Rosternomics

Pirates PIT

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GM: Ted Simmons (since 1993)

1994 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-1.3
WAB — wins above budget
-7.8
TAB — roster Talent above budget
53–61 (0.465)
record
-5M
surplus $M (value/$)
15.4
roster fWAR
$22.1M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Jay Bell 28 FA-elig 110 3.6 3.4 +0.8
Denny Neagle 25 arb 24 1.9 0.2 +2.0
Paul Wagner 26 pre-arb 29 1.7 0.2 +1.8
Al Martin 26 pre-arb 82 1.6 0.2 +1.7
Zane Smith 33 FA-elig 26 1.6 3.1 -1.3
Jon Lieber 24 pre-arb 17 1.5 0.1 +1.6
Orlando Merced 27 arb 108 1.2 1.5 -0.1
Don Slaught 35 FA-elig 76 1.1 1.5 -0.2
Dave Clark 31 FA-elig 86 1.0 0.4 +0.8
Tom Foley 34 FA-elig 59 0.9 0.4 +0.7
Carlos Garcia 26 arb 98 0.7 0.2 +0.6
Andy Van Slyke 33 FA-elig 105 0.6 3.5 -2.8
Randy Tomlin 28 arb 10 0.5 1.0 -0.4
Lance Parrish 38 40 0.4
Steve Pegues↔ CIN 26 pre-arb 7 0.4 0.0 +0.4
Steve Cooke 24 pre-arb 25 0.3 0.2 +0.2
Jeff King 29 arb 94 0.3 2.4 -2.1
Mark Dewey 29 arb 45 0.2 0.1 +0.1
Alejandro Pena 35 FA-elig 22 0.1 0.8 -0.7
Rick White 25 pre-arb 43 0.1 0.1 +0.0
Tony Womack 24 5 0.1
John Hope 23 9 0.0
Joel Johnston 27 arb 4 -0.0 0.1 -0.2
Junior Noboa↔ OAK 29 FA-elig 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.1
Will Pennyfeather 26 pre-arb 4 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
John Wehner 27 arb 2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Lloyd McClendon 35 FA-elig 51 -0.1 0.7 -0.8
Rich Robertson 25 8 -0.1
Mike Dyer 27 arb 14 -0.2 0.2 -0.4
Dan Miceli 23 pre-arb 28 -0.2 0.1 -0.3
Jeff Tabaka↔ SDP 30 pre-arb 5 -0.2 0.0 -0.3
Midre Cummings 22 pre-arb 24 -0.3 0.1 -0.4
Blas Minor 28 pre-arb 17 -0.3 0.1 -0.5
Ravelo Manzanillo 30 FA-elig 46 -0.3 0.1 -0.5
Gary Varsho 33 FA-elig 67 -0.3 0.2 -0.6
Jerry Goff 30 arb 8 -0.4 0.1 -0.6
Kevin Young 25 pre-arb 59 -0.5 0.2 -0.7
Jeff Ballard 30 FA-elig 28 -0.6 0.2 -0.8
Brian R. Hunter↔ CIN 26 arb 76 -0.7 0.2 -1.0

39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 35 of them (90%). 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