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200667–95 (0.414)
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GM: Dave Littlefield

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$40M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.414
TAB
-6.4
WAB
-6.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
20.2
Dead money %
79%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-6.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRonny Paulino124
RHumberto Cota33
BRyan Doumit11
RCarlos Maldonado8

1B

RCraig Wilson⇄85
LSean Casey⇄59
BRyan Doumit28
RJoe Randa15
RXavier Nady⇄14

2B

RJose Castillo145
RFreddy Sanchez23
RJosé Bautista3
RJosé Hernández⇄3

3B

RFreddy Sanchez99
RJoe Randa42
RJosé Bautista33
RMike Edwards3

SS

RJack Wilson131
RFreddy Sanchez28

LF

RJason Bay157
RJosé Bautista6
RJosé Hernández⇄3
LNate McLouth3

CF

LChris Duffy77
RJosé Bautista57
LNate McLouth42

RF

LJeromy Burnitz84
RXavier Nady⇄41
LNate McLouth39
RJosé Bautista25
RRajai Davis1

DH

RJoe Randa3
BRyan Doumit3
RYurendell Decaster1

Starters

LZach Duke3.5 WAR
RIan Snell1.5 WAR
LPaul Maholm1.3 WAR
RVictor Santos0.9 WAR
LTom Gorzelanny0.8 WAR
LShane Youman0.4 WAR
RMarty McLeary0.2 WAR
RKip Wells⇄0.1 WAR
LOliver Perez⇄-0.2 WAR
RShawn Chacon⇄-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ LMichael Gonzalez24 sv
RSalomon Torres20 h
RMatt Capps13 h
LDamaso Marte13 h
LJohn Grabow11 h
RJosh Sharpless2 h
RRoberto Hernandez⇄0 h
RRyan Vogelsong0 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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Victor Santos0.9
Damaso Marte0.6
Shane Youman0.4
Marty McLeary0.2
José Hernández0.1
Roberto Hernandez0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Rob Mackowiak2.0
Mark Redman1.9
Matt Lawton III0.9
Rick White0.5
Josh Fogg0.4
David Ross0.3

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jason Bay 2006 +5.2 +85.5 1.0 +84.5 $0.2M 2.05× –
Zach Duke 2006 +3.5 +54.0 0.3 +53.7 $0.1M 1.96× –
Freddy Sanchez 2006 +4.6 +46.2 0.3 +45.8 $0.1M 1.25× –
Ian Snell 2006 +1.5 +18.0 0.3 +17.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
Michael Gonzalez 2006 +1.3 +14.1 0.3 +13.8 $0.3M 1.34× –
Ronny Paulino 2006 +1.9 +11.5 0.3 +11.2 $0.2M 0.76× –
Salomon Torres 2006 +1.1 +11.5 1.5 +10.0 $1.4M 1.34× –
Paul Maholm 2006 +1.3 +10.2 0.3 +9.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Victor Santos 2006 +0.9 +7.4 0.5 +6.9 $0.6M 1.02× –
Tom Gorzelanny 2006 +0.8 +6.6 0.3 +6.3 $0.4M 1.02× –
Chris Duffy 2006 +0.8 +5.7 0.3 +5.3 $0.4M 0.83× –
Matt Capps 2006 +0.5 +5.4 0.3 +5.0 $0.7M 1.34× –
John Grabow 2006 +0.6 +3.0 0.3 +2.7 $0.6M 0.67× –
Ryan Vogelsong 2006 +0.3 +1.4 0.6 +0.9 $2.1M 0.67× –
Damaso Marte 2006 +0.6 +3.0 2.2 +0.7 $4.0M 0.67× –
Xavier Nady↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.7M 0.83× –
José Hernández↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.6 0.7 -0.1 $5.4M 0.56× –
Ryan Doumit 2006 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Nate McLouth 2006 -0.1 -0.8 0.3 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Roberto Hernandez↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.6 1.9 -1.3 $16.7M 0.67× –
Craig Wilson↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.5 2.2 -1.7 $18.8M 0.56× –
Kip Wells↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.9 3.2 -2.4 $30.4M 1.02× –
Jack Wilson 2006 +0.4 +2.0 4.8 -2.8 $11.9M 0.61× –
Oliver Pérez↔ 2006 -0.2 -1.5 1.3 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Humberto Cota 2006 -0.7 -2.9 0.3 -3.3 – 0.52× –
Jose Castillo 2006 -0.8 -3.5 0.3 -3.8 – 0.56× –
Sean Casey↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.3 4.5 -4.2 $73.2M 0.56× –
Joe Randa 2006 -0.5 -2.4 4.0 -6.4 – 0.58× –
Shawn Chacon↔ 2006 -0.8 -6.3 1.2 -7.6 – 1.02× –
Jeromy Burnitz 2006 -1.1 -7.0 6.0 -13.0 – 0.83× –
Brian Rogers 2006 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Britt Reames 2006 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Carlos Maldonado 2006 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Jonah Bayliss 2006 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Sharpless 2006 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
José Bautista 2006 -1.1 -7.5 – – – 0.83× –
Juan Pablo Perez 2006 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Marty McLeary 2006 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Edwards 2006 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.58× –
Rajai Davis 2006 -0.2 -1.5 – – – 0.83× –
Shane Youman 2006 +0.4 +3.0 – – – 1.02× –
Yurendell Decaster 2006 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+20.2+256.540.0+223.7—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2006 · PIT / DET
PIT · Dave Littlefield +$26.4M
Brian Rogers
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$26.4M
Sean Casey
PIT came out ahead by $26.4M
2006 · NYM / PIT
NYM · Omar Minaya +$8.8M
Roberto Hernández, Óliver Pérez
PIT · Dave Littlefield −$8.8M
Xavier Nady
NYM came out ahead by $8.8M
2006 · PIT / TEX
PIT · Dave Littlefield +$6.4M
Jesse Chavez
TEX · Jon Daniels −$6.4M
Kip Wells
PIT came out ahead by $6.4M
2006 · NYY / PIT
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.8M
Craig Wilson
PIT · Dave Littlefield −$0.8M
Shawn Chacón
NYY came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$40.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Jeromy Burnitz3713.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Sean Casey319.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Joe Randa3611.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Kip Wells297.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Damaso Marte317.000$2.2M$2.6M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Roberto Hernandez4115.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Salomon Torres3413.000$1.5M$2.7MFREE AGENT
José Hernández3615.000$670kFREE AGENT
Ryan Vogelsong286.000$555kFREE AGENT
Xavier Nady276.000$181k$2.1M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Britt Reames326.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Jack Wilson285.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Craig Wilson295.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Oliver Pérez244.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Chacon285.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Jason Bay273.000$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Santos295.000$500kFREE AGENT
Michael Gonzalez283.000$347kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Humberto Cota275.000$342kFREE AGENT
Freddy Sanchez284.000$342kARB 3FREE AGENT
John Grabow273.000$342kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Jose Castillo252.000$348kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Duke231.000$335kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Doumit251.000$333kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Duffy261.000$331kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Snell242.000$330kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate McLouth241.000$329kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Maholm241.000$328kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Capps221.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronny Paulino251.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Gorzelanny231.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty McLeary31–—
Mike Edwards29–—
José Bautista252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Maldonado27–—
Rajai Davis250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonah Bayliss251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yurendell Decaster26–—
Brian Rogers23–—
Juan Pablo Perez270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Youman26–—
Josh Sharpless25–—

Graphs

How each 2006 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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