Bob Pompiani

And we've been telling you for a long time we expected this Connor Griffin deal to happen, despite naysayers.

They're never going to pay this guy.

Why not?

Right.

It's always made sense for both sides, and that's why they're going to get pen to paper.

My prediction is if they win today, we're going to find out after the game that they signed the deal.

No doubt.

If they lose, I think they'll wait until the next time they win, and then the press release will go out, hey, he officially signed his contract, here are the details, blah, blah, blah.

Texter writes in, this is very similar to the Angels with Trout and Otani, two of the best players in the league, and they went nowhere.

The Pirates have a pitching staff that's ready to contend right now.

The Pirates are built better than those Angels teams were.

They just are.

They went one draft where they took a pitcher every single round because their pitching was so bad.

The Pirates' last five starts, if you take out the fluky Skeens one, they've pitched to the tune of a 1-7-5 ERA.

1-7-5.

Feel like they're just a smidge better than that Angels rotation.

412-928-9370 is the number to call.

This isn't just a day for us to yap.

This is a day of celebration for you too, and we'd love to hear from you.

How do you feel now that Connor Griffin is going to be a Pittsburgh Pirate for the better part of the next decade?