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200069–93 (0.426)
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GM: Cam Bonifay

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$29M
Surplus $M
+8
Win %
0.426
TAB
-2.7
WAB
-4.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.8
Dead money %
64%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-8.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJason Kendall147
RKeith Osik26

1B

RKevin Young129
LJohn Vander Wal33
LAlex Hernandez12
RKeith Osik5
RAlex Ramirez⇄1
LIvan Cruz1
RMike Benjamin1

2B

LWarren Morris134
RLuis Sojo⇄61
RMike Benjamin27
BEnrique Wilson⇄12
BAbraham O. Nunez6

3B

RAramis Ramirez72
RMike Benjamin34
BEnrique Wilson⇄18
RJohn Wehner16
RKeith Osik12

SS

RPat Meares126
RWil Cordero⇄88
RMike Benjamin30
BAbraham O. Nunez21
BEnrique Wilson⇄10

LF

LBrian Giles46
REmil Brown14
LJohn Vander Wal13
BAdrian Brown7
LAlex Hernandez3
LTike Redman2
RAdam Hyzdu1
RJohn Wehner1

CF

LBrian Giles72
BAdrian Brown71
RChad Hermansen27
REmil Brown12
RBruce Aven⇄8

RF

LJohn Vander Wal65
RAlex Ramirez⇄47
LBrian Giles39
RBruce Aven⇄20
REmil Brown18
BAdrian Brown15
RAdam Hyzdu4
RChad Hermansen4
LTike Redman4
LAlex Hernandez2

DH

LJohn Vander Wal3
RKeith Osik1
RKevin Young1
RWil Cordero⇄1

Starters

RKris Benson3.6 WAR
RTodd Ritchie3.0 WAR
RJose Silva1.8 WAR
LJimmy Anderson1.6 WAR
RFrancisco Cordova1.1 WAR
RJason Schmidt0.5 WAR
RBronson Arroyo0.5 WAR
LDan Serafini⇄0.1 WAR
RJose Parra0.0 WAR
LBrian O'Connor-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Williams24 sv
LScott Sauerbeck13 h
RMarc Wilkins8 h
RRich Loiselle7 h
RJosias Manzanillo4 h
LJeff Wallace3 h
LChris Peters1 h
LJason Christiansen⇄0 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
John Vander Wal3.2
Bronson Arroyo0.5
Luis Sojo0.4
Adam Hyzdu0.2
Tike Redman0.1
Dan Serafini0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Al Martin1.9
Ed Sprague Jr.0.4
Greg Hansell0.3
Pete Schourek0.1
Jason Boyd0.1
Dale Sveum0.0

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 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brian Giles 2000 +6.3 +104.0 1.8 +102.2 $0.3M 2.05× –
Kris Benson 2000 +3.6 +63.0 0.3 +62.7 $0.1M 2.19× –
Todd Ritchie 2000 +3.0 +46.4 0.4 +46.0 $0.1M 1.96× –
John Vander Wal 2000 +3.2 +41.3 0.9 +40.5 $0.3M 1.60× –
Jason Kendall 2000 +4.8 +42.7 2.2 +40.4 $0.5M 1.12× –
Jimmy Anderson 2000 +1.6 +19.4 0.2 +19.1 $0.1M 1.49× –
Jose Silva 2000 +1.8 +13.8 0.3 +13.5 $0.2M 0.98× –
Adrian Brown 2000 +1.2 +8.2 0.3 +8.0 $0.2M 0.83× –
Francisco Cordova 2000 +1.1 +8.8 2.0 +6.8 $1.9M 1.02× –
Mike Benjamin 2000 +1.0 +4.6 0.7 +3.9 $0.7M 0.58× –
Scott Sauerbeck 2000 +0.7 +4.0 0.3 +3.7 $0.4M 0.67× –
Mike Williams 2000 +0.4 +4.2 1.0 +3.2 $2.6M 1.34× –
Jason Christiansen↔ 2000 +0.7 +3.6 0.7 +2.9 $1.0M 0.67× –
Luis Sojo↔ 2000 +0.4 +2.0 0.3 +1.7 $0.7M 0.56× –
Keith Osik 2000 +0.5 +1.9 0.4 +1.5 $0.9M 0.52× –
Jason Schmidt 2000 +0.5 +4.1 2.8 +1.3 $5.5M 1.02× –
Dan Serafini↔ 2000 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $2.1M 1.02× –
Warren Morris 2000 -0.0 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Steve Sparks 2000 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Enrique Wilson↔ 2000 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.3 – 0.58× –
Bruce Aven↔ 2000 -0.2 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Marc Wilkins 2000 -0.2 -1.0 0.8 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Wil Cordero↔ 2000 -0.3 -1.5 1.5 -3.0 – 0.69× –
Rich Loiselle 2000 -0.3 -3.0 0.4 -3.4 – 1.34× –
Aramis Ramirez 2000 -0.8 -3.6 0.2 -3.8 – 0.58× –
Pat Meares 2000 -0.2 -0.9 3.3 -4.2 – 0.61× –
Alex Ramirez↔ 2000 -0.7 -4.6 0.1 -4.8 – 0.83× –
Chad Hermansen 2000 -1.4 -9.5 0.2 -9.7 – 0.83× –
Kevin Young 2000 -1.2 -5.6 5.6 -11.2 – 0.56× –
Chris Peters 2000 +0.1 +0.5 0.6 -0.0 $5.8M 0.67× –
Abraham O. Nunez 2000 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.61× –
Adam Hyzdu 2000 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Alex Hernandez 2000 -0.8 -3.4 – – – 0.56× –
Brad Clontz 2000 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Brian O'Connor 2000 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Smith 2000 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Bronson Arroyo 2000 +0.5 +3.8 – – – 1.02× –
Emil Brown 2000 -0.3 -2.0 – – – 0.83× –
Ivan Cruz 2000 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.56× –
Jeff Wallace 2000 -0.5 -2.9 – – – 0.67× –
John Wehner 2000 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.58× –
Jose Parra 2000 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Josias Manzanillo 2000 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Skrmetta↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Garcia 2000 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Tike Redman 2000 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+23.9+334.328.6+312.3—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2000 · PIT / NYY
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$4.8M
Chris Spurling
NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.8M
Luis Sojo
PIT came out ahead by $4.8M
2000 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$17.6M
Alex Ramírez, Enrique Wilson
CLE · John Hart −$17.6M
Wil Cordero
PIT came out ahead by $17.6M
2000 · PIT / STL
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$16.8M
Jack Wilson
STL · Walt Jocketty −$16.8M
Jason Christiansen
PIT came out ahead by $16.8M
2000 · PIT / SDP
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$0.0M
Dan Serafini
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Andy Bausher
Even trade
2000 · WSN / PIT
WSN · Jim Beattie +$1.6M
Jarrod Patterson
PIT · Cam Bonifay −$1.6M
Matt Skrmetta
WSN came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · PIT / SDP
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$32.0M
John Vander Wal, Geraldo Padua, Jim Sak
SDP · Kevin Towers −$32.0M
Al Martin
PIT came out ahead by $32.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$28.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Kevin Young318.000$5.6M$6.1M$5.6M$6.6MFREE AGENT
Pat Meares317.000$3.3M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Wil Cordero288.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Williams318.000$1.0M$738k$2.0M$2.1MFREE AGENT
John Vander Wal349.000$875k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Benjamin3411.000$700kFREE AGENT$925k
Luis Sojo3510.000$289kFREE AGENT
Josias Manzanillo329.000—$550kFREE AGENT
John Wehner339.000—$375kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Jason Schmidt275.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Kendall264.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Cordova284.000$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Giles295.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Marc Wilkins294.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Christiansen305.000$677kFREE AGENT
Chris Peters284.000$550kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Loiselle284.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Osik314.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Ritchie283.000$380kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Silva264.000$335kARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrian Brown263.000$285kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Aven283.000$284kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Serafini264.000$181kARB 3FREE AGENT
Enrique Wilson263.000$116kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Emil Brown253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Clontz295.000—FREE AGENT
Ivan Cruz323.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham O. Nunez243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Parra275.000—FREE AGENT
Jeff Wallace243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Steve Sparks250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kris Benson251.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Warren Morris261.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Sauerbeck281.000$285kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aramis Ramirez222.000$230kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Anderson241.000$215kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Hermansen221.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Ramirez252.000$111kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Hernandez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian O'Connor23–—
Mike Garcia32–—
Bronson Arroyo230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tike Redman230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Skrmetta27–—
Adam Hyzdu280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Smith27–—

Graphs

How each 2000 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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