This Konnor Griffin praise will have Pirates fans as excited as they've been in decades

Konnor Griffin is the truth.

The Pittsburgh Pirates' shortstop phenom hasn't played an inning in Major League Baseball yet, and he still appears to be a no-doubt superstar.

He's been ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the sport on every top-100 list this offseason, with the FanGraphs list released on Monday the latest to do so.

And in Eric Longenhagen's blurb about Griffin, well, it's even more clear how special he is.

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Konnor Griffin SS comparisons

First, Longenhagen compares Griffin to some of the most talented shortstops in recent times.

"Griffin is not only clearly the best prospect in baseball, but one of the top handful of prospects ever evaluated during the current era of FanGraphs scouting, which goes back a little over 10 years," Longenhagen writes. "He’s a franchise-altering entity whose talent rivals that of Bobby Witt Jr., a young, level-headed Hanley Ramirez, or a faster Carlos Correa. The rate at which Griffin has become this good is astonishing. His supreme physical gifts were evident in high school, when Griffin was a turbocharged power-and-speed prospect with potential contact issues and an unclear defensive fit. In his first pro season, Griffin put every question to bed, made every aspect of his profile crystal clear, and slashed .333/.415/.527 while climbing three levels to Double-A Altoona, where he had a .960 OPS during about a month of play."

Sounds like a clear All Star, at minimum.

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Konnor Griffin's potential in Pittsburgh

Longenhagen didn't stop there, though.

He went on to share how he feels Griffin might resonate in the Steel City.

"This is a complete player, an absolute monster who might make Paul Skenes the second-best guy on his team in short order, who might one day be mentioned in Pittsburgh in the same breath as Mean Joe Greene if they can find a way to get an extension done, and whose daily impact can help return the Pirates to long-awaited glory," Longenhagen writes.

It sounds like the days might be getting good for the Pirates in a hurry.

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