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200567–95 (0.414)
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GM: Dave Littlefield

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$36M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.414
TAB
-5.4
WAB
-6.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
20.6
Dead money %
47%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RHumberto Cota87
BRyan Doumit50
RDavid Ross⇄40
RBenito Santiago6
RRonny Paulino2

1B

LDaryle Ward109
RBrad Eldred50
RCraig Wilson15
LRob Mackowiak3
RTy Wigginton3

2B

RJose Castillo100
RFreddy Sanchez58
LRob Mackowiak20
RJ.J. Furmaniak9
BBobby Hill1
RTy Wigginton1

3B

RFreddy Sanchez65
LRob Mackowiak65
RTy Wigginton40
BBobby Hill24
RJosé Bautista8

SS

RJack Wilson157
RFreddy Sanchez11
RJ.J. Furmaniak2
BAlfredo Amezaga⇄1

LF

RJason Bay146
RCraig Wilson19
RMichael Restovich⇄15
RRay Sadler3
LTike Redman2
LRob Mackowiak1

CF

LTike Redman75
LRob Mackowiak41
LChris Duffy33
RJason Bay30
LNate McLouth21

RF

RCraig Wilson30
RMichael Restovich⇄27
LRob Mackowiak23
LNate McLouth8
LTike Redman8
LJody Gerut⇄4
BRyan Doumit3
LChris Duffy1

DH

BRyan Doumit6

Starters

LZach Duke2.2 WAR
LMark Redman1.9 WAR
LPaul Maholm0.6 WAR
RJosh Fogg0.4 WAR
RKip Wells0.4 WAR
LDave Williams0.2 WAR
RIan Snell0.0 WAR
LTom Gorzelanny-0.0 WAR
LOliver Perez-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJose Mesa27 sv
LMichael Gonzalez15 h
LJohn Grabow14 h
RRick White12 h
RSalomon Torres8 h
RBrian Meadows7 h
RRyan Vogelsong1 h
RMatt Capps0 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Zach Duke2.2
Mark Redman1.9
Chris Duffy1.4
Matt Lawton III0.9
Ryan Doumit0.6
Paul Maholm0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Jason Kendall4.5
Kris Benson2.9
Raul Mondesi0.2
John Van Benschoten0.1
Mark Corey0.0
Sean Burnett0.0

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jason Bay 2005 +5.7 +93.5 0.4 +93.1 $0.1M 2.05× –
Freddy Sanchez 2005 +2.9 +25.8 0.3 +25.5 $0.1M 1.12× –
Mark Redman 2005 +1.9 +22.7 4.5 +18.2 $2.4M 1.49× –
Rob Mackowiak 2005 +2.0 +13.7 1.5 +12.2 $0.7M 0.85× –
Jack Wilson 2005 +1.9 +13.5 3.2 +10.3 $1.7M 0.89× –
Michael Gonzalez 2005 +0.9 +4.8 0.3 +4.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Craig Wilson 2005 +1.0 +6.8 3.0 +3.8 $3.0M 0.83× –
Nate McLouth 2005 +0.4 +2.8 0.3 +2.5 $0.7M 0.83× –
Ryan Doumit 2005 +0.6 +2.5 0.3 +2.2 $0.5M 0.52× –
Rick White 2005 +0.5 +2.5 0.5 +2.1 $1.0M 0.67× –
Dave Williams 2005 +0.2 +1.7 0.3 +1.4 $1.6M 1.02× –
David Ross↔ 2005 +0.3 +1.4 0.3 +1.2 $0.8M 0.52× –
Humberto Cota 2005 +0.4 +1.6 0.3 +1.2 $0.9M 0.52× –
Salomon Torres 2005 +0.4 +2.2 1.1 +1.1 $2.6M 0.67× –
Josh Fogg 2005 +0.4 +2.9 2.1 +0.7 $6.1M 1.02× –
Matt Lawton III↔ 2005 +0.9 +6.1 5.6 +0.6 $6.0M 0.83× –
Brian Meadows 2005 +0.3 +1.7 1.1 +0.5 $3.6M 0.67× –
Kip Wells 2005 +0.4 +3.6 3.2 +0.5 $7.1M 1.02× –
Ronny Paulino 2005 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $3.4M 0.52× –
Jose Castillo 2005 +0.1 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $6.3M 0.56× –
Alfredo Amezaga↔ 2005 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 – 0.61× –
Ryan Vogelsong 2005 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.3 $22.5M 0.67× –
Bobby Hill 2005 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.58× –
John Grabow 2005 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Jody Gerut↔ 2005 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Benito Santiago 2005 -0.1 -0.5 2.1 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Daryle Ward 2005 -0.5 -2.1 0.9 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Ty Wigginton 2005 -0.7 -3.3 0.3 -3.6 – 0.58× –
Tike Redman 2005 -0.7 -4.4 0.3 -4.7 – 0.83× –
Jose Mesa 2005 -0.3 -3.6 2.0 -5.6 – 1.34× –
Oliver Pérez 2005 -0.7 -5.9 0.4 -6.3 – 1.02× –
Brad Eldred 2005 -0.7 -3.3 – – – 0.56× –
Bryan Bullington 2005 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Duffy 2005 +1.4 +9.5 – – – 0.83× –
Ian Snell 2005 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
J.J. Furmaniak 2005 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.56× –
José Bautista 2005 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.58× –
Matt Capps 2005 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Michael Restovich↔ 2005 -0.7 -4.9 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Johnston 2005 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Maholm 2005 +0.6 +4.8 – – – 1.02× –
Ray Sadler 2005 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Tom Gorzelanny 2005 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Zach Duke 2005 +2.2 +26.1 – – – 1.49× –
Total—+20.9+220.436.0+153.1—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2005 · PIT / CHC
PIT · Dave Littlefield +$16.8M
Jody Gerut
CHC · Jim Hendry −$16.8M
Matt Lawton
PIT came out ahead by $16.8M
2005 · PIT / SDP
PIT · Dave Littlefield +$0.0M
Clayton Hamilton
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Bobby Hill
Even trade
2005 · PIT / CHW
PIT · Dave Littlefield +$2.4M
Dámaso Marte
CHW · Kenny Williams −$2.4M
Rob Mackowiak
PIT came out ahead by $2.4M
2005 · SDP / PIT
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
David Ross
PIT · Dave Littlefield +$0.0M
J. J. Furmaniak
Even trade
2005 · CIN / PIT
CIN · Dan O'Brien +$12.8M
David Williams
PIT · Dave Littlefield −$12.8M
Sean Casey
CIN came out ahead by $12.8M
2005 · KCR / PIT
KCR · Allard Baird +$3.2M
Mark Redman
PIT · Dave Littlefield −$3.2M
Jonah Bayliss, Chad Blackwell
KCR came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$36.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Matt Lawton III3310.000$5.6MFREE AGENT
Mark Redman316.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Kip Wells286.000$3.2M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Benito Santiago4019.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa3918.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Brian Meadows297.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Salomon Torres3312.000$1.1M$1.5M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Daryle Ward307.000$950kFREE AGENT
Rick White3611.000$475kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Jack Wilson274.000$3.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Wilson284.000$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Fogg284.000$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Mackowiak294.000$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Oliver Pérez233.000$381kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ty Wigginton273.000$342kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tike Redman285.000$336kFREE AGENT
Ryan Vogelsong275.000$332kFREE AGENT
Dave Williams264.000$330kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Hill273.000$326kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Humberto Cota264.000$324kARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Sanchez273.000$322kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Ross283.000$265kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Amezaga273.000$160kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Jason Bay262.000$355kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Gonzalez272.000$330kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Grabow262.000$327kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Castillo241.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate McLouth230.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Doumit240.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronny Paulino240.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jody Gerut272.000$24kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Restovich26–—
Bryan Bullington24–—
Ray Sadler24–—
Mike Johnston261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Snell231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Bautista241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Maholm230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.J. Furmaniak25–—
Chris Duffy250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Eldred240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Duke220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Capps210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Gorzelanny220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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