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GM: Roy Smith

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$46M
Surplus $M
-21
Win %
0.383
TAB
-15.0
WAB
-16.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
15.7
Dead money %
72%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-9.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJason Kendall133
RKeith Osik39
RCraig Wilson10
RHumberto Cota3
RJohn Wehner1

1B

RKevin Young137
RCraig Wilson26
RJohn Wehner11
RKeith Osik5
RAdam Hyzdu4
LAndy Barkett4
LAlex Hernandez2
LRob Mackowiak1

2B

RPat Meares85
BAbraham O. Nunez48
BEnrique Wilson⇄46
LWarren Morris29
LRob Mackowiak21
RMendy López⇄12
BLuis Figueroa3
RKeith Osik2
RJohn Wehner1

3B

RAramis Ramirez157
RJohn Wehner6
RMendy López⇄6
RKeith Osik3
LRob Mackowiak2
BAbraham O. Nunez1
LWarren Morris1

SS

RJack Wilson107
BAbraham O. Nunez48
RMendy López⇄6

LF

LBrian Giles124
RJason Kendall18
LRob Mackowiak10
LAndy Barkett9
RAdam Hyzdu8
RDerek Bell5
RJohn Wehner3
BAbraham O. Nunez1
RCraig Wilson1

CF

LBrian Giles61
BGary Matthews Jr.⇄46
LTike Redman28
BAdrian Brown7
RChad Hermansen6
RAdam Hyzdu1
RDerek Bell1
RJohn Wehner1

RF

RDerek Bell43
LRob Mackowiak39
RAdam Hyzdu18
RChad Hermansen15
RCraig Wilson13
RJason Kendall10
LTike Redman7
RJohn Wehner5
LAlex Hernandez4
LAndy Barkett2
LArmando Rios⇄2
RKeith Osik1

DH

LJohn Vander Wal⇄7
RCraig Wilson2

Starters

RTodd Ritchie3.1 WAR
LJimmy Anderson2.1 WAR
RJason Schmidt⇄1.3 WAR
LJoe Beimel0.6 WAR
LDave Williams0.3 WAR
ROmar Olivares0.1 WAR
RRyan Vogelsong⇄-0.0 WAR
RDon Wengert0.0 WAR
RBronson Arroyo-0.1 WAR
LTerry Mulholland⇄-0.1 WAR
RTony McKnight⇄-0.4 WAR
RRamon Martinez-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Fetters⇄9 sv
LScott Sauerbeck18 h
RJosias Manzanillo9 h
RMike Lincoln7 h
RJose Silva2 h
RMike Williams⇄0 h
LDamaso Marte0 h
LTerry Mulholland⇄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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Craig Wilson1.5
Joe Beimel0.6
Gary Matthews Jr.0.5
Rob Mackowiak0.3
Mike Lincoln0.3
Dave Williams0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Kris Benson3.6
Francisco Cordova1.1
Mike Benjamin1.0
Jason Christiansen0.7
Luis Sojo0.4
Chris Peters0.1

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brian Giles 2001 +5.5 +90.2 7.3 +82.9 $1.3M 2.05× –
Aramis Ramirez 2001 +4.7 +47.2 0.3 +47.0 $0.1M 1.25× –
Todd Ritchie 2001 +3.1 +48.4 1.9 +46.5 $0.6M 1.96× –
Jimmy Anderson 2001 +2.1 +25.4 0.3 +25.2 $0.1M 1.49× –
Josias Manzanillo 2001 +1.6 +24.9 0.6 +24.4 $0.3M 1.95× –
Jason Schmidt↔ 2001 +1.3 +10.6 1.8 +8.8 $1.4M 1.02× –
Scott Sauerbeck 2001 +0.9 +4.7 0.4 +4.3 $0.5M 0.67× –
Abraham O. Nunez 2001 +0.7 +3.3 0.3 +3.1 $0.4M 0.56× –
Gary Matthews Jr.↔ 2001 +0.5 +3.1 0.1 +3.1 $0.1M 0.83× –
Joe Beimel 2001 +0.6 +3.3 0.2 +3.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Emil Brown↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.9M 0.83× –
Armando Rios↔ 2001 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Adrian Brown 2001 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Marc Wilkins 2001 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Bronson Arroyo 2001 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Jose Silva 2001 -0.1 -0.7 0.8 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Keith Osik 2001 -0.2 -0.7 0.9 -1.5 – 0.52× –
Alex Hernandez 2001 -0.2 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.83× –
Terry Mulholland↔ 2001 -0.1 -0.4 1.5 -1.9 – 0.67× –
John Wehner 2001 -0.4 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Mike Fetters↔ 2001 -0.2 -1.6 0.6 -2.2 – 1.34× –
Rich Loiselle 2001 -0.5 -2.5 0.8 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Omar Olivares 2001 +0.1 +0.5 4.0 -3.5 $42.9M 0.67× –
Jack Wilson 2001 -0.7 -3.5 0.2 -3.7 – 0.61× –
Jason Kendall 2001 +0.3 +1.3 5.1 -3.8 $16.7M 0.52× –
Enrique Wilson↔ 2001 -1.3 -5.7 0.3 -6.0 – 0.56× –
Kevin Young 2001 -0.1 -0.6 6.1 -6.7 – 0.56× –
Derek Bell 2001 -0.9 -6.1 5.0 -11.1 – 0.83× –
Pat Meares 2001 -1.7 -7.7 3.8 -11.4 – 0.56× –
John Vander Wal↔ 2001 +0.2 +1.2 1.2 -0.0 $5.6M 0.69× –
Mike Williams↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.7 0.7 -0.0 $5.6M 0.67× –
Adam Hyzdu 2001 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Andy Barkett 2001 +0.2 +1.6 – – – 0.83× –
Billy Taylor 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Chad Hermansen 2001 -0.6 -4.1 – – – 0.83× –
Craig Wilson 2001 +1.5 +9.8 – – – 0.81× –
Damaso Marte 2001 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Dave Williams 2001 +0.3 +2.1 – – – 1.02× –
Don Wengert 2001 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Humberto Cota 2001 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Luis Figueroa 2001 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Mendy López↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Mike Lincoln 2001 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Ramon Martinez 2001 -0.5 -4.3 – – – 1.02× –
Rob Mackowiak 2001 +0.3 +2.3 – – – 0.83× –
Ryan Vogelsong↔ 2001 -0.0 -0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Tike Redman 2001 -0.4 -2.4 – – – 0.83× –
Tony McKnight↔ 2001 -0.4 -3.1 – – – 1.02× –
Warren Morris 2001 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+15.6+232.946.1+185.6—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2001 · SFG / PIT
SFG · Brian Sabean +$351.2M
Jason Schmidt, John Vander Wal
PIT · Roy Smith −$351.2M
Armando Ríos, Ryan Vogelsong
SFG came out ahead by $351.2M
2001 · PIT / CHW
PIT · Roy Smith +$84.0M
Kip Wells, Sean Lowe, Josh Fogg
CHW · Kenny Williams −$84.0M
Todd Ritchie, Lee Evans
PIT came out ahead by $84.0M
2001 · PIT / HOU
PIT · Roy Smith +$0.8M
Tony McKnight
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker −$0.8M
Mike Williams
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
2001 · PIT / SDP
PIT · Roy Smith +$1.6M
Shawn Camp, Shawn Garrett
SDP · Kevin Towers −$1.6M
Emil Brown
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
2001 · PIT / LAD
PIT · Roy Smith +$8.0M
Mike Fetters, Adrian Burnside
LAD · Dave Wallace −$8.0M
Terry Mulholland
PIT came out ahead by $8.0M
2001 · ARI / PIT
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$0.0M
Chris Petersen
PIT · Roy Smith +$0.0M
Bry Nelson
Even trade
2001 · PIT / NYY
PIT · Roy Smith +$18.4M
Dámaso Marte
NYY · Brian Cashman −$18.4M
Enrique Wilson
PIT came out ahead by $18.4M
2001 · PIT / CIN
PIT · Roy Smith +$3.2M
Ben Shaffar
CIN · Jim Bowden −$3.2M
José Silva
PIT came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$46.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Brian Giles306.000$7.3M$8.1M$6.9MFREE AGENT
Kevin Young329.000$6.1M$5.6M$6.6MFREE AGENT
Derek Bell3210.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Omar Olivares3311.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Pat Meares328.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Schmidt286.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Terry Mulholland3815.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
John Vander Wal3510.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Williams329.000$738k$2.0M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Fetters3612.000$639k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Josias Manzanillo3310.000$550kFREE AGENT
John Wehner3410.000$375kFREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez3313.000—FREE AGENT
Billy Taylor397.000—FREE AGENT
Don Wengert316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Jason Kendall275.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Todd Ritchie294.000$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Osik325.000$888kFREE AGENT
Jose Silva275.000$795kFREE AGENT
Rich Loiselle295.000$775kFREE AGENT
Marc Wilkins305.000$500kFREE AGENT
Adrian Brown274.000$380kARB 3FREE AGENT
Enrique Wilson274.000$311kARB 3FREE AGENT
Aramis Ramirez233.000$285kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham O. Nunez254.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Emil Brown264.000$218kARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Rios293.000$7kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mendy López273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Scott Sauerbeck292.000$417kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Anderson252.000$285kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bronson Arroyo241.000$225kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Hernandez241.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Beimel240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Wilson230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Matthews Jr.262.000$68kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony McKnight24–—
Damaso Marte262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lincoln262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Hermansen232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Warren Morris272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Humberto Cota220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tike Redman241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Hyzdu291.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Vogelsong231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Figueroa27–—
Craig Wilson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Williams220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Mackowiak250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Barkett26–—

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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