Bob Pompiani

Griffin is basically a de facto addition to your lineup by being called up and can, at least we all believe, immediately contribute to your lineup.

And I've liked what we've seen from the pitching so far.

Keller had a good first start.

Ashcraft is a high upside starter after starting in the bullpen last year when he made his debut.

Same thing with Chandler.

Skeens, not like there were any... The people that were questioning is Paul Skeens not going to have a good year this year.

Just needed to get their head out of their rear end after that first start.

He bounced back with a good performance.

I don't want to get too far ahead of ourselves, Bob.

I know this is a celebratory and emotional day, and I'm not going to come out here and say they're going to win 90 games or anything like that.

Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good about my 85 pick.

Fast track to where he is?

He's the favorite to win Rookie of the Year.

There's a good chance that he will, unless Griffin steals it from him, which is very much possible.

So you could have the eyes of the baseball world right on this area, Weatherholt from Mars, Griffin playing in Pittsburgh, as to who will finish maybe top two in Rookie of the Year voting.

Nolan McClain will have something to say about it, too, the right-handed pitcher for the Mets who pitched the championship game of the World Baseball Classic as well, but...

Man, pretty good times for Pittsburgh baseball and Pittsburgh athletes that play baseball.

Whether it's Weatherholt, David Bednar, what he did in the WBC and the success he's had.

Mason Miller's the best reliever in the game.

Yeah, that's pretty amazing when you think about it.