Rosternomics

Pirates PIT

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GM: Dave Littlefield (since 2002)

2002 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-2.0
WAB — wins above budget
-6.9
TAB — roster Talent above budget
72–89 (0.447)
record
-6M
surplus $M (value/$)
20.1
roster fWAR
$36.9M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Brian Giles 31 FA-elig 153 6.9 8.1 +3.7
Jason Kendall 28 FA-elig 145 2.5 6.6 -2.3
Pokey Reese 29 arb 119 2.5 1.8 +2.5
Kip Wells 25 arb 34 2.5 0.3 +3.9
Brian Boehringer 33 FA-elig 70 1.1 0.7 +1.2
Scott Sauerbeck 30 arb 79 1.1 0.8 +1.1
Adam Hyzdu 30 59 1.1
Craig Wilson 25 pre-arb 131 1.0 0.2 +1.6
Rob Mackowiak 26 pre-arb 136 1.0 0.2 +1.5
Kris Benson 27 arb 27 0.8 2.7 -1.3
Ron Villone 32 FA-elig 45 0.6 0.9 +0.1
Josh Fogg 25 pre-arb 34 0.6 0.2 +0.7
Chad Hermansen↔ CHC 24 arb 65 0.5 0.1 +0.7
Kevin Young 33 FA-elig 146 0.5 5.6 -4.8
Jack Wilson 24 pre-arb 147 0.4 0.2 +0.5
Brian Meadows 26 11 0.4
Mike Williams 33 FA-elig 59 0.4 2.0 -1.3
Bronson Arroyo 25 9 0.3
Al Reyes 32 15 0.3
Tony Alvarez 24 14 0.2
Salomon Torres 30 5 0.2
Humberto Cota 23 7 0.2
Mike Lincoln 27 arb 55 0.1 0.3 -0.0
Joe Beimel 25 pre-arb 53 0.1 0.2 +0.0
Armando Rios 30 arb 76 0.0 0.9 -0.8
Mike Fetters↔ ARI 37 FA-elig 32 -0.0 1.1 -1.1
Abraham O. Nunez 26 arb 112 -0.0 0.2 -0.3
Mendy López 28 3 -0.1
Duaner Sanchez↔ ARI 22 3 -0.1
J.J. Davis 23 9 -0.2
Dave Williams 23 pre-arb 10 -0.3 0.2 -0.8
Sean Lowe↔ COL 31 arb 43 -0.3 0.8 -1.4
Josias Manzanillo 34 13 -0.4
Keith Osik 33 FA-elig 55 -0.4 0.6 -1.4
Jimmy Anderson 26 arb 28 -0.7 0.3 -1.4
Adrian Brown 28 arb 91 -0.7 0.5 -1.6
Aramis Ramirez 24 arb 142 -0.9 0.5 -2.0
Mike Benjamin 36 FA-elig 108 -1.0 0.9 -2.7

38 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (71%). 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