Joe

So it's not like you'll be making $15.5 at the very end of it.

So I don't think Griffin will regret it from that perspective.

The Pirates will get the better out of this deal.

When you think of...

players at a premier position like shortstop throughout the majors.

You could factor Weatherholt into it, a newer player now, but the Carlos Correas of the world, Bobby Witt's contract with Kansas City, I think the Pirates got a better deal than that.

It's a team-friendly deal for the biggest and most important defensive position on the field.

He also has the versatility to play center if they need him to.

plus a guy who has all five tools at that position to just get him for $140 million.

Like, Roman Anthony got $130.

He's not a five-tool type of player.

He doesn't have the arm strength that Griffin has.

He doesn't have the pure speed that Griffin has.

65 steals last year.

Pirates are definitely going to get the better end of it.

Market value truly could be 40 million by that point.

I mean, 45.

Right.

And, you know, Tony got 70 times that by three.

Multiply that by three.