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200768–94 (0.420)
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GM: Brian Graham

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$44M
Surplus $M
+7
Win %
0.420
TAB
-3.4
WAB
-6.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.4
Dead money %
43%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-6.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRonny Paulino129
BRyan Doumit28
RCarlos Maldonado13
RHumberto Cota5
RJosh Phelps⇄4

1B

LAdam LaRoche151
RJosh Phelps⇄51
RBrad Eldred4
BRyan Doumit3
RSteve Pearce2

2B

RFreddy Sanchez146
RJose Castillo20
BMatt Kata⇄12
LDon Kelly3

3B

RJosé Bautista126
RJose Castillo34
BMatt Kata⇄17
BCésar Izturis⇄5

SS

RJack Wilson131
BCésar Izturis⇄40
BMatt Kata⇄9
RJose Castillo8
LDon Kelly5
RFreddy Sanchez1

LF

RJason Bay142
LNate McLouth24
BMatt Kata⇄12
RXavier Nady10
RJosé Bautista2
LDon Kelly1

CF

LChris Duffy68
LNate McLouth66
LNyjer Morgan28
RXavier Nady11
RJosé Bautista5

RF

RXavier Nady94
BRyan Doumit38
RSteve Pearce18
LNate McLouth18
RJosé Bautista16
RBrad Eldred8
BMatt Kata⇄1
LDon Kelly1
RJose Castillo1

DH

RJosh Phelps⇄5
RXavier Nady4
RFreddy Sanchez1
RBrad Eldred1
RJason Bay1
BRyan Doumit1

Starters

RIan Snell3.1 WAR
LTom Gorzelanny2.6 WAR
LPaul Maholm1.8 WAR
RMatt Morris⇄0.9 WAR
LZach Duke0.8 WAR
RShawn Chacon0.6 WAR
LShane Youman0.3 WAR
RBryan Bullington-0.0 WAR
RTony Armas Jr.-0.1 WAR
RJohn Van Benschoten-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMatt Capps18 sv
LDamaso Marte15 h
RShawn Chacon12 h
LJohn Grabow8 h
RSalomon Torres5 h
RJonah Bayliss4 h
RFranquelis Osoria4 h
RMasumi Kuwata3 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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Adam LaRoche1.9
Josh Phelps1.4
Nyjer Morgan1.1
Matt Morris0.9
Steve Pearce0.3
John Wasdin0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Michael Gonzalez1.3
Victor Santos0.9
Ryan Vogelsong0.3
José Hernández0.1
Craig Wilson0.1
Roberto Hernandez0.1

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ian Snell 2007 +3.1 +48.2 0.4 +47.8 $0.1M 1.96× –
Tom Gorzelanny 2007 +2.6 +40.7 0.4 +40.3 $0.1M 1.96× –
Matt Capps 2007 +1.9 +29.0 0.4 +28.6 $0.2M 1.95× –
Freddy Sanchez 2007 +2.9 +25.3 2.8 +22.5 $0.9M 1.07× –
Paul Maholm 2007 +1.8 +21.7 0.4 +21.3 $0.2M 1.49× –
Ryan Doumit 2007 +2.1 +20.3 0.4 +19.9 $0.2M 1.22× –
Jack Wilson 2007 +2.5 +23.9 5.4 +18.5 $2.1M 1.18× –
Nate McLouth 2007 +1.5 +15.0 0.4 +14.6 $0.3M 1.22× –
Adam LaRoche 2007 +1.9 +12.2 3.2 +9.0 $1.7M 0.81× –
Zach Duke 2007 +0.8 +6.8 0.4 +6.4 $0.5M 1.02× –
Josh Phelps↔ 2007 +1.4 +6.3 0.4 +6.0 $0.3M 0.56× –
Ronny Paulino 2007 +1.1 +4.6 0.4 +4.2 $0.4M 0.52× –
Matt Morris↔ 2007 +0.9 +7.6 3.5 +4.1 $3.7M 1.02× –
José Bautista 2007 +0.7 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $0.6M 0.58× –
Damaso Marte 2007 +0.9 +5.0 2.6 +2.4 $2.8M 0.67× –
Shawn Chacon 2007 +0.6 +6.1 3.8 +2.3 $6.7M 1.34× –
Xavier Nady 2007 +0.5 +3.3 2.1 +1.2 $4.3M 0.83× –
John Grabow 2007 +0.2 +1.3 0.8 +0.4 $3.5M 0.67× –
John Wasdin 2007 +0.1 +0.4 0.6 -0.2 $8.2M 0.67× –
Humberto Cota 2007 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.4 $12.0M 0.52× –
Chris Duffy 2007 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Rajai Davis↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Juan Pablo Perez 2007 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Cesar Izturis↔ 2007 +0.1 +0.3 1.7 -1.4 $31.5M 0.61× –
Salomon Torres 2007 +0.1 +1.2 2.7 -1.5 $23.4M 1.34× –
Don Kelly 2007 -0.3 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 – 0.61× –
Jonah Bayliss 2007 -0.3 -1.9 0.4 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Matt Kata↔ 2007 -0.5 -2.4 0.3 -2.6 – 0.58× –
Tony Armas 2007 -0.1 -0.7 3.0 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Brad Eldred 2007 -0.5 -3.5 0.4 -3.9 – 0.83× –
Jose Castillo 2007 -0.9 -4.3 1.9 -6.2 – 0.58× –
Jason Bay 2007 -1.0 -6.7 3.5 -10.2 – 0.83× –
Brian Rogers 2007 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Bryan Bullington 2007 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Carlos Maldonado 2007 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Dan Kolb 2007 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
David Davidson 2007 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Franquelis Osoria 2007 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
John Van Benschoten 2007 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Josh Sharpless 2007 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Marty McLeary 2007 -0.4 -2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Masumi Kuwata 2007 -0.8 -4.1 – – – 0.67× –
Nyjer Morgan 2007 +1.1 +7.3 – – – 0.83× –
Romulo Sanchez 2007 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Shane Youman 2007 +0.3 +2.7 – – – 1.02× –
Steve Pearce 2007 +0.3 +2.1 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+23.4+259.844.5+215.6—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2007 · PIT / MIL
PIT · Brian Graham +$1.6M
Kevin Roberts, Marino Salas
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$1.6M
Salomón Torres
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
2007 · SFG / PIT
SFG · Brian Sabean +$36.8M
Rajai Davis, Steve MacFarland
PIT · Brian Graham −$36.8M
Matt Morris
SFG came out ahead by $36.8M
2007 · ATL / PIT
ATL · John Schuerholz +$10.4M
Mike Gonzalez, Brent Lillibridge
PIT · Brian Graham −$10.4M
Adam LaRoche, Jamie Romak
ATL came out ahead by $10.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$44.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Jack Wilson296.000$5.4M$6.7M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Shawn Chacon296.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Matt Morris3210.000$3.5M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Tony Armas298.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Salomon Torres3514.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Damaso Marte328.000$2.6M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Xavier Nady287.000$2.1M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Cesar Izturis276.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
John Wasdin3412.000$600kFREE AGENT
Humberto Cota286.000$538kFREE AGENT
Josh Phelps297.000$370kFREE AGENT
Dan Kolb328.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Jason Bay284.000$3.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam LaRoche273.000$3.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Sanchez295.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Jose Castillo263.000$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Grabow284.000$832kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Snell253.000$408kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Bautista263.000$398kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Kata294.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Zach Duke242.000$410kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Maholm252.000$403kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Capps232.000$401kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronny Paulino262.000$401kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Duffy272.000$395kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate McLouth252.000$392kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Doumit262.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Gorzelanny242.000$386kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonah Bayliss262.000$384kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Eldred262.000$382kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Don Kelly270.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Pablo Perez281.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rajai Davis261.000$122kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty McLeary32–—
Bryan Bullington26–—
John Van Benschoten27–—
Carlos Maldonado28–—
Franquelis Osoria252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Rogers24–—
David Davidson23–—
Romulo Sanchez23–—
Shane Youman27–—
Steve Pearce240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Sharpless26–—
Nyjer Morgan260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Masumi Kuwata39–—

Graphs

How each 2007 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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