Konnor Griffin’s 9-year, $140M contract with Pirates includes $14M signing bonus paid over 2 years
Konnor Griffin’s nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates includes a $12 million signing bonus payable over the next two years. Pittsburgh’s deal with the 19-year-old shortstop, announced April 8, can increase to $150 million based on his finish in MVP voting, according to details obtained by The Associated Press. Griffin gets $5 million of his signing bonus within 30 days of the contract’s approval by Major League Baseball and $3.
5 million each next April 1 and on April 1, 2028. He gets salaries of $1 million this year, $2 million in 2027, $4 million in 2028, $6 million in 2029, $12. 5 million in 2030, $21 million in 2031, $26.
5 million in 2032 and $27. 5 million each in 2033 and 2034. His 2032 and 2033 salaries can escalate by up to $2.
5 million based on MVP voting from 2026-31: $1. 5 million for winning, $750,000 for second or third and $500,000 for fourth through 10th. His 2034 salary can escalate by up to $5 million based on the same levels in MVP voting from 2026-33.
Griffin receives a limited no-trade provision allowing him to block being dealt to six teams without his consent. He gets a hotel suite on road trips. His deal supersedes a one-year agreement calling for the $780,000 minimum salary while in the major leagues and a $127,100 salary in the event he was sent back to the minors.