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GM: Ted Simmons

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$21M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.463
TAB
-1.3
WAB
-1.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.1
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDon Slaught105
RTom Prince59
LJerry Goff14
LMichael LaValliere⇄1

1B

RKevin Young135
LOrlando Merced42
LTom Foley12
RRich Aude7
RLloyd McClendon6
RBen Shelton2

2B

RCarlos García140
LTom Foley35
RJohn Wehner3
RJeff King2

3B

RJeff King156
LTom Foley7
RKevin Young6
RJohn Wehner3

SS

RJay Bell154
LTony Womack6
LTom Foley6
RCarlos García3
RJeff King2

LF

LAl Martin81
LDave Clark41
RLloyd McClendon21
RBen Shelton6
LAndy Tomberlin5
LMidre Cummings5
RJohn Wehner4
RRich Aude1
RWill Pennyfeather1

CF

LAndy Van Slyke78
LAl Martin63
LScott Bullett18
RWill Pennyfeather15
RJohn Wehner8
LMidre Cummings5
RGlenn Wilson3
RLonnie Smith⇄3

RF

LOrlando Merced109
LDave Clark52
RLloyd McClendon48
LAl Martin6
LAndy Tomberlin2
RGlenn Wilson2
RJohn Wehner2
RWill Pennyfeather2
LMidre Cummings1
LScott Bullett1

DH

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Starters

LSteve Cooke2.6 WAR
RPaul Wagner2.1 WAR
LRandy Tomlin1.1 WAR
LZane Smith1.0 WAR
LJeff Ballard0.6 WAR
RJohn Hope0.4 WAR
RBob Walk0.2 WAR
LDenny Neagle0.1 WAR
RPaul Miller-0.1 WAR
LDave Otto-0.1 WAR
RTim Wakefield-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMark Dewey7 sv
RBlas Minor0 h
RStan Belinda⇄0 h
RJoel Johnston0 h
RMark Petkovsek0 h
LJohn Candelaria0 h
RTony Menendez0 h
RFreddie Toliver0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Lonnie Smith2.3
Jeff Ballard0.6
Jerry Goff0.5
Mark Dewey0.4
John Hope0.4
Rich Robertson0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Barry Bonds9.6
Doug Drabek4.9
Danny Jackson1.6
Steve Buechele1.5
Gary Redus0.4
Vicente Palacios0.4

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jay Bell 1993 +6.6 +79.0 3.0 +76.1 $0.5M 1.51× –
Orlando Merced 1993 +3.4 +43.8 0.3 +43.5 $0.1M 1.60× –
Steve Cooke 1993 +2.6 +41.0 0.1 +40.9 $0.0M 1.96× –
Jeff King 1993 +3.5 +35.4 0.7 +34.8 $0.2M 1.25× –
Lonnie Smith↔ 1993 +2.3 +22.3 0.9 +21.4 $0.4M 1.22× –
Paul Wagner 1993 +2.1 +16.1 0.1 +16.0 $0.1M 0.98× –
Don Slaught 1993 +2.2 +13.4 1.1 +12.3 $0.5M 0.76× –
Al Martin 1993 +1.3 +8.9 0.1 +8.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Randy Tomlin 1993 +1.1 +8.9 0.3 +8.5 $0.3M 1.02× –
Dave Clark 1993 +1.2 +7.8 0.2 +7.6 $0.2M 0.83× –
Blas Minor 1993 +1.2 +6.3 0.1 +6.2 $0.1M 0.67× –
Zane Smith 1993 +1.0 +8.2 2.7 +5.5 $2.7M 1.02× –
Mark Dewey 1993 +0.4 +4.1 0.1 +4.0 $0.3M 1.34× –
Carlos Garcia 1993 +0.9 +4.0 0.1 +3.9 $0.1M 0.56× –
Andy Van Slyke 1993 +1.3 +8.6 4.9 +3.7 $3.8M 0.83× –
Stan Belinda↔ 1993 +0.3 +1.9 0.7 +1.1 $2.1M 0.67× –
Kevin Young 1993 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.5M 0.56× –
Denny Neagle 1993 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $1.0M 0.67× –
Dan Miceli 1993 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.7M 0.67× –
Dennis Moeller 1993 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Bob Walk 1993 +0.2 +1.6 2.2 -0.6 $11.2M 1.02× –
John Candelaria 1993 +0.0 +0.2 0.8 -0.6 $23.8M 0.67× –
Michael LaValliere↔ 1993 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Tom Foley 1993 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Dave Otto 1993 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
John Wehner 1993 -0.4 -2.7 0.1 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Mark Petkovsek 1993 -0.5 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Midre Cummings 1993 -0.4 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Tim Wakefield 1993 -0.4 -3.0 0.1 -3.2 – 1.02× –
Lloyd McClendon 1993 -0.4 -2.8 0.7 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Scott Bullett 1993 -0.6 -3.9 0.1 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Andy Tomberlin 1993 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Ben Shelton 1993 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Brian Shouse 1993 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Freddie Toliver 1993 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Glenn Wilson 1993 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Ballard 1993 +0.6 +3.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jerry Goff 1993 +0.5 +2.2 – – – 0.52× –
Joel Johnston 1993 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
John Hope 1993 +0.4 +2.9 – – – 1.02× –
Paul Miller 1993 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Rich Aude 1993 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Rich Robertson 1993 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Tom Prince 1993 -0.8 -3.1 – – – 0.52× –
Tony Menendez 1993 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Tony Womack 1993 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.61× –
Will Pennyfeather 1993 -0.3 -1.9 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+28.0+289.421.0+273.0—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1993 · PIT / KCR
PIT · Ted Simmons +$65.6M
Jon Lieber, Dan Miceli
KCR · Herk Robinson −$65.6M
Stan Belinda
PIT came out ahead by $65.6M
1993 · BOS / PIT
BOS · Lou Gorman +$0.8M
Jeff Richardson
PIT · Ted Simmons −$0.8M
Daryl Irvine
BOS came out ahead by $0.8M
1993 · PIT / BAL
PIT · Ted Simmons +$10.4M
Stan Cameron, Terry Farrar
BAL · Roland Hemond −$10.4M
Lonnie Smith
PIT came out ahead by $10.4M
1993 · ATL / PIT
ATL · John Schuerholz +$4.8M
Jose Delgado
PIT · Ted Simmons −$4.8M
Brian Hunter
ATL came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$21.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Andy Van Slyke3210.000$4.9M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Jay Bell277.000$3.0M$3.4M$4.4M$4.7MFREE AGENT
Zane Smith329.000$2.7M$3.1MFREE AGENT$400k
Bob Walk3613.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Don Slaught3411.000$1.1M$1.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Lonnie Smith3715.000$913kFREE AGENT
John Candelaria3918.000$760kFREE AGENT
Lloyd McClendon346.000$650k$650kFREE AGENT
Dave Otto286.000$525kFREE AGENT
Tom Foley3310.000$360k$400kFREE AGENT
Dave Clark307.000$180k$380k$647k$688kFREE AGENT
Michael LaValliere329.000$62kFREE AGENT
Jeff Ballard296.000—$175kFREE AGENT
Tom Prince286.000—FREE AGENT
Freddie Toliver329.000—FREE AGENT
Glenn Wilson3411.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Stan Belinda264.000$740kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff King284.000$675kARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Tomlin273.000$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Merced263.000$305kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Garcia253.000$120kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Dewey283.000$120kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Goff293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Tim Wakefield261.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Neagle242.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Cooke231.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Wehner262.000$115kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Moeller251.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blas Minor271.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Wagner251.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Bullett242.000$111kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Midre Cummings210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Martin251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Petkovsek272.000$109kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Miceli220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Young241.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Aude21–—
John Hope220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Johnston262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Menendez28–—
Paul Miller282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Pennyfeather251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Robertson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Shelton23–—
Brian Shouse24–—
Andy Tomberlin260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Womack230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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