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GM: Syd Thrift (since 1986)

1987 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+5.6
WAB — wins above budget
+12.4
TAB — roster Talent above budget
80–82 (0.494)
record
+5M
surplus $M (value/$)
39.5
roster fWAR
$6.0M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Barry Bonds 22 pre-arb 150 5.3 0.1 +1.4
Andy Van Slyke 26 arb 157 5.1 0.6 +0.9
Rick Reuschel↔ SFG 38 FA-elig 25 3.7 0.6 +0.5
Michael LaValliere 26 arb 121 3.3 0.1 +0.8
Bobby Bonilla 24 pre-arb 141 2.8 0.1 +0.7
Doug Drabek 24 30 2.5
Mike Dunne 24 pre-arb 23 2.2 0.1 +0.6
Jose Lind 23 pre-arb 35 2.0 0.1 +0.5
John Cangelosi 24 pre-arb 104 1.9 0.8 -0.2
Brian Fisher 25 pre-arb 37 1.5 0.2 +0.3
Sid Bream 26 arb 149 1.5 0.2 +0.2
Jim Gott↔ SFG 27 arb 25 1.4 0.1 +0.3
Jim Morrison↔ DET 34 FA-elig 96 1.2 0.2 +0.1
Bob Walk 30 FA-elig 39 1.2 0.3 +0.1
Al Pedrique↔ NYM 26 88 1.1
Johnny Ray↔ ANA 30 FA-elig 123 1.1 0.6 -0.3
Mike Diaz 27 arb 103 1.0 0.1 +0.2
Don Robinson↔ SFG 30 FA-elig 44 0.9 0.5 -0.2
Jeff Robinson↔ SFG 26 arb 18 0.8 0.0 +0.2
Vicente Palacios 23 6 0.5
Mike Bielecki 27 arb 8 0.3 0.1 -0.0
Brett Gideon 23 pre-arb 29 0.2 0.1 -0.0
R.J. Reynolds 28 arb 117 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Tim Drummond 22 6 0.1
Houston Jimenez 29 5 0.1
Felix Fermin 23 23 0.1
Tom Prince 22 4 0.1
Bob Patterson 28 15 0.1
Onix Concepcion 29 FA-elig 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Darnell Coles↔ DET 25 arb 40 0.0 0.1 -0.1
U L Washington 33 FA-elig 10 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Terry Harper↔ DET 31 FA-elig 36 0.0 0.2 -0.2
Miguel Garcia↔ ANA 20 1 0.0
Dave Johnson 27 5 -0.0
Tommy Gregg 23 10 -0.0
Butch Davis 29 7 -0.0
Junior Ortiz 27 arb 75 -0.0 0.2 -0.2
Mark Ross 29 1 -0.1
John Smiley 22 pre-arb 63 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Mackey Sasser↔ SFG 24 12 -0.2
Bill Almon↔ NYM 34 FA-elig 19 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Rafael Belliard 25 arb 81 -0.2 0.1 -0.2
Denny Gonzalez 23 5 -0.2
Dorn Taylor 28 15 -0.2
Hipolito Pena 23 16 -0.2
Sam Khalifa 23 5 -0.3
Bob Kipper 22 26 -0.3
Barry Jones 24 pre-arb 32 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
Logan Easley 25 17 -0.5

49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (59%). 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