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201057–105 (0.352)
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GM: Neal Huntington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
-23
Win %
0.352
TAB
-15.1
WAB
-13.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
8.0
Dead money %
75%
Depth Players
1.0
Dead WAR
-10.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BRyan Doumit100
RChris Snyder⇄40
BJason Jaramillo31
RErik Kratz9

1B

LGarrett Jones112
LJeff Clement38
RSteve Pearce11
RBobby Crosby⇄7
LJohn Bowker⇄3
BRyan Doumit3
RAndy LaRoche2

2B

BNeil Walker105
LAkinori Iwamura⇄40
BDelwyn Young10
RAndy LaRoche6

3B

LPedro Álvarez94
RAndy LaRoche54
BDelwyn Young8
BNeil Walker6

SS

RRonny Cedeno136
RBobby Crosby⇄22
RArgenis Diaz15
RPedro Ciriaco1

LF

RJose Tabata93
RLastings Milledge63
LJohn Bowker⇄10
LAlex Presley2
LBrandon Moss2
LGarrett Jones1

CF

RAndrew McCutchen152
RJose Tabata13
LAlex Presley4
RJohn Raynor1

RF

LGarrett Jones48
RLastings Milledge45
LRyan Church⇄33
BDelwyn Young21
BRyan Doumit18
LJohn Bowker⇄14
LAlex Presley8
LBrandon Moss5
RJohn Raynor2

DH

BDelwyn Young4
LRyan Church⇄3
RAndy LaRoche1
LGarrett Jones1
BRyan Doumit1

Starters

LPaul Maholm1.5 WAR
RJames McDonald⇄1.4 WAR
RRoss Ohlendorf0.9 WAR
LBrian Burres0.3 WAR
RJeff Karstens0.1 WAR
LZach Duke-0.0 WAR
RChris Jakubauskas0.0 WAR
LDana Eveland⇄-0.0 WAR
RBrad Lincoln0.0 WAR
RCharlie Morton-0.5 WAR
RDaniel McCutchen-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJoel Hanrahan6 sv
REvan Meek15 h
RBrendan Donnelly9 h
RSean Gallagher⇄3 h
LWil Ledezma3 h
LJavier Lopez⇄0 h
RD.J. Carrasco⇄0 h
ROctavio Dotel⇄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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Jose Tabata1.7
Pedro Álvarez1.5
James McDonald1.4
Octavio Dotel0.4
Brian Burres0.3
Chris Snyder0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Nyjer Morgan1.9
Nate McLouth1.7
Jack Wilson1.6
Freddy Sanchez1.5
Ian Snell0.7
Eric Hinske0.4

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Andrew McCutchen 2010 +3.4 +44.0 0.4 +43.6 $0.1M 1.60× –
Jose Tabata 2010 +1.7 +16.3 0.4 +15.9 $0.2M 1.22× –
Joel Hanrahan 2010 +1.3 +14.2 0.5 +13.7 $0.3M 1.34× –
Paul Maholm 2010 +1.5 +18.2 5.0 +13.2 $3.3M 1.49× –
James McDonald↔ 2010 +1.4 +11.6 0.3 +11.3 $0.2M 1.02× –
Pedro Álvarez 2010 +1.5 +10.4 0.5 +9.9 $0.3M 0.85× –
Evan Meek 2010 +1.0 +10.2 0.4 +9.8 $0.4M 1.34× –
Ross Ohlendorf 2010 +0.9 +7.7 0.4 +7.2 $0.5M 1.02× –
Ronny Cedeno 2010 +0.8 +4.0 1.1 +2.9 $1.4M 0.61× –
Lastings Milledge 2010 +0.5 +3.2 0.5 +2.7 $0.9M 0.83× –
D.J. Carrasco↔ 2010 +0.2 +1.1 0.7 +0.4 $3.4M 0.67× –
Chan Ho Park↔ 2010 +0.2 +0.9 0.6 +0.3 $3.6M 0.67× –
Octavio Dotel↔ 2010 +0.4 +2.1 2.1 -0.1 $5.5M 0.67× –
Dana Eveland↔ 2010 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Delwyn Young 2010 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.3 $17.3M 0.83× –
Jack Taschner↔ 2010 +0.0 +0.2 0.7 -0.5 $20.0M 0.67× –
John Raynor 2010 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Javier López↔ 2010 -0.0 -0.0 0.5 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Chris Snyder↔ 2010 +0.3 +1.3 2.0 -0.7 $6.3M 0.52× –
Hayden Penn 2010 -0.0 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Sean Gallagher↔ 2010 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Garrett Jones 2010 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.56× –
John Bowker↔ 2010 -0.2 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.83× –
Jeff Clement 2010 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Brandon Moss 2010 -0.3 -1.9 0.4 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Bobby Crosby↔ 2010 -0.4 -2.2 0.9 -3.1 – 0.61× –
Andy LaRoche 2010 -0.7 -3.5 0.5 -3.9 – 0.58× –
Jason Jaramillo 2010 -0.9 -3.7 0.4 -4.1 – 0.52× –
Daniel McCutchen 2010 -0.7 -3.8 0.4 -4.2 – 0.67× –
Zach Duke 2010 -0.0 -0.0 4.3 -4.3 – 1.02× –
Charlie Morton 2010 -0.5 -4.1 0.4 -4.6 – 1.02× –
Brendan Donnelly 2010 -0.7 -3.8 1.4 -5.1 – 0.67× –
Ryan Church↔ 2010 -0.8 -5.4 1.0 -6.4 – 0.83× –
Akinori Iwamura↔ 2010 -1.4 -6.3 4.1 -10.4 – 0.56× –
Ryan Doumit 2010 -2.2 -9.0 3.6 -12.6 – 0.52× –
Alex Presley 2010 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Argenis Diaz 2010 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.61× –
Brad Lincoln 2010 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Brian Bass 2010 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Burres 2010 +0.3 +2.6 – – – 1.02× –
Chris Jakubauskas 2010 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Chris Leroux↔ 2010 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Resop↔ 2010 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Erik Kratz 2010 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Jeff Karstens 2010 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Joe Martinez↔ 2010 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Justin Thomas 2010 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Neil Walker 2010 +1.9 +12.4 – – – 0.82× –
Pedro Ciriaco 2010 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.61× –
Steve Pearce 2010 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.56× –
Steven Jackson 2010 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Wilfredo Ledezma 2010 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+8.1+112.936.1+60.5—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2010 · PIT / LAD
PIT · Neal Huntington +$18.4M
James McDonald, Andrew Lambo
LAD · Ned Colletti −$18.4M
Octavio Dotel
PIT came out ahead by $18.4M
2010 · TOR / PIT
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.8M
Ronald Uviedo
PIT · Neal Huntington −$0.8M
Dana Eveland
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
2010 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Jesus Brito
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Brian Bixler
Even trade
2010 · PIT / SFG
PIT · Neal Huntington +$28.0M
John Bowker, Joe Martinez
SFG · Brian Sabean −$28.0M
Javier López
PIT came out ahead by $28.0M
2010 · PIT / TBR
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Virgil Vasquez
Even trade
2010 · PIT / BOS
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Theo Epstein −$0.8M
Jonathan Van Every
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
2010 · OAK / PIT
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Ryan Kelly
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Corey Wimberly
Even trade
2010 · PIT / BOS
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Jonathan Van Every
BOS · Theo Epstein +$0.0M
Josue Peley
Even trade
2010 · ARI / PIT
ARI · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
Zach Duke
PIT · Neal Huntington −$1.6M
César Valdez
ARI came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · ARI / PIT
ARI · Jerry Dipoto +$4.0M
D. J. Carrasco, Bobby Crosby, Ryan Church
PIT · Neal Huntington −$4.0M
Pedro Ciriaco, Chris Snyder
ARI came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$36.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Octavio Dotel3611.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Chris Snyder296.000$2.0M$6.2MFREE AGENT
Brendan Donnelly388.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Ryan Church316.000$976kFREE AGENT
Bobby Crosby307.000$871kFREE AGENT
D.J. Carrasco337.000$679kFREE AGENT
Chan Ho Park3716.000$589kFREE AGENT
Javier López327.000$503kFREE AGENT
Wilfredo Ledezma297.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Paul Maholm285.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Zach Duke275.000$4.3MFREE AGENT
Akinori Iwamura313.000$4.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Doumit295.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Ronny Cedeno275.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Jack Taschner325.000$710kFREE AGENT
Joel Hanrahan283.000$453kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lastings Milledge254.000$452kARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy LaRoche263.000$451kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Delwyn Young284.000$444kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Ohlendorf273.000$439kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Jones293.000$425kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Moss263.000$414kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Clement263.000$405kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hayden Penn255.000$402kFREE AGENT
Sean Gallagher243.000$279kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dana Eveland265.000$105kFREE AGENT
Brian Burres294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Karstens274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Pearce273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Pedro Álvarez230.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Morton262.000$422kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew McCutchen231.000$422kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Jaramillo271.000$416kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Meek272.000$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel McCutchen271.000$402kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Raynor260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Tabata210.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James McDonald252.000$293kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Bowker262.000$159kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bass282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Resop271.038—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neil Walker240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Jackson281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Lincoln250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Kratz300.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Martinez271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Leroux261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Ciriaco240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Argenis Diaz23–—
Justin Thomas262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Jakubauskas311.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Presley240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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