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MLB Prospect To Sign Record-Breaking $140 Million Deal Without Playing A Single Pro Game

Originally posted on Total Pro Sports | By Orlando Silva | Last updated Apr 3, 2026 2:53 PM ET

The MLB continues to surprise fans with the numbers they are working with now. The game keeps growing. Special prospects get to land major contracts aimed at securing their services for a long time.

However, most of them get a test before teams hand them lucrative deals. That won’t be the case for a 19-year-old prospect who has yet to play a single MLB regular-season game.

A couple of days after Colt Emerson agreed to an eight-year, $95 million contract with the Seattle Mariners, another young player is set to ink an even bigger deal soon.

Pittsburgh Pirates To Sign Konnor Griffin for $140 Million

Konnor Griffin. Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Two years after the Pirates selected him as the No. 9 pick , Konnor Griffin will become the highest-paid player in baseball to have never played in the league.

Buster Olney of ESPN reported on Thursday that the team and the player worked on the final details of a nine-year, $140 million deal.

Konnor Griffin's deal with the Pirates: nine years, $140 million. They're still working on finalizing.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) April 2, 2026

Griffin will make his debut against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. He surely hopes to make a good first impression fresh off a huge deal. Many considered the shortstop the best prospect in baseball, and Pittsburgh plans to cash in on that.

This article first appeared on Total Pro Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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