Bob Pompiani

But you know what?

The Pirates are keeping up with the Joneses.

Yes, they are.

Oh, Jackson.

That's cute.

Oh, Roman Anthony.

That's cute.

The Buccos are doing it, too.

And this is like Haley's Comet for them.

I mean, this is the highest paid contract in Pirates history when it gets officially signed.

And it's for a guy, like you said, who's never played in the big leagues.

But it's like Haley's Comet because it took the perfect kid.

A position player who's 23, 24, coming out of college, I don't think there's any way he signs a deal like this because then he hits free agency after 30.

Later, yep.

Connor Griffin is going to be in his prime after nine years.

He's going to be 28 years old when he hits free agency, and he could make a billion dollars at that point.

So his age and his meteoric rise through the minor leagues, I mean, it's really helped them.

And they pushed him along, too.

And kudos to them, because they've usually been the organization that slow plays guys.

Kutch had like 1,000 at-bats in AAA.