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GM: Ted Simmons (since 1993)

1993 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-1.7
WAB — wins above budget
-1.2
TAB — roster Talent above budget
75–87 (0.463)
record
+3M
surplus $M (value/$)
28.1
roster fWAR
$21.1M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Jay Bell 27 FA-elig 154 6.6 3.0 +2.4
Jeff King 28 arb 158 3.5 0.7 +2.2
Orlando Merced 26 arb 137 3.4 0.3 +2.5
Steve Cooke 23 pre-arb 32 2.6 0.1 +2.0
Lonnie Smith↔ BAL 37 FA-elig 94 2.3 0.9 +1.0
Don Slaught 34 FA-elig 116 2.2 1.1 +0.7
Paul Wagner 25 pre-arb 44 2.1 0.1 +1.6
Al Martin 25 pre-arb 143 1.3 0.1 +1.0
Andy Van Slyke 32 FA-elig 83 1.3 4.9 -3.8
Blas Minor 27 pre-arb 65 1.2 0.1 +0.9
Dave Clark 30 FA-elig 110 1.2 0.2 +0.8
Randy Tomlin 27 arb 18 1.1 0.3 +0.6
Zane Smith 32 FA-elig 14 1.0 2.7 -1.9
Carlos Garcia 25 arb 141 0.9 0.1 +0.6
Jeff Ballard 29 25 0.6
Jerry Goff 29 14 0.5
Mark Dewey 28 arb 21 0.4 0.1 +0.2
John Hope 22 7 0.4
Stan Belinda↔ KCR 26 arb 40 0.3 0.7 -0.5
Kevin Young 24 pre-arb 141 0.2 0.1 +0.1
Bob Walk 36 FA-elig 32 0.2 2.2 -2.0
Denny Neagle 24 pre-arb 50 0.1 0.1 -0.0
Rich Robertson 24 9 0.1
Dan Miceli 22 pre-arb 9 0.1 0.1 -0.1
John Candelaria 39 FA-elig 24 0.0 0.8 -0.7
Dennis Moeller 25 pre-arb 10 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Freddie Toliver 32 12 -0.0
Brian Shouse 24 6 -0.1
Andy Tomberlin 26 27 -0.1
Tom Foley 33 FA-elig 86 -0.1 0.4 -0.4
Dave Otto 28 FA-elig 28 -0.1 0.5 -0.6
Ben Shelton 23 15 -0.1
Paul Miller 28 3 -0.1
Joel Johnston 26 33 -0.1
Michael LaValliere↔ CHW 32 FA-elig 1 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Tony Menendez 28 14 -0.2
Glenn Wilson 34 10 -0.2
Tony Womack 23 15 -0.3
Rich Aude 21 13 -0.3
Will Pennyfeather 25 21 -0.3
Tim Wakefield 26 pre-arb 24 -0.4 0.1 -0.5
John Wehner 26 pre-arb 29 -0.4 0.1 -0.4
Midre Cummings 21 pre-arb 13 -0.4 0.1 -0.5
Lloyd McClendon 34 FA-elig 88 -0.4 0.7 -1.0
Mark Petkovsek 27 pre-arb 26 -0.5 0.1 -0.5
Scott Bullett 24 pre-arb 23 -0.6 0.1 -0.6
Tom Prince 28 66 -0.8

47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (66%). 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