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201394–68 (0.580)Made Playoffs
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GM: Neal Huntington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, 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
$80M
Surplus $M
+27
Win %
0.580
TAB
+8.3
WAB
+15.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.3
Dead money %
46%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-5.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRussell Martin120
RMichael McKenry31
RTony Sanchez16
RJohn Buck⇄9

1B

RGaby Sanchez113
LGarrett Jones83
LJustin Morneau⇄25
RBrandon Inge4
RJordy Mercer1

2B

BNeil Walker132
RJordy Mercer26
RBrandon Inge13
RJosh Harrison11

3B

LPedro Álvarez150
RBrandon Inge10
RJosh Harrison7
RRussell Martin3
RGaby Sanchez1
RJordy Mercer1

SS

RClint Barmes106
RJordy Mercer78
RJohn McDonald⇄16
RJosh Harrison4
RBrandon Inge1

LF

RStarling Marte124
RJose Tabata40
LFelix Pie13
LAlex Presley⇄12
LTravis Snider5
LAndrew Lambo2
RMarlon Byrd⇄1
RJosh Harrison1

CF

RAndrew McCutchen155
RStarling Marte13
LFelix Pie5

RF

LTravis Snider79
RJose Tabata50
LGarrett Jones32
RMarlon Byrd⇄30
RJosh Harrison14
LAlex Presley⇄12
LAndrew Lambo6
RBrandon Inge6
LFelix Pie1
RRussell Martin1

DH

LGarrett Jones6
RTony Sanchez2
RJosh Harrison1
LPedro Álvarez1
RRussell Martin1

Starters

RA.J. Burnett3.6 WAR
LFrancisco Liriano2.9 WAR
RGerrit Cole2.5 WAR
RCharlie Morton1.3 WAR
LJeff Locke1.0 WAR
RBrandon Cumpton0.6 WAR
RJames McDonald0.3 WAR
LWandy Rodriguez0.1 WAR
RJeanmar Gomez0.1 WAR
LKris Johnson0.1 WAR
RPhil Irwin0.1 WAR
LJonathan Sanchez-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJason Grilli33 sv
RMark Melancon26 h
LTony Watson22 h
LJustin Wilson15 h
RBryan Morris7 h
RVin Mazzaro6 h
RJared Hughes3 h
RKyle Farnsworth⇄2 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 2012)

PlayerfWAR
Russell Martin5.0
Francisco Liriano2.9
Gerrit Cole2.5
Mark Melancon2.5
Marlon Byrd0.7
Brandon Cumpton0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player2012 fWAR
Erik Bedard1.3
Brad Lincoln0.8
Kevin Correia0.6
Casey McGehee0.5
Chris Resop0.3
Kyle McPherson0.2

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Andrew McCutchen 2013 +8.1 +132.4 4.5 +127.9 $0.6M 2.05× –
Starling Marte 2013 +4.3 +61.5 0.5 +61.0 $0.1M 1.79× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
A.J. Burnett 2013 +3.6 +62.9 16.5 +46.4 $4.6M 2.19× –
Francisco Liriano 2013 +2.9 +45.2 1.0 +44.2 $0.3M 1.96× –
Gerrit Cole 2013 +2.5 +39.2 0.3 +38.9 $0.1M 1.96× Free Agent · 2020–2028 · $36.0M AAV
Mark Melancon 2013 +2.5 +39.0 0.5 +38.4 $0.2M 1.95× –
Russell Martin 2013 +5.0 +44.5 6.5 +38.0 $1.3M 1.12× –
Pedro Álvarez 2013 +2.8 +24.7 0.7 +24.0 $0.3M 1.12× –
Jason Grilli 2013 +1.5 +23.6 2.5 +21.1 $1.7M 1.95× –
Neil Walker 2013 +2.4 +15.4 3.3 +12.1 $1.4M 0.82× –
Charlie Morton 2013 +1.3 +10.9 2.0 +8.9 $1.5M 1.02× –
Jeff Locke 2013 +1.0 +7.8 0.5 +7.3 $0.5M 1.02× –
Jose Tabata 2013 +1.0 +6.9 1.0 +5.9 $1.0M 0.83× –
Jordy Mercer 2013 +1.2 +6.1 0.4 +5.7 $0.3M 0.61× –
Brandon Cumpton 2013 +0.6 +4.8 0.1 +4.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Marlon Byrd↔ 2013 +0.7 +4.8 0.1 +4.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Gaby Sanchez 2013 +1.0 +4.7 1.8 +2.9 $1.7M 0.56× –
Tony Watson 2013 +0.5 +2.8 0.5 +2.3 $1.0M 0.67× –
Vin Mazzaro 2013 +0.4 +2.3 0.4 +1.8 $1.0M 0.67× –
Justin Wilson 2013 +0.4 +2.2 0.5 +1.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
Tony Sanchez 2013 +0.3 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.7M 0.52× –
Stolmy Pimentel 2013 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.5M 0.67× –
Josh Harrison 2013 +0.2 +1.1 0.5 +0.6 $3.0M 0.83× –
Alex Presley↔ 2013 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.5 $0.7M 0.83× –
Phil Irwin 2013 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.4 $0.0M 1.02× –
Kyle Farnsworth↔ 2013 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $3.9M 0.67× –
Vic Black↔ 2013 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Ryan Reid 2013 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
James McDonald 2013 +0.3 +2.5 3.0 -0.5 $9.7M 1.02× –
John Buck↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Jose Contreras 2013 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jared Hughes 2013 -0.1 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Chris Leroux 2013 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.67× –
John McDonald↔ 2013 -0.4 -2.2 0.2 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Travis Snider 2013 -0.3 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Justin Morneau↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.6 2.3 -2.9 – 0.56× –
Michael McKenry 2013 -0.9 -3.6 0.5 -4.2 – 0.52× –
Brandon Inge 2013 -0.7 -3.1 1.2 -4.4 – 0.56× –
Garrett Jones 2013 -0.1 -0.5 4.5 -5.0 – 0.56× –
Bryan Morris 2013 -1.0 -5.5 0.5 -6.0 – 0.67× –
Jonathan Sánchez 2013 -0.7 -5.5 1.4 -6.9 – 1.02× –
Clint Barmes 2013 -0.4 -1.9 5.5 -7.4 – 0.61× –
Wandy Rodriguez 2013 +0.1 +1.0 13.0 -12.0 $104.1M 1.02× –
Andrew Lambo 2013 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $5.8M 0.83× –
Jeanmar Gómez 2013 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 +0.0 $4.9M 0.67× –
Duke Welker 2013 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Felix Pie 2013 -0.4 -2.9 – – – 0.83× –
Kris Johnson 2013 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Zagurski↔ 2013 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+39.5+518.679.6+442.0—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2013 · PIT / NYY
PIT · Neal Huntington +$1.6M
Chris Stewart
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Kyle Haynes
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
2013 · CLE / PIT
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$3.2M
Quincy Latimore
PIT · Neal Huntington −$3.2M
Jeanmar Gómez
CLE came out ahead by $3.2M
2013 · NYM / PIT
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$0.8M
Dilson Herrera, Vic Black
PIT · Neal Huntington −$0.8M
Marlon Byrd, John Buck
NYM came out ahead by $0.8M
2013 · PIT / SEA
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Robert Andino
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2013 · PIT / WSN
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Brian Bocock
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.0M
Brian Jeroloman
Even trade
2013 · TEX / PIT
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Miles Mikolas
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Chris McGuiness
Even trade
2013 · PIT / MIN
PIT · Neal Huntington +$1.6M
Duke Welker
MIN · Terry Ryan −$1.6M
Kris Johnson
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
2013 · MIN / PIT
MIN · Terry Ryan +$4.8M
Alex Presley, Duke Welker
PIT · Neal Huntington −$4.8M
Justin Morneau
MIN came out ahead by $4.8M
2013 · SDP / PIT
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$3.2M
Alex Dickerson
PIT · Neal Huntington −$3.2M
Jaff Decker, Miles Mikolas
SDP came out ahead by $3.2M
2013 · PIT / BAL
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Russ Canzler
BAL · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Tim Alderson
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll
$79.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
A.J. Burnett3613.038$16.5MFREE AGENT$8.5M
Wandy Rodriguez347.105$13.0M$13.0MFREE AGENT
Russell Martin306.150$6.5M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Clint Barmes347.112$5.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Grilli366.016$2.5M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Justin Morneau328.168$2.3MFREE AGENT
Jonathan Sánchez306.071$1.4MFREE AGENT
Brandon Inge3611.095$1.2MFREE AGENT
Francisco Liriano296.104$1.0M$6.0M$11.7M$9.5MFREE AGENT$100k
John Buck3210.064$491kFREE AGENT
Kyle Farnsworth3713.100$234kFREE AGENT
John McDonald3811.118$185kFREE AGENT
Marlon Byrd358.115$143kFREE AGENT
Jose Contreras419.134$110kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Garrett Jones323.158$4.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew McCutchen263.123$4.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James McDonald283.080$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Morton294.009$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Gaby Sanchez293.025$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Leroux294.000$502kARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Pie284.160—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Zagurski303.021—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (27)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Neil Walker272.166$3.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Tabata242.081$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Álvarez262.085$700kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Melancon282.098$521kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Watson281.101$505kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael McKenry281.136$505kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Snider252.091$505kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Hughes271.023$504kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Harrison251.095$503kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Starling Marte240.070$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeanmar Gómez251.063$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Locke250.068$498kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Wilson250.035$494kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Morris260.026$458kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vin Mazzaro262.026$447kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordy Mercer260.118$396kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerrit Cole220.000$297kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Sanchez250.155$177kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Lambo241.079$107kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Reid280.037$96kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Cumpton240.127$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stolmy Pimentel231.030$83kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Presley271.091$54kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vic Black250.000$13kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Irwin26–$3k
Duke Welker27–—
Kris Johnson28–—

Graphs

How each 2013 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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