KONNOR GRIFFIN'S SPEEDY ASCENT PLACES HIM IN RARE COMPANY

With top-of-the-scale speed, elite power and plus defense at multiple positions, Konnor Griffin is the best prospect in baseball.

- by JJ COOPER

Nationals 2005 first-rounder Ryan Zimmerman bats for Double-A Harrisburg on his way to a September callup in his draft year.

But the Pirates wunderkind has a chance this year to rise above even the best prospects in the game over the 35-plus years of our Top 100 Prospects rankings.

In 2026, Griffin is likely to make a bit of history and serve as the poster child for how modern players move quickly through the minor leagues.

Whether it is Opening Day or later this season, Griffin is expected to make it to Pittsburgh at some point in 2026. If he does, he will be one of the fastest-moving players from the draft to MLB in recent history.

If he makes the Opening Day roster, it will make him the youngest MLB hitter in nine seasons. Griffin will not turn 20 until April 24. So if he breaks camp with the Pirates, he would be doing so as a teenager.