{"id":107604,"date":"2025-09-22T22:48:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T02:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=107604"},"modified":"2025-09-22T22:48:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T02:48:54","slug":"pirates-prospect-konnor-griffin-baseball-america-minor-league-player-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/09\/22\/pirates-prospect-konnor-griffin-baseball-america-minor-league-player-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates Prospect Named Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Konnor Griffin<\/a>, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ No. 1 prospect, has been named Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America.<\/p>\n

And why not? In this, his first year in professional baseball, the 19-year-old made the jump from Single-A to High-A to Double-A. When he joined the Double-A Altoona Curve, he became the third player ever to join the Curve before turning 20. The others? Andrew McCutchen<\/a> and Jos\u00e9 T\u00e1bata<\/a>. Across all three levels, he\u2019s hitting .333\/.415\/.527, 24 HR, and 94 RBI while stealing 65 bases in 78 tries entering Monday\u2019s action. Griffin looks like a sure bet to thrive in the major leagues. The only question is, will it be as a shortstop or a center fielder? He\u2019s played both so far, but his six-feet-four, 225-pound frame might be better suited for the outfield.<\/p>\n

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Aug 2, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin who was the ninth overall pick in first round of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft looks on at the batting cage before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Konnor Griffin is Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year<\/h2>\n

Griffin was the Pirates\u2019 No. 1 draft choice<\/a> (ninth overall) in the 2024 June Amateur Draft (which Major League Baseball now holds in July, strangely enough) out of Jackson Preparatory School in Flowood, Mississippi. The eight teams picking ahead of the Pirates went for college players. Griffin, the high schooler, was thought to be too risky. Yet he\u2019s the No. 1 prospect in all of baseball, not just the Pirates, according to MLB Pipeline. Who\u2019s laughing now?<\/p>\n

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Baseball America has announced Konnor Griffin as the Minor League Player of the Year for the 2025 season! He is the tenth player in franchise history to play for the Curve while ranked as the No. 1 prospect in baseball. Congratulations, Konnor! pic.twitter.com\/aFiejFNa18<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Altoona Curve (@AltoonaCurve) September 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n