{"id":492935,"date":"2026-02-22T23:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/492935\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T23:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:30:07","slug":"pirates-phenom-konnor-griffin-given-immense-praise-by-2-time-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/492935\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates phenom Konnor Griffin given immense praise by 2-time MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pirates phenom Konnor Griffin given immense praise by 2-time MVP<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Konnor Griffin has caught everyone’s eye.<\/p>\n

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The No. 1 prospect in all of baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>‘ phenom oozes potential and could even make the Opening Day roster. And on Sunday, he earned some immense praise.<\/p>\n

The compliment came from Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> superstar Bryce Harper, a two-time MVP.<\/p>\n

“He’s gonna be a stud, man,” Harper told the NBC Sports Philadelphia<\/a> broadcast crew in the middle of Sunday’s game.<\/p>\n

Harper would know what it looks like.<\/p>\n

He was one of the most can’t miss prospects in the history of the sport.<\/p>\n

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When Harper was in high school, he actually graduated early so he could play a year at a junior college and then be drafted No. 1 overall by the Washington Nationals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Injuries hampered Harper just a bit, but otherwise, he’s been everything he was believed to be, one of the best players in baseball year in and year out.<\/p>\n

Griffin has drawn comparisons to luminaries like Mike Trout this spring. He was No. 1 on every major service’s prospect rankings.<\/p>\n

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When he arrives, the Pirates will make room. He’s the future of their franchise, and there isn’t an analyst out there who thinks Griffin won’t be a star.<\/p>\n

Harper specifically mentioned Griffin on Sunday when the kid ripped a 109 mile per hour liner to right field.<\/p>\n

It doesn’t take long to notice Griffin. Everything he does on a baseball diamond is easy and impressive.<\/p>\n

Now he’s just trying to live up to all the hype.<\/p>\n

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