Pirates Prospect Update: Pair in Bucs system named top performers

These Young Bucs are swinging away!

The Pittsburgh Pirates farm system continues to hit headlines as it remains one of the best in baseball. This week a pair of the team’s prospects made waves as Konnor Griffin and Edward Florentino were named Players of The Week in their respective leagues.

Griffin was called up to High-A Greensboro on June 10, and since his debut with the club against the Rome Emperors he has been dominating the South Atlantic League. Baseball’s 34th-ranked prospect has been lights out at the plate, hitting .407/.469/.778 with the Grasshoppers. He’s also added 2 homers and 6 stolen bags, bringing his season totals to 11 and 32.

Griffin has been one of the best players in the Minor Leagues all season and seems to be living up to his high draft position from a season ago. He has a big league ETA of 2028, but many think it’s not out of the question to see Griffin in Pittsburgh before 2027, especially if he continues to dominate like this through his development.

This past week saw Griffin gather 11 hits, score 10 runs, and add 8 RBIs to his season total to go along with the aforementioned homers and stolen bases. He also had an OPS of 1.247.

Florentino is currently the organization’s 23rd overall prospect and is quickly making a name for himself in the Florida Complex League. The 18-year old outfielder has started his season in the FCL strong, after spending last year in the Dominican Summer League following his signing with the Pirates. This season Florentino is batting .349/.430/1.093 with 30 hits and 6 RBIs so far.

Florentino earned player of the week honors after gathering 8 hits, 1 home-run, 6 RBIs, while having a batting average of .471 showing off as one of the best with the FCL Pirates. At only 18-years of age, Florentino still has a long way to go before even sniffing Major League play, but considering he’s shining this much early on and is ranked as one of the organization’s top prospects, it brings a lot of hope to see what his future could be like in Pittsburgh.

The Pirates opened up the season as the 14th-ranked farm system in baseball, but with the way their prospects are playing, it’s reasonable to think that they will move up a couple notches when the mid-season rankings are released. The team currently has five prospects ranked inside the top 100.