Pirates — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2003, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$45M

Surplus $M

Win %

0.463

TAB

+0.8

WAB

-1.7

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

30.1

Dead money %

39%

Depth Players

6.0

Dead WAR

-5.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJason Kendall146

RCraig Wilson21

RHumberto Cota4

RJ.R. House1

1B

LRandall Simon⇄91

LCarlos Rivera60

RKevin Young44

RCraig Wilson36

LMatt Stairs31

2B

RJeff Reboulet76

BAbraham O. Nunez71

RPokey Reese33

LRob Mackowiak15

BBobby Hill⇄1

3B

RAramis Ramirez⇄96

RJosé Hernández⇄58

LRob Mackowiak19

RJeff Reboulet7

BAbraham O. Nunez1

SS

RJack Wilson149

BAbraham O. Nunez23

LF

RReggie Sanders39

RJason Bay⇄24

LMatt Stairs8

LRob Mackowiak8

RCraig Wilson7

RAdam Hyzdu3

CF

LTike Redman54

RAdam Hyzdu20

LBrian Giles⇄16

LRob Mackowiak8

RJason Bay⇄5

RF

RReggie Sanders91

LMatt Stairs47

RCraig Wilson40

LRob Mackowiak14

RAdam Hyzdu11

RJ.J. Davis10

RJason Bay⇄1

RKevin Young1

DH

RCraig Wilson2

LMatt Stairs2

RReggie Sanders2

Starters

RJeff Suppan⇄3.2 WAR

RKip Wells2.4 WAR

RJeff D'Amico2.3 WAR

RKris Benson0.7 WAR

RBrian Meadows0.7 WAR

RJosh Fogg0.7 WAR

RRyan Vogelsong0.4 WAR

LOliver Perez⇄0.3 WAR

RSalomon Torres0.1 WAR

RPat Mahomes0.1 WAR

RNelson Figueroa-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJulian Tavarez11 sv

RBrian Boehringer15 h

LJoe Beimel12 h

RMike Lincoln5 h

LMichael Gonzalez3 h

RMark Corey3 h

LScott Sauerbeck⇄0 h

RMike Williams⇄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 2002)

Player	fWAR
Jeff Suppan	3.2
Reggie Sanders	3.0
Jeff D'Amico	2.3
Matt Stairs	1.8
Kenny Lofton	1.8
Tike Redman	1.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Player	2002 fWAR
Ron Villone	0.6
Chad Hermansen	0.5
Bronson Arroyo	0.3
Al Reyes	0.3
Tony Alvarez	0.2
Armando Rios	0.0

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 2003; everyone else is shown as a 2003 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Jeff Suppan↔	2003	+3.2	+49.7	0.3	+49.3	$0.1M	1.96×	–
Reggie Sanders	2003	+3.0	+38.2	1.0	+37.2	$0.3M	1.60×	–
Brian Giles↔	2003	+3.4	+43.1	6.9	+36.2	$2.1M	1.60×	–
Jason Kendall	2003	+4.2	+37.8	8.6	+29.3	$2.0M	1.12×	–
Kip Wells	2003	+2.4	+28.3	0.4	+27.9	$0.2M	1.49×	–
Jeff D'Amico	2003	+2.3	+27.7	0.8	+27.0	$0.3M	1.49×	–
Craig Wilson	2003	+1.8	+17.9	0.3	+17.6	$0.2M	1.22×	–
Kenny Lofton↔	2003	+1.8	+17.8	0.6	+17.1	$0.3M	1.22×	–
Matt Stairs	2003	+1.8	+17.8	0.9	+16.9	$0.5M	1.22×	–
Julian Tavarez	2003	+1.0	+11.1	0.8	+10.4	$0.7M	1.34×	–
Josh Fogg	2003	+0.7	+6.1	0.3	+5.7	$0.4M	1.02×	–
Jack Wilson	2003	+1.1	+5.4	0.3	+5.1	$0.3M	0.61×	–
Aramis Ramirez↔	2003	+1.4	+6.5	1.8	+4.7	$1.3M	0.58×	–
Rob Mackowiak	2003	+0.9	+4.2	0.3	+3.9	$0.4M	0.58×	–
Ryan Vogelsong	2003	+0.4	+3.4	0.3	+3.1	$0.7M	1.02×	–
Oliver Pérez↔	2003	+0.3	+2.7	0.1	+2.6	$0.2M	1.02×	–
Kris Benson	2003	+0.7	+5.8	4.3	+1.5	$6.0M	1.02×	–
Salomon Torres	2003	+0.1	+0.7	0.3	+0.3	$2.6M	0.67×	–
Randall Simon↔	2003	+0.3	+1.2	1.1	+0.1	$4.0M	0.56×	–
Abraham O. Nunez	2003	+0.0	+0.2	0.7	-0.5	$15.7M	0.56×	–
Dennys Reyes↔	2003	-0.0	-0.1	0.5	-0.6	–	0.67×	–
Mike Lincoln	2003	-0.0	-0.4	0.3	-0.7	–	1.34×	–
José Hernández↔	2003	-0.1	-0.5	0.4	-0.9	–	0.58×	–
Scott Sauerbeck↔	2003	-0.3	-1.8	1.1	-2.8	–	0.67×	–
Brian Boehringer	2003	-0.7	-3.6	1.5	-5.1	–	0.67×	–
Mike Williams↔	2003	-0.6	-3.3	2.1	-5.3	–	0.67×	–
Joe Beimel	2003	-0.5	-5.4	0.3	-5.7	–	1.34×	–
Pokey Reese	2003	-0.8	-3.4	2.5	-5.9	–	0.56×	–
Kevin Young	2003	-0.5	-2.1	6.6	-8.8	–	0.56×	–
Adam Hyzdu	2003	+0.1	+0.4	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Bobby Hill↔	2003	+0.0	+0.2	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Brian Meadows	2003	+0.7	+3.6	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Carlos Rivera	2003	-0.7	-3.2	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Duaner Sanchez	2003	-0.1	-0.8	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Humberto Cota	2003	+0.0	+0.1	–	–	–	0.52×	–
J.J. Davis	2003	-0.1	-1.0	–	–	–	0.83×	–
J.R. House	2003	+0.0	+0.2	–	–	–	0.52×	–
Jason Bay↔	2003	+0.9	+6.2	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Jeff Reboulet	2003	+0.4	+2.0	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Jim Mann	2003	-0.1	-0.5	–	–	–	0.67×	–
John Grabow	2003	+0.2	+1.1	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Mark Corey	2003	+0.4	+2.4	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Michael Gonzalez	2003	-0.5	-2.7	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Nelson Figueroa	2003	-0.4	-2.4	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Pat Mahomes	2003	+0.1	+0.3	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Tike Redman	2003	+1.7	+16.1	–	–	–	1.22×	–
Total	—	+29.9	+327.0	45.4	+259.6	—

Trades

Every graded 2003 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2003 · PIT / PHI

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$6.4M

Frank Brooks

PHI · Ed Wade −$6.4M

Mike Williams

PIT came out ahead by $6.4M

2003 · PIT / BOS

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$4.8M

Brandon Lyon, Anastacio Martínez

BOS · Theo Epstein −$4.8M

Mike Gonzalez, Scott Sauerbeck

PIT came out ahead by $4.8M

2003 · PIT / CHC

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$1.6M

Ray Sadler

CHC · Jim Hendry −$1.6M

Randall Simon

PIT came out ahead by $1.6M

2003 · PIT / TOR

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$1.6M

Rich Thompson

TOR · JP Ricciardi −$1.6M

John Wasdin

PIT came out ahead by $1.6M

2003 · CHC / PIT

CHC · Jim Hendry +$59.2M

Aramis Ramírez, Kenny Lofton

PIT · Dave Littlefield −$59.2M

José Hernández, Matt Bruback, Bobby Hill

CHC came out ahead by $59.2M

2003 · PIT / BOS

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$67.2M

Mike Gonzalez, Freddy Sanchez

BOS · Theo Epstein −$67.2M

Brandon Lyon, Jeff Suppan, Anastacio Martínez

PIT came out ahead by $67.2M

2003 · PIT / SDP

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$43.2M

Jason Bay, Óliver Pérez, Cory Stewart

SDP · Kevin Towers −$43.2M

Brian Giles

PIT came out ahead by $43.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2003 payroll

$45.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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 (19)

Player	Age	Svc	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Jason Kendall	29	7.000	$8.6M	$8.6M	FREE AGENT
Brian Giles	32	8.000	$6.9M	FREE AGENT
Kevin Young	34	11.000	$6.6M	FREE AGENT
Pokey Reese	30	6.000	$2.5M	FREE AGENT
Mike Williams	34	11.000	$2.1M	FREE AGENT
Brian Boehringer	34	8.000	$1.5M	$2.0M	FREE AGENT
Randall Simon	28	6.000	$1.1M	$707k	FREE AGENT
Reggie Sanders	35	12.000	$1.0M	FREE AGENT
Matt Stairs	35	11.000	$900k	FREE AGENT
Jeff D'Amico	27	7.000	$750k	FREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez	30	10.000	$750k	FREE AGENT
Abraham O. Nunez	27	6.000	$675k	$625k	FREE AGENT
Kenny Lofton	36	12.000	$615k	FREE AGENT
Dennys Reyes	26	6.000	$480k	FREE AGENT
José Hernández	33	12.000	$387k	FREE AGENT		$670k
Jeff Suppan	28	8.000	$328k	FREE AGENT
Salomon Torres	31	10.000	$325k	$775k	$1.1M	$1.5M	$2.7M	FREE AGENT
Pat Mahomes	32	11.000	—	FREE AGENT
Jeff Reboulet	39	11.000	—	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

Player	Age	Svc	2003	2004	2005	2006
Kris Benson	28	4.000	$4.3M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Aramis Ramirez	25	5.000	$1.8M	FREE AGENT
Scott Sauerbeck	31	4.000	$1.1M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Kip Wells	26	4.000	$370k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Lincoln	28	4.000	$316k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Ryan Vogelsong	25	3.000	$300k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brian Meadows	27	5.000	—	FREE AGENT
Nelson Figueroa	29	3.000	—	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tike Redman	26	3.000	—	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Adam Hyzdu	31	3.000	—	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

Player	Age	Svc	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Jack Wilson	25	2.000	$335k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Craig Wilson	26	2.000	$327k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Rob Mackowiak	27	2.000	$322k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Josh Fogg	26	2.000	$322k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Joe Beimel	26	2.000	$322k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Oliver Pérez	21	1.000	$64k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jim Mann	28	–	—
Humberto Cota	24	2.000	—	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Michael Gonzalez	25	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
John Grabow	24	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
J.J. Davis	24	1.000	—	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Duaner Sanchez	23	1.000	—	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
J.R. House	23	–	—
Mark Corey	28	–	—
Bobby Hill	25	1.000	—	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jason Bay	24	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Carlos Rivera	25	–	—

Graphs

Regime	Seasons	Win %	Playoff %	Pennant %	WS %
WINDOW	289	52.2	30.1	4.8	1.0
CONTEND	309	56.8	63.1	19.1	10.0
FORCED-SPEND	262	48.0	9.2	1.5	1.5
REBUILD	328	43.3	1.2	0.3	0.3

How each 2003 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Pirates PIT

Overview

Front Office

Offense

Pitching & Defense

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2002)

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (19)

Arbitration-eligible (10)

Pre-arbitration (17)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Pirates PIT

Overview

Front Office

Offense All positionsC1B2B3BSSOF (LF/CF/RF)LFCFRFINF (1B/2B/3B/SS)Middle infield (2B/SS)C/DH

Pitching & Defense ALL SP RP

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2002)

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (19)

Arbitration-eligible (10)

Pre-arbitration (17)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Offense

Pitching & Defense