Colt

Griffin

Griffin is 0-2 with an 8.31 ERA in his three starts for Single-A Wilmington. At this point, he doesn’t look like he’ll live up to the promise of his draft position from 2001.

The Royals’ top pick in the 2001 draft is 1-4 with an 8.37 ERA in the Carolina League. He has allowed 40 hits and 28 walks in just 33 innnings, and now with a sore right shoulder, will be shut down for a little while. Colt’s looking like a big bust to us.

Griffin, a 2001 first-round pick, shouldn’t be far behind at the start of the season. He’ll likely be a part of the bullpen at Double-A Wichita.

Griffin is just 23 years old, but struggled to get minor leaguers out prior to the injuries and has had major problems coming back from labrum surgery.

Griffin was promoted even though he had an 8.73 ERA in eight starts for Single-A Wilmington and had missed most of the last month with a sore shoulder. He’s expected to remain a short reliever for now, though the Royals probably haven’t completely given up on him as a starting pitcher.