Rosternomics

Pirates PIT

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GM: Larry Doughty (since 1989)

1992 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+12.3
WAB — wins above budget
+1.3
TAB — roster Talent above budget
96–66 (0.593)
record · made playoffs
-6M
surplus $M (value/$)
37.2
roster fWAR
$34.4M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Barry Bonds 27 FA-elig 140 9.6 4.8 +2.7
Andy Van Slyke 31 FA-elig 154 6.5 4.3 +0.7
Doug Drabek 29 FA-elig 35 4.9 4.5 -0.7
Jay Bell 26 FA-elig 159 4.2 0.9 +2.4
Randy Tomlin 26 pre-arb 35 2.9 0.2 +2.1
Don Slaught 33 FA-elig 87 2.8 1.7 +0.5
Zane Smith 31 FA-elig 26 2.2 2.5 -0.8
Michael LaValliere 31 FA-elig 95 1.7 1.9 -0.5
Danny Jackson↔ CHC 30 FA-elig 15 1.6 1.2 +0.1
Steve Buechele↔ CHC 30 FA-elig 80 1.5 1.4 -0.3
Tim Wakefield 25 14 1.2
Lloyd McClendon 33 arb 84 0.8 0.5 +0.1
Orlando Merced 25 pre-arb 134 0.6 0.1 +0.3
Gary Redus 35 FA-elig 76 0.4 0.8 -0.5
Vicente Palacios 28 arb 20 0.4 0.2 +0.2
Alex Cole↔ CLE 26 pre-arb 64 0.4 0.1 +0.2
Bob Walk 35 FA-elig 36 0.4 2.0 -1.7
Paul Miller 27 pre-arb 6 0.2 0.1 +0.0
Jeff King 27 arb 130 0.2 0.3 -0.2
Paul Wagner 24 6 0.1
Kevin Young 23 10 0.1
Al Martin 24 12 0.1
Jeff Robinson↔ TEX 30 arb 8 0.1 0.1 +0.0
Danny Cox↔ PHI 32 FA-elig 16 0.1 0.4 -0.3
Steve Cooke 22 11 0.1
Dave Clark 29 23 0.0
Kirk Gibson 35 FA-elig 16 0.0 1.9 -1.9
Blas Minor 26 1 0.0
Victor Cole 24 8 0.0
Gary Varsho 31 arb 103 -0.1 0.4 -0.4
Miguel Batista 21 pre-arb 1 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Stan Belinda 25 arb 59 -0.2 0.3 -0.4
Will Pennyfeather 24 15 -0.2
Bob Patterson 33 FA-elig 60 -0.2 0.8 -0.9
Dennis Lamp 39 21 -0.2
John Wehner 25 55 -0.3
Denny Neagle 23 pre-arb 56 -0.3 0.1 -0.3
Carlos Garcia 24 pre-arb 22 -0.4 0.1 -0.4
Tom Prince 27 arb 27 -0.4 0.1 -0.5
Cecil Espy 29 FA-elig 112 -0.4 0.2 -0.6
Jerry Don Gleaton 34 23 -0.6
Roger Mason 34 FA-elig 65 -1.2 0.2 -1.1
Jose Lind 28 arb 135 -1.5 2.0 -3.1

43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 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