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GM: Larry Doughty

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$34M
Surplus $M
-6
Win %
0.593
TAB
+1.3
WAB
+12.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.2
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMichael LaValliere92
RDon Slaught79
RTom Prince19

1B

LOrlando Merced114
RGary Redus36
RJeff King32
RLloyd McClendon18
RJohn Wehner13
RKevin Young1

2B

RJosé Lind134
RJeff King32
RCarlos García14
RJohn Wehner5

3B

RSteve Buechele⇄80
RJeff King73
RJohn Wehner34
RKevin Young7
LMichael LaValliere1
RTom Prince1

SS

RJay Bell159
RCarlos García8
RJeff King6

LF

LBarry Bonds139
LGary Varsho14
BCecil Espy11
RLloyd McClendon10
LAl Martin7
RGary Redus2
LDave Clark1
RWill Pennyfeather1

CF

LAndy Van Slyke154
BCecil Espy18
LAlex Cole⇄6
RWill Pennyfeather6
LGary Varsho2
RGary Redus1

RF

BCecil Espy56
LAlex Cole⇄54
RLloyd McClendon50
LGary Varsho28
LOrlando Merced17
LKirk Gibson13
RGary Redus12
LDave Clark7
RWill Pennyfeather5
RJeff King1

DH

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Starters

RDoug Drabek4.9 WAR
LRandy Tomlin2.9 WAR
LZane Smith2.2 WAR
LDanny Jackson⇄1.6 WAR
RTim Wakefield1.2 WAR
RBob Walk0.4 WAR
RVicente Palacios0.4 WAR
RJeff Robinson⇄0.1 WAR
RPaul Wagner0.1 WAR
RVictor Cole0.0 WAR
LDenny Neagle-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RStan Belinda18 sv
RRoger Mason0 h
LBob Patterson0 h
LJerry Don Gleaton0 h
RDennis Lamp0 h
RDanny Cox⇄0 h
LSteve Cooke0 h
RVictor Cole0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Danny Jackson1.6
Tim Wakefield1.2
Alex Cole0.4
Paul Wagner0.1
Kevin Young0.1
Al Martin0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Bobby Bonilla4.7
John Smiley3.1
Bill Landrum0.9
Mark Huismann0.1
Neal Heaton0.1
Jeff Banister0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Pirates. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Barry Bonds 1992 +9.6 +156.6 4.8 +151.8 $0.5M 2.05× –
Andy Van Slyke 1992 +6.5 +106.9 4.3 +102.5 $0.7M 2.05× –
Doug Drabek 1992 +4.9 +85.6 4.5 +81.1 $0.9M 2.19× –
Randy Tomlin 1992 +2.9 +46.0 0.2 +45.8 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jay Bell 1992 +4.2 +43.9 0.9 +43.1 $0.2M 1.32× –
Zane Smith 1992 +2.2 +26.0 2.5 +23.4 $1.2M 1.49× –
Don Slaught 1992 +2.8 +22.8 1.7 +21.1 $0.6M 1.00× –
Danny Jackson↔ 1992 +1.6 +18.7 1.2 +17.6 $0.7M 1.49× –
Steve Buechele↔ 1992 +1.5 +10.2 1.4 +8.8 $1.0M 0.85× –
Michael LaValliere 1992 +1.7 +10.5 1.9 +8.6 $1.1M 0.76× –
Lloyd McClendon 1992 +0.8 +5.0 0.5 +4.5 $0.7M 0.83× –
Alex Cole↔ 1992 +0.4 +2.6 0.1 +2.5 $0.2M 0.83× –
Orlando Merced 1992 +0.6 +2.5 0.1 +2.3 $0.3M 0.56× –
Vicente Palacios 1992 +0.4 +2.3 0.2 +2.2 $0.4M 0.67× –
Gary Redus 1992 +0.4 +2.0 0.8 +1.2 $1.9M 0.56× –
Bob Walk 1992 +0.4 +2.9 2.0 +0.9 $5.7M 1.02× –
Paul Miller 1992 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Jeff Robinson↔ 1992 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.8 $0.7M 1.02× –
Jeff King 1992 +0.2 +0.8 0.3 +0.4 $1.9M 0.58× –
Miguel Batista 1992 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Gary Varsho 1992 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Denny Neagle 1992 -0.3 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Carlos Garcia 1992 -0.4 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Kirk Gibson 1992 +0.0 +0.2 1.9 -1.8 $72.7M 0.83× –
Tom Prince 1992 -0.4 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Stan Belinda 1992 -0.2 -1.6 0.3 -1.9 – 1.34× –
Bob Patterson 1992 -0.2 -1.9 0.8 -2.7 – 1.34× –
Cecil Espy 1992 -0.4 -2.9 0.2 -3.1 – 0.83× –
Jose Lind 1992 -1.5 -6.6 2.0 -8.6 – 0.56× –
Roger Mason 1992 -1.2 -12.4 0.2 -12.7 – 1.34× –
Danny Cox↔ 1992 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 +0.0 $5.0M 0.67× –
Al Martin 1992 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Blas Minor 1992 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Dave Clark 1992 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Dennis Lamp 1992 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jerry Don Gleaton 1992 -0.6 -3.0 – – – 0.67× –
John Wehner 1992 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.58× –
Kevin Young 1992 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.58× –
Paul Wagner 1992 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Cooke 1992 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Wakefield 1992 +1.2 +9.4 – – – 1.02× –
Victor Cole 1992 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Will Pennyfeather 1992 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+37.0+521.834.2+481.7—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1992 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Larry Doughty +$1.6M
Alex Cole
CLE · John Hart −$1.6M
Tony Mitchell
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
1992 · KCR / PIT
KCR · Herk Robinson +$3.2M
Neal Heaton
PIT · Larry Doughty −$3.2M
Kirk Gibson
KCR came out ahead by $3.2M
1992 · PIT / CHC
PIT · Larry Doughty +$30.4M
Danny Jackson
CHC · Larry Himes −$30.4M
Steve Buechele
PIT came out ahead by $30.4M
1992 · PIT / KCR
PIT · Larry Doughty +$13.6M
Dennis Moeller, Joel Johnston
KCR · Herk Robinson −$13.6M
José Lind
PIT came out ahead by $13.6M
1992 · MIN / PIT
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$36.0M
John Smiley
PIT · Larry Doughty −$36.0M
Denny Neagle, Midre Cummings
MIN came out ahead by $36.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$34.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Barry Bonds276.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Doug Drabek296.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Andy Van Slyke319.000$4.3M$4.9M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Zane Smith318.000$2.5M$2.7M$3.1MFREE AGENT$400k
Bob Walk3512.000$2.0M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Kirk Gibson3513.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Michael LaValliere318.000$1.9M$2.3MFREE AGENT
Don Slaught3310.000$1.7M$1.1M$1.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Steve Buechele307.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Danny Jackson309.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Jay Bell266.000$875k$3.0M$3.4M$4.4M$4.7MFREE AGENT
Gary Redus3510.000$825kFREE AGENT
Bob Patterson337.000$785kFREE AGENT
Danny Cox329.000$400kFREE AGENT
Cecil Espy299.000$250kFREE AGENT
Roger Mason348.000$225kFREE AGENT
Dave Clark296.000—$180k$380k$647k$688kFREE AGENT
Jerry Don Gleaton3413.000—FREE AGENT
Dennis Lamp3915.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Jose Lind285.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Lloyd McClendon335.000$525kFREE AGENT
Gary Varsho314.000$368kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff King273.000$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stan Belinda253.000$280kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vicente Palacios285.000$170kFREE AGENT
Tom Prince275.000$140kFREE AGENT
Jeff Robinson305.000$67kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Randy Tomlin262.000$180kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Merced252.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Garcia242.000$113kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Neagle231.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Miller271.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Batista210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Cole262.000$99kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Cole24–—
Steve Cooke220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Martin240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blas Minor260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Pennyfeather240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Wagner240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Wakefield250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Wehner251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Young230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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