Rosternomics

Pirates PIT

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GM: Dave Littlefield (since 2002)

2004 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+0.8
WAB — wins above budget
-0.8
TAB — roster Talent above budget
72–89 (0.447)
record
+9M
surplus $M (value/$)
23.5
roster fWAR
$29.9M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Oliver Pérez 22 pre-arb 31 4.8 0.3 +7.8
Jason Kendall 30 FA-elig 147 4.5 8.6 -0.8
Jack Wilson 26 arb 157 4.3 1.9 +5.6
Kris Benson↔ NYM 29 arb 20 2.9 4.0 +1.0
Kip Wells 27 arb 25 2.2 2.6 +1.1
Jason Bay 25 pre-arb 120 1.8 0.3 +2.8
Michael Gonzalez 26 47 1.7
Salomon Torres 32 FA-elig 84 1.3 0.8 +1.5
Rob Mackowiak 28 arb 155 1.2 0.3 +1.7
Josh Fogg 27 arb 32 1.2 0.3 +1.7
Craig Wilson 27 arb 155 1.1 1.1 +0.7
Tike Redman 27 arb 155 1.0 0.3 +1.4
Brian Meadows 28 FA-elig 68 0.8 0.6 +0.7
Jose Mesa 38 FA-elig 70 0.6 0.8 +0.2
Dave Williams 25 10 0.5
Ryan Vogelsong 26 arb 33 0.5 0.3 +0.5
John Grabow 25 pre-arb 68 0.3 0.3 +0.3
Humberto Cota 25 arb 36 0.3 0.3 +0.2
Raul Mondesi↔ ANA 33 FA-elig 26 0.2 0.9 -0.6
John Van Benschoten 24 6 0.1
Mark Corey 29 31 0.0
Sean Burnett 21 13 0.0
Willis Roberts 29 9 -0.0
Brian Boehringer 35 FA-elig 21 -0.0 2.0 -2.1
Mike Johnston 25 pre-arb 24 -0.1 0.3 -0.4
Ruben Mateo↔ KCR 26 19 -0.1
Ian Snell 22 3 -0.1
J.R. House 24 5 -0.1
Tony Alvarez 26 24 -0.1
Chris Stynes 31 FA-elig 74 -0.2 0.8 -1.0
Nelson Figueroa 30 10 -0.2
Bobby Hill 26 pre-arb 126 -0.2 0.3 -0.6
Frank Brooks 25 11 -0.2
Carlos Rivera 26 7 -0.2
Freddy Sanchez 26 pre-arb 9 -0.3 0.3 -0.8
Ty Wigginton↔ NYM 26 pre-arb 58 -0.3 0.1 -0.7
Jason Boyd 31 arb 12 -0.4 0.3 -1.0
Daryle Ward 29 79 -0.4
J.J. Davis 25 pre-arb 25 -0.4 0.3 -1.0
José Bautista↔ BAL 23 pre-arb 23 -0.5 0.1 -1.0
Abraham O. Nunez 28 FA-elig 112 -0.9 0.6 -2.2
Jose Castillo 23 pre-arb 129 -1.0 0.3 -2.0
Randall Simon↔ TBR 29 FA-elig 61 -2.0 0.7 -4.1

43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (67%). 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