Bob Pompeani

Numbers suggest he still hasn't made... Just because the Pirates sent him down doesn't mean you were right.

So what is your time frame?

That doesn't mean that it's the right one.

You agree with it, though.

I do.

Let's get back to Griffin.

I think almost exclusively for baseball reasons, and I'm a cynic when it comes to the Pirates.

Believe me.

I think they see a guy, Don Kelly sees a guy who has never had a triple-A at-bat and who's had limited double-A at-bats, and they just want to get him kind of like Skeens, rolling a little bit confidence-wise and then bring him up.

What would be the financial consideration, the whole Super 2 thing, saving?

I mean, if they wait and bring him up,

he's still very capable of winning rookie of the year, which would wipe out the extra year they would get anyway, right?

Am I right about that, Lemitz?

Yeah, that's correct.

So what's the financial consideration that could be at play here?

But what does that have to do with keeping him down in the minors for financial considerations?

In fact, if you kept him up here the whole year from day one, don't you get a draft pick out of that?

Well, to be honest with you, it's very confusing, the whole financial ramifications.

It is.

Maybe they just want to get him some seasoning, a couple of AAA at-bats before he comes to the majors.