North Shore Nine

The latest episode of Bucco Brew brought some long-overdue excitement for Pirates fans as we broke down the promotion of Konnor Griffin to Double-A Altoona. At just 19 years old, Griffin is tearing through the system, showing power, speed, and poise well beyond his age. We talked about what this means for his timeline to the majors, how he stacks up to past top Pirates prospects like Andrew McCutchen, and whether Opening Day 2026 could actually be in play.

We also hit on the Pirates’ struggles against the Cubs, why this offense is historically bad, and what Carmen Mlodzinski’s success out of the bullpen means moving forward. On top of that, we debated Andrew Heaney’s contract situation and looked ahead to the upcoming Toronto series.

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