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Pirates PIT

199558–86 (0.403)
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GM: Ted Simmons

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, 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
$18M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.403
TAB
-6.7
WAB
-7.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
17.8
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-4.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMark Parent⇄69
RAngelo Encarnacion55
RDon Slaught33
LMackey Sasser11
RJohn Wehner1

1B

LMark Johnson70
RJeff King35
LOrlando Merced35
RRich Aude32
RKevin Young6

2B

RCarlos García92
BNelson Liriano67
RJeff King8

3B

RJeff King84
RKevin Young48
RJohn Wehner19
RFreddy Garcia8
BNelson Liriano5
RJay Bell3

SS

RJay Bell136
RCarlos García15
RJeff King2
RJohn Wehner1
BNelson Liriano1

LF

LAl Martin95
LDave Clark34
RSteve Pegues31
RJohn Wehner18
RFreddy Garcia10
LMidre Cummings8
LOrlando Merced4

CF

RJacob Brumfield104
LAl Martin42
LMidre Cummings20
RSteve Pegues4
RJohn Wehner2

RF

LOrlando Merced104
LDave Clark29
RSteve Pegues25
LMidre Cummings14
RJohn Wehner3

DH

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Starters

LDenny Neagle4.1 WAR
RPaul Wagner1.7 WAR
RJohn Ericks1.4 WAR
REsteban Loaiza1.3 WAR
RJon Lieber0.9 WAR
RRick White0.7 WAR
RSteve Parris0.5 WAR
LRoss Powell⇄-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDan Miceli21 sv
LJason Christiansen0 h
LDan Plesac0 h
RJeff McCurry0 h
RMike Dyer0 h
RJim Gott0 h
LRoss Powell⇄0 h
LLee Hancock0 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 1994)

PlayerfWAR
John Ericks1.4
Esteban Loaiza1.3
Mark Parent1.2
Dan Plesac1.0
Steve Parris0.5
Lee Hancock0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Zane Smith1.6
Tom Foley0.9
Andy Van Slyke0.6
Randy Tomlin0.5
Lance Parrish0.4
Steve Cooke0.3

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Denny Neagle 1995 +4.1 +72.1 0.7 +71.3 $0.2M 2.19× –
Orlando Merced 1995 +3.3 +41.9 2.0 +39.9 $0.6M 1.60× –
Jeff King 1995 +2.7 +24.5 2.2 +22.4 $0.8M 1.12× –
Paul Wagner 1995 +1.7 +20.6 0.2 +20.4 $0.1M 1.49× –
John Ericks 1995 +1.4 +11.6 0.1 +11.5 $0.1M 1.02× –
Esteban Loaiza 1995 +1.3 +10.6 0.1 +10.5 $0.1M 1.02× –
Jon Lieber 1995 +0.9 +7.7 0.1 +7.5 $0.1M 1.02× –
Al Martin 1995 +1.0 +6.6 0.4 +6.3 $0.4M 0.83× –
Mark Parent↔ 1995 +1.2 +5.2 0.3 +4.9 $0.2M 0.52× –
Steve Parris 1995 +0.5 +4.5 0.1 +4.3 $0.2M 1.02× –
Dan Plesac 1995 +1.0 +5.3 1.1 +4.2 $1.1M 0.67× –
Dan Miceli 1995 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.6 $1.8M 1.34× –
Mike Maddux↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.6 $0.3M 0.67× –
Jay Bell 1995 +1.0 +4.9 4.4 +0.5 $4.4M 0.61× –
John Wehner 1995 +0.2 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.4M 0.58× –
Mark Johnson 1995 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.8M 0.56× –
Jason Christiansen 1995 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.4M 0.67× –
Ramon Morel 1995 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.5M 0.67× –
Mike Dyer 1995 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.2M 0.67× –
Angelo Encarnacion 1995 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.52× –
Jacob Brumfield 1995 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $81.8M 0.83× –
Dave Clark 1995 +0.0 +0.3 0.6 -0.4 $16.8M 0.83× –
Nelson Liriano 1995 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 – 0.56× –
John Hope 1995 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Kevin Young 1995 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.58× –
Midre Cummings 1995 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Don Slaught 1995 +0.0 +0.1 2.0 -1.9 $98.5M 0.52× –
Ross Powell↔ 1995 -0.3 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Freddy Garcia 1995 -0.6 -4.0 0.1 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Jeff McCurry 1995 -0.9 -5.0 0.1 -5.1 – 0.67× –
Steve Pegues 1995 -1.0 -6.6 0.1 -6.7 – 0.83× –
Carlos Garcia 1995 +0.1 +0.3 0.3 -0.0 $5.1M 0.56× –
Jim Gott 1995 +0.2 +0.9 0.9 +0.0 $5.1M 0.67× –
Dennis Konuszewski 1995 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Gary Wilson 1995 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Lee Hancock 1995 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mackey Sasser 1995 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Ravelo Manzanillo 1995 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Rich Aude 1995 -0.6 -2.9 – – – 0.56× –
Rick White 1995 +0.7 +5.8 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+17.9+202.917.6+182.9—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M.

No graded trades on record for the Pirates in 1995.

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$18.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Jay Bell299.000$4.4M$4.7MFREE AGENT
Jeff King306.000$2.2M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Don Slaught3613.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Dan Plesac339.000$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Jim Gott3513.000$900kFREE AGENT
Dave Clark329.000$647k$688kFREE AGENT
Nelson Liriano318.000$350k$350kFREE AGENT
Mark Parent339.000$281kFREE AGENT
Mike Dyer286.000$135kFREE AGENT
Mike Maddux339.000$36kFREE AGENT
Ravelo Manzanillo317.000—FREE AGENT
Mackey Sasser328.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Orlando Merced285.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Denny Neagle264.000$740kARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Martin273.000$375kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Garcia275.000$350kFREE AGENT
John Wehner284.000$225kARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Wagner273.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Brumfield303.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Young263.000$160kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Jon Lieber251.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Miceli242.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Midre Cummings232.000$122kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Pegues271.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angelo Encarnacion260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Christiansen250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Ericks270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Johnson270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Esteban Loaiza230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Garcia220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Hope242.000$109kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff McCurry250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Parris270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Morel200.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Powell272.000$51kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Aude23–—
Lee Hancock280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Konuszewski24–—
Rick White261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Wilson25–—

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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