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200962–99 (0.385)
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GM: Neal Huntington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2009, 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
$42M
Surplus $M
+13
Win %
0.385
TAB
-1.6
WAB
-9.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.1
Dead money %
53%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-6.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BRyan Doumit71
BJason Jaramillo62
RRobinzon Díaz33

1B

LAdam LaRoche⇄87
RSteve Pearce42
LGarrett Jones30
LEric Hinske⇄6

2B

RFreddy Sanchez⇄86
BDelwyn Young53
LRamón Vázquez22
RBrian Bixler5
RLuis Alfonso Cruz5

3B

RAndy LaRoche146
LRamón Vázquez14
BNeil Walker9

SS

RJack Wilson⇄75
RRonny Cedeno⇄46
LRamón Vázquez28
RLuis Alfonso Cruz17
RBrian Bixler10

LF

LNyjer Morgan⇄63
RLastings Milledge⇄56
LBrandon Moss21
LGarrett Jones15
RCraig Monroe8
BDelwyn Young4
LJeff Salazar1

CF

RAndrew McCutchen108
LJeff Salazar2
RBrian Bixler1

RF

LBrandon Moss79
LGarrett Jones39
BDelwyn Young26
RCraig Monroe9
LJeff Salazar1
BRyan Doumit1
RSteve Pearce1

DH

RCraig Monroe3

Starters

LPaul Maholm3.6 WAR
LZach Duke3.3 WAR
RCharlie Morton1.5 WAR
RRoss Ohlendorf1.2 WAR
RIan Snell⇄0.7 WAR
RJeff Karstens0.4 WAR
RKevin Hart⇄0.3 WAR
RVirgil Vasquez0.2 WAR
RDaniel McCutchen0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMatt Capps27 sv
RJesse Chavez15 h
RJoel Hanrahan⇄9 h
REvan Meek4 h
RSteven Jackson4 h
LDonnie Veal1 h
LJohn Grabow⇄0 h
LSean Burnett⇄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 2008)

PlayerfWAR
Andrew McCutchen3.4
Garrett Jones2.7
Charlie Morton1.5
Joel Hanrahan0.7
Lastings Milledge0.4
Eric Hinske0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
Xavier Nady2.3
Jason Bay1.8
Damaso Marte1.0
Doug Mientkiewicz0.8
Raul Chavez0.4
Ty Taubenheim0.3

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 2009; everyone else is shown as a 2009 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Paul Maholm 2009 +3.6 +62.2 2.5 +59.7 $0.7M 2.19× –
Zach Duke 2009 +3.3 +52.2 2.2 +50.0 $0.7M 1.96× –
Andrew McCutchen 2009 +3.4 +43.3 0.3 +43.0 $0.1M 1.60× –
Garrett Jones 2009 +2.7 +34.4 0.4 +34.0 $0.1M 1.60× –
Nyjer Morgan↔ 2009 +1.9 +18.6 0.2 +18.4 $0.1M 1.22× –
Charlie Morton 2009 +1.5 +18.1 0.4 +17.7 $0.3M 1.49× –
Nate McLouth↔ 2009 +1.7 +16.9 0.9 +16.1 $0.5M 1.22× –
Andy LaRoche 2009 +2.2 +14.7 0.4 +14.3 $0.2M 0.85× –
Ross Ohlendorf 2009 +1.2 +9.8 0.4 +9.3 $0.3M 1.02× –
Joel Hanrahan↔ 2009 +0.7 +7.2 0.2 +7.0 $0.3M 1.34× –
Jack Wilson↔ 2009 +1.6 +11.6 5.2 +6.4 $3.2M 0.89× –
Freddy Sanchez↔ 2009 +1.5 +10.0 4.8 +5.2 $3.2M 0.82× –
Ian Snell↔ 2009 +0.7 +5.9 1.8 +4.1 $2.5M 1.02× –
Lastings Milledge↔ 2009 +0.4 +3.0 0.4 +2.6 $0.9M 0.83× –
Kevin Hart↔ 2009 +0.3 +2.5 0.2 +2.3 $0.7M 1.02× –
Jeff Karstens 2009 +0.4 +2.4 0.4 +2.0 $0.9M 0.67× –
Evan Meek 2009 +0.3 +1.8 0.4 +1.4 $1.2M 0.67× –
Eric Hinske↔ 2009 +0.4 +1.9 0.9 +1.1 $2.0M 0.56× –
Ronny Cedeno↔ 2009 +0.2 +1.0 0.4 +0.7 $1.7M 0.61× –
Steven Jackson 2009 +0.2 +1.0 0.4 +0.6 $2.1M 0.67× –
Tom Gorzelanny↔ 2009 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.1M 0.67× –
Jose Ascanio↔ 2009 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $0.7M 0.67× –
Sean Burnett↔ 2009 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.2 $21.3M 0.67× –
Anthony Claggett↔ 2009 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Steve Pearce 2009 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Brian Bixler 2009 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.61× –
Jesse Chavez 2009 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Craig Hansen 2009 -0.0 -0.2 0.8 -1.0 – 0.67× –
John Grabow↔ 2009 +0.1 +0.3 1.4 -1.0 $22.2M 0.67× –
Brandon Moss 2009 -0.1 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Luis Alfonso Cruz 2009 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.61× –
Donnie Veal 2009 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Neil Walker 2009 -0.4 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 0.58× –
Tyler Yates 2009 -0.2 -1.0 1.3 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Ramón Vázquez 2009 -0.2 -1.2 1.9 -3.0 – 0.61× –
Adam LaRoche↔ 2009 +0.2 +1.0 4.1 -3.1 $17.6M 0.56× –
Jason Jaramillo 2009 -0.7 -2.7 0.4 -3.1 – 0.52× –
Matt Capps 2009 -0.1 -1.0 2.4 -3.5 – 1.34× –
Craig Monroe 2009 -0.4 -2.8 0.8 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Phil Dumatrait 2009 -0.6 -3.4 0.4 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Ryan Doumit 2009 -2.3 -9.5 2.1 -11.6 – 0.52× –
Chris Bootcheck 2009 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Daniel McCutchen 2009 +0.1 +1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Delwyn Young 2009 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Denny Bautista 2009 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Hacker 2009 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Salazar 2009 -0.3 -1.9 – – – 0.83× –
Robinzon Diaz 2009 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.52× –
Virgil Vasquez 2009 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+23.0+293.541.8+251.5—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 12 total.

2009 · TBR / PIT
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$16.0M
Jesse Chavez
PIT · Neal Huntington −$16.0M
Akinori Iwamura
TBR came out ahead by $16.0M
2009 · PIT / SFG
PIT · Neal Huntington +$12.0M
Tim Alderson#45
SFG · Brian Sabean −$12.0M
Freddy Sanchez
PIT came out ahead by $12.0M
2009 · PIT / CHW
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Michael Dubee
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Andy Phillips
Even trade
2009 · PIT / SEA
PIT · Neal Huntington +$38.4M
Nathan Adcock, Ronny Cedeño, Jeff Clement, Brett Lorin, Aaron Pribanic
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$38.4M
Jack Wilson, Ian Snell
PIT came out ahead by $38.4M
2009 · PIT / NYY
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Eric Hacker
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Rómulo Sánchez
Even trade
2009 · LAD / PIT
LAD · Ned Colletti +$2.4M
Eric Krebs, Harvey García
PIT · Neal Huntington −$2.4M
Delwyn Young
LAD came out ahead by $2.4M
2009 · PIT / BOS
PIT · Neal Huntington +$11.2M
Hunter Strickland, Argenis Díaz
BOS · Theo Epstein −$11.2M
Adam LaRoche
PIT came out ahead by $11.2M
2009 · PIT / SEA
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Deybis Benitez
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$0.0M
Mike Koplove
Even trade
2009 · NYY / PIT
NYY · Brian Cashman +$2.4M
Eric Hinske
PIT · Neal Huntington −$2.4M
Eric Fryer, Casey Erickson
NYY came out ahead by $2.4M
2009 · PIT / CHC
PIT · Neal Huntington +$38.4M
Kevin Hart, Josh Harrison, José Ascanio
CHC · Jim Hendry −$38.4M
Tom Gorzelanny, John Grabow
PIT came out ahead by $38.4M
2009 · WSN / PIT
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$19.2M
Nyjer Morgan, Sean Burnett
PIT · Neal Huntington −$19.2M
Lastings Milledge, Joel Hanrahan
WSN came out ahead by $19.2M
2009 · PIT / ATL
PIT · Neal Huntington +$46.4M
Jeff Locke, Gorkys Hernández, Charlie Morton
ATL · Frank Wren −$46.4M
Nate McLouth
PIT came out ahead by $46.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$41.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. 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 (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Jack Wilson318.000$5.2MFREE AGENT
Freddy Sanchez317.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Ramón Vázquez328.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
John Grabow306.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Eric Hinske317.000$871kFREE AGENT
Craig Monroe328.000$750kFREE AGENT
Chris Bootcheck306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Adam LaRoche295.000$4.1MFREE AGENT
Paul Maholm274.000$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Capps254.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Duke264.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Doumit284.000$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Snell275.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Tyler Yates315.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Nate McLouth274.000$872kARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Hansen254.000$825kARB 3FREE AGENT
Lastings Milledge243.000$403kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Karstens263.000$402kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronny Cedeno264.000$360kARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Burnett265.000$219kFREE AGENT
Tom Gorzelanny264.000$177kARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Bautista285.000—FREE AGENT
Jeff Salazar283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Delwyn Young273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Brandon Moss252.000$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy LaRoche252.000$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Ohlendorf262.000$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Pearce262.000$408kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Morton251.000$405kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bixler261.000$404kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Chavez251.000$402kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Dumatrait272.000$402kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Alfonso Cruz251.000$402kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Meek261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Jaramillo260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Jackson270.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Jones282.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neil Walker230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donnie Veal240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew McCutchen220.000$269kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nyjer Morgan282.000$243kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Hart262.000$226kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Hanrahan272.000$207kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Claggett240.000$133kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Ascanio242.000$51kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robinzon Diaz25–—
Daniel McCutchen260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Virgil Vasquez27–—
Eric Hacker26–—

Graphs

How each 2009 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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