's son has a special moment for the Red Sox An eight-year, $110 million contract extension would set a record for a player who has yet to appear in an MLB game.