Rosternomics

Pirates PIT

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GM: Ted Simmons (since 1993)

1995 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-7.7
WAB — wins above budget
-6.6
TAB — roster Talent above budget
58–86 (0.403)
record
-1M
surplus $M (value/$)
17.8
roster fWAR
$18.0M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Denny Neagle 26 arb 32 4.1 0.7 +3.2
Orlando Merced 28 arb 132 3.3 2.0 +1.1
Jeff King 30 FA-elig 122 2.7 2.2 +0.5
Paul Wagner 27 arb 34 1.7 0.2 +1.4
John Ericks 27 pre-arb 19 1.4 0.1 +1.3
Esteban Loaiza 23 pre-arb 33 1.3 0.1 +1.1
Mark Parent↔ CHC 33 FA-elig 69 1.2 0.3 +0.9
Dan Plesac 33 FA-elig 58 1.0 1.1 -0.1
Jay Bell 29 FA-elig 138 1.0 4.4 -3.4
Al Martin 27 arb 124 1.0 0.4 +0.6
Jon Lieber 25 pre-arb 21 0.9 0.1 +0.8
Rick White 26 15 0.7
Steve Parris 27 pre-arb 15 0.5 0.1 +0.4
Lee Hancock 28 11 0.2
Jim Gott 35 FA-elig 25 0.2 0.9 -0.7
John Wehner 28 arb 52 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Mark Johnson 27 pre-arb 79 0.1 0.1 +0.0
Mike Maddux↔ BOS 33 FA-elig 8 0.1 0.0 +0.1
Jason Christiansen 25 pre-arb 63 0.1 0.1 -0.0
Ramon Morel 20 pre-arb 5 0.1 0.1 -0.0
Dan Miceli 24 pre-arb 58 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Carlos Garcia 27 arb 104 0.1 0.3 -0.3
Mike Dyer 28 FA-elig 55 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Dave Clark 32 FA-elig 77 0.0 0.6 -0.6
Don Slaught 36 FA-elig 35 0.0 2.0 -2.0
Jacob Brumfield 30 arb 116 0.0 0.2 -0.2
Angelo Encarnacion 26 pre-arb 58 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Nelson Liriano 31 FA-elig 107 -0.0 0.3 -0.4
Dennis Konuszewski 24 1 -0.0
Ravelo Manzanillo 31 5 -0.0
Kevin Young 26 arb 56 -0.1 0.2 -0.3
John Hope 24 pre-arb 3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Gary Wilson 25 10 -0.1
Midre Cummings 23 pre-arb 59 -0.2 0.1 -0.3
Mackey Sasser 32 14 -0.3
Ross Powell↔ HOU 27 pre-arb 12 -0.3 0.1 -0.4
Freddy Garcia 22 pre-arb 42 -0.6 0.1 -0.7
Rich Aude 23 42 -0.6
Jeff McCurry 25 pre-arb 55 -0.9 0.1 -1.0
Steve Pegues 27 pre-arb 82 -1.0 0.1 -1.1

40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (82%). 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