According to Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team will call-up 19-year old shortstop Konnor Griffin, who will make his major league debut Friday for the Pirates home opener against Baltimore. Griffin was sent to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin his season after a much-hyped pre-season. In his first 16 at-bats at Triple-A, Griffin accumulated seven hits, including three doubles. He has a .438 batting average and a 1.196 OPS. He struck out four times while walking five times. He had been sent down during the Pirates spring training camp after he batted .171, despite four home runs.
The Pirates are also making the move because Griffin instantly improves the team’s defense at shortstop. The Bucs have played Jared Triolo and Nick Gonzales there to start the season, but only the one-win Chicago White Sox have been worse based on defensive runs saved at that position.
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