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GM: Ted Simmons

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$22M
Surplus $M
-5
Win %
0.465
TAB
-7.9
WAB
-1.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
15.4
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
1.0
Dead WAR
-4.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDon Slaught74
RLance Parrish38
LJerry Goff7

1B

RBrian R. Hunter⇄76
LOrlando Merced55
RKevin Young37
LTom Foley3
RLloyd McClendon2
RLance Parrish1
LGary Varsho1

2B

RCarlos García98
LTom Foley17
LTony Womack3
RJeff King1

3B

RJeff King91
RKevin Young17
LTom Foley14
RJohn Wehner1

SS

RJay Bell110
LTom Foley8
RJunior Noboa⇄2
LTony Womack2

LF

LAl Martin67
LMidre Cummings19
LGary Varsho18
RLloyd McClendon12
LDave Clark9
RSteve Pegues⇄6
RKevin Young1
RWill Pennyfeather1

CF

LAndy Van Slyke99
LAl Martin13
LMidre Cummings5
LGary Varsho2
RSteve Pegues⇄1

RF

LOrlando Merced68
LDave Clark49
LGary Varsho18
RLloyd McClendon9
LMidre Cummings3
RKevin Young1

DH

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Starters

LDenny Neagle1.9 WAR
RPaul Wagner1.7 WAR
LZane Smith1.6 WAR
RJon Lieber1.5 WAR
LRandy Tomlin0.5 WAR
LSteve Cooke0.3 WAR
RRick White0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAlejandro Pena7 sv
LRavelo Manzanillo0 h
RMark Dewey0 h
RDan Miceli0 h
LJeff Ballard0 h
RBlas Minor0 h
RMike Dyer0 h
LRandy Tomlin0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Jon Lieber1.5
Lance Parrish0.4
Steve Pegues0.4
Alejandro Pena0.1
Rick White0.1
Junior Noboa-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Lonnie Smith2.3
Stan Belinda0.3
Bob Walk0.2
John Candelaria0.0
Dennis Moeller-0.0
Freddie Toliver-0.0

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jay Bell 1994 +3.6 +38.0 3.4 +34.6 $0.9M 1.32× –
Denny Neagle 1994 +1.9 +22.5 0.2 +22.3 $0.1M 1.49× –
Paul Wagner 1994 +1.7 +20.7 0.2 +20.5 $0.1M 1.49× –
Jon Lieber 1994 +1.5 +17.9 0.1 +17.8 $0.1M 1.49× –
Al Martin 1994 +1.6 +16.0 0.2 +15.9 $0.1M 1.22× –
Zane Smith 1994 +1.6 +18.5 3.1 +15.4 $2.0M 1.49× –
Orlando Merced 1994 +1.2 +7.9 1.5 +6.4 $1.3M 0.83× –
Dave Clark 1994 +1.0 +6.6 0.4 +6.2 $0.4M 0.83× –
Tom Foley 1994 +0.9 +4.1 0.4 +3.7 $0.4M 0.56× –
Don Slaught 1994 +1.1 +4.6 1.5 +3.1 $1.3M 0.52× –
Carlos Garcia 1994 +0.7 +3.1 0.2 +2.9 $0.3M 0.56× –
Steve Pegues↔ 1994 +0.4 +2.6 0.0 +2.6 $0.1M 0.83× –
Steve Cooke 1994 +0.3 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.6M 1.02× –
Randy Tomlin 1994 +0.5 +2.9 1.0 +1.9 $1.8M 0.67× –
Mark Dewey 1994 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Rick White 1994 +0.1 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $1.1M 1.34× –
Andy Van Slyke 1994 +0.6 +4.1 3.5 +0.5 $5.8M 0.83× –
Alejandro Pena 1994 +0.1 +1.0 0.8 +0.2 $8.3M 1.34× –
Junior Noboa↔ 1994 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.61× –
Joel Johnston 1994 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
John Wehner 1994 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 – 0.58× –
Will Pennyfeather 1994 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Dan Miceli 1994 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Jeff King 1994 +0.3 +1.2 2.4 -1.2 $9.0M 0.58× –
Mike Dyer 1994 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Jeff Tabaka↔ 1994 -0.2 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Lloyd McClendon 1994 -0.1 -0.7 0.7 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Blas Minor 1994 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Ravelo Manzanillo 1994 -0.3 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Jerry Goff 1994 -0.4 -1.8 0.1 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Midre Cummings 1994 -0.3 -1.8 0.1 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Kevin Young 1994 -0.5 -2.2 0.2 -2.4 – 0.56× –
Gary Varsho 1994 -0.3 -2.3 0.2 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Jeff Ballard 1994 -0.6 -3.0 0.2 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Brian R. Hunter↔ 1994 -0.7 -3.0 0.2 -3.2 – 0.56× –
John Hope 1994 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Lance Parrish 1994 +0.4 +1.7 – – – 0.52× –
Rich Robertson 1994 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Tony Womack 1994 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+15.4+155.221.8+131.8—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1994 · CIN / PIT
CIN · Jim Bowden +$4.0M
Danny Clyburn
PIT · Ted Simmons −$4.0M
Jacob Brumfield
CIN came out ahead by $4.0M
1994 · CHC / PIT
CHC · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Scott Bullett
PIT · Ted Simmons +$0.0M
Travis Willis
Even trade
1994 · PIT / CIN
PIT · Ted Simmons +$2.4M
Micah Franklin
CIN · Jim Bowden −$2.4M
Brian Hunter
PIT came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$22.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Andy Van Slyke3311.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Jay Bell288.000$3.4M$4.4M$4.7MFREE AGENT
Zane Smith3310.000$3.1MFREE AGENT$400k
Don Slaught3512.000$1.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Alejandro Pena3513.000$800kFREE AGENT
Lloyd McClendon357.000$650kFREE AGENT
Tom Foley3411.000$400kFREE AGENT
Dave Clark318.000$380k$647k$688kFREE AGENT
Gary Varsho336.000$244kFREE AGENT
Jeff Ballard307.000$175kFREE AGENT
Ravelo Manzanillo306.000$109kFREE AGENT
Junior Noboa2910.000$13kFREE AGENT
Lance Parrish3817.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jeff King295.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Orlando Merced274.000$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Tomlin284.000$975kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Dyer275.000$230kFREE AGENT
Brian R. Hunter263.000$224kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Neagle253.000$220kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Garcia264.000$192kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Goff304.000$145kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Dewey294.000$140kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Johnston273.000$130kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Wehner273.000$116kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Al Martin262.000$192kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Cooke242.000$188kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Wagner262.000$180kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Young252.000$160kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blas Minor282.000$145kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Pennyfeather262.000$115kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Miceli231.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Lieber240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Midre Cummings221.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick White250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Pegues260.000$42kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Tabaka300.000$14kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Hope231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Robertson251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Womack241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 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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