Rosternomics

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GM: Syd Thrift (since 1986)

1986 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-13.6
WAB — wins above budget
+0.6
TAB — roster Talent above budget
64–98 (0.395)
record
+1M
surplus $M (value/$)
30.8
roster fWAR
$8.0M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Rick Rhoden 33 FA-elig 41 5.8 0.6 +1.1
Johnny Ray 29 arb 155 4.5 0.8 +0.6
Tony Peña Sr. 29 FA-elig 144 4.0 1.2 -0.0
Sid Bream 25 arb 154 3.3 0.1 +0.9
Barry Bonds 21 pre-arb 113 3.3 0.1 +0.9
Jim Morrison 33 FA-elig 154 3.1 0.3 +0.6
Rick Reuschel 37 FA-elig 43 2.9 0.7 +0.2
R.J. Reynolds 27 arb 118 1.2 0.1 +0.2
Bob Patterson 27 11 1.1
Mike Diaz 26 arb 97 1.0 0.1 +0.2
Don Robinson 29 FA-elig 50 0.8 0.7 -0.4
Mike Bielecki 26 pre-arb 31 0.6 0.1 +0.1
Junior Ortiz 26 arb 49 0.5 0.1 +0.1
Bob Kipper 21 pre-arb 21 0.5 0.1 +0.1
Bill Almon 33 FA-elig 102 0.3 0.3 -0.2
Rafael Belliard 24 arb 117 0.3 0.1 +0.0
Lee Mazzilli↔ NYM 31 FA-elig 61 0.2 0.4 -0.3
Pat Clements 24 pre-arb 65 0.2 0.1 -0.0
Jim Winn 26 arb 50 0.2 0.1 -0.0
Steve Kemp 31 13 0.2
Bob Walk 29 FA-elig 44 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Larry McWilliams 32 FA-elig 50 0.1 1.1 -1.0
Stan Fansler 21 5 0.1
Barry Jones 23 pre-arb 26 0.0 0.1 -0.0
Sam Khalifa 22 64 -0.0
John Smiley 21 12 -0.1
Ruben Rodriguez 21 2 -0.1
Bobby Bonilla↔ CHW 23 pre-arb 63 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Rick Renteria 24 10 -0.1
Rich Sauveur 22 3 -0.2
Cecilio Guante 26 arb 52 -0.2 0.3 -0.4
U L Washington 32 FA-elig 72 -0.3 0.2 -0.3
Benny Distefano 24 pre-arb 31 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
Trench Davis 25 15 -0.3
Jose DeLeon↔ CHW 25 arb 9 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
Ray Krawczyk 26 pre-arb 12 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
Hipolito Pena 22 10 -0.4
Joe Orsulak 24 arb 138 -0.4 0.1 -0.3
Mike Brown 26 87 -0.8

39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (72%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for PIT
Andy Van Slyke198731.1
Brian Giles199825.4
Doug Drabek198621.4
Bobby Bonilla198620.6
Bryan Reynolds201820.0
Mike LaValliere198712.9
Josh Harrison200911.9
Jack Wilson200011.0
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Aramis Ramírez200325.0
Jason Schmidt200123.6
Brian Giles200317.1
Willie Randolph197514.7
Moisés Alou199013.8
John Tudor198412.0
Randy Milligan198811.9
Bip Roberts198511.1