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201488–74 (0.543)Made Playoffs
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GM: Neal Huntington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2014, 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
$82M
Surplus $M
+36
Win %
0.543
TAB
+9.3
WAB
+10.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.6
Dead money %
52%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRussell Martin107
RChris Stewart46
RTony Sanchez20

1B

LIke Davis⇄124
RGaby Sanchez96
LTravis Ishikawa⇄15
LPedro Álvarez5
RMatt Hague3
RClint Barmes2
LAndrew Lambo1
RBrent Morel1

2B

BNeil Walker135
RJosh Harrison17
RClint Barmes14
RJayson Nix⇄12
BMichael Martinez6

3B

LPedro Álvarez99
RJosh Harrison72
RBrent Morel13
RClint Barmes2

SS

RJordy Mercer144
RClint Barmes27
RJosh Harrison8
RChase d'Arnaud1

LF

RStarling Marte114
LTravis Snider36
RJosh Harrison26
RJose Tabata18
BMichael Martinez6
LJaff Decker2

CF

RAndrew McCutchen146
RStarling Marte28
BMichael Martinez2
RJose Tabata1

RF

LGregory Polanco83
LTravis Snider64
RJose Tabata37
RJosh Harrison26
LAndrew Lambo6
RJayson Nix⇄2
RGaby Sanchez1
RJordy Mercer1
BMichael Martinez1

DH

RGaby Sanchez3
LPedro Álvarez3
LIke Davis⇄2
RJose Tabata1
RRussell Martin1
RTony Sanchez1
LTravis Snider1

Starters

RGerrit Cole2.4 WAR
LFrancisco Liriano1.6 WAR
RVance Worley1.2 WAR
RCharlie Morton1.0 WAR
RBrandon Cumpton0.9 WAR
REdinson Volquez0.3 WAR
LJeff Locke0.1 WAR
LWandy Rodriguez-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMark Melancon33 sv
LTony Watson34 h
LJustin Wilson16 h
RJared Hughes14 h
RJeanmar Gomez2 h
RJason Grilli⇄0 h
RBryan Morris⇄0 h
RStolmy Pimentel0 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 2013)

PlayerfWAR
Chris Stewart1.5
Vance Worley1.2
Gregory Polanco0.5
Edinson Volquez0.3
Ike Davis0.2
John Holdzkom0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Player2013 fWAR
A.J. Burnett3.6
Marlon Byrd0.7
James McDonald0.3
Kris Johnson0.1
Alex Presley0.1
Kyle Farnsworth0.1

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 2014; everyone else is shown as a 2014 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Andrew McCutchen 2014 +7.4 +121.3 7.2 +114.0 $1.0M 2.05× –
Starling Marte 2014 +4.5 +64.5 0.5 +64.0 $0.1M 1.79× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Russell Martin 2014 +6.1 +62.9 8.5 +54.4 $1.4M 1.28× –
Josh Harrison 2014 +4.8 +48.0 0.5 +47.5 $0.1M 1.25× –
Neil Walker 2014 +4.1 +39.3 5.8 +33.6 $1.4M 1.20× –
Gerrit Cole 2014 +2.4 +28.3 0.5 +27.8 $0.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2020–2028 · $36.0M AAV
Mark Melancon 2014 +1.9 +29.9 2.6 +27.4 $1.4M 1.95× –
Travis Snider 2014 +1.6 +15.4 1.2 +14.2 $0.8M 1.22× –
Tony Watson 2014 +1.4 +14.6 0.5 +14.1 $0.4M 1.34× –
Jordy Mercer 2014 +2.0 +14.1 0.5 +13.6 $0.3M 0.89× –
Francisco Liriano 2014 +1.6 +18.5 6.0 +12.5 $3.9M 1.49× –
Vance Worley 2014 +1.2 +10.0 0.3 +9.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Chris Stewart 2014 +1.5 +9.3 1.0 +8.3 $0.7M 0.76× –
Brandon Cumpton 2014 +0.9 +7.4 0.5 +6.9 $0.6M 1.02× –
Charlie Morton 2014 +1.0 +8.4 4.0 +4.4 $3.9M 1.02× –
Gregory Polanco 2014 +0.5 +3.2 0.3 +2.9 $0.6M 0.83× –
Travis Ishikawa↔ 2014 +0.2 +0.8 0.0 +0.8 $0.2M 0.56× –
John Holdzkom 2014 +0.2 +1.1 0.5 +0.6 $2.5M 0.67× –
Andrew Lambo 2014 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.0M 0.83× –
Jeff Locke 2014 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $5.8M 1.02× –
Justin Wilson 2014 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $3.9M 0.67× –
Casey Sadler 2014 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
John Axford↔ 2014 +0.1 +0.7 0.9 -0.3 $15.0M 1.34× –
Bobby LaFromboise 2014 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Clint Barmes 2014 +0.3 +1.6 2.0 -0.4 $6.3M 0.61× –
Jaff Decker 2014 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Brent Morel 2014 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.58× –
Stolmy Pimentel 2014 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Ike Davis↔ 2014 +0.2 +1.1 3.2 -2.1 $13.0M 0.56× –
Edinson Volquez 2014 +0.3 +2.8 5.0 -2.2 $14.5M 1.02× –
Gaby Sanchez 2014 +0.0 +0.1 2.3 -2.2 $96.5M 0.56× –
Jared Hughes 2014 -0.4 -1.9 0.4 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Vin Mazzaro 2014 -0.2 -1.3 0.9 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Jayson Nix↔ 2014 -0.5 -2.1 0.4 -2.4 – 0.56× –
Jeanmar Gómez 2014 -0.4 -2.0 0.5 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Pedro Álvarez 2014 +0.3 +1.5 4.2 -2.8 $13.5M 0.58× –
Ernesto Frieri↔ 2014 -0.3 -2.9 1.1 -4.0 – 1.34× –
Jason Grilli↔ 2014 -0.5 -2.8 1.5 -4.3 – 0.67× –
Bryan Morris↔ 2014 -0.8 -4.3 0.2 -4.4 – 0.67× –
Jose Tabata 2014 -0.4 -3.0 3.0 -6.0 – 0.83× –
Wandy Rodriguez 2014 -0.7 -6.0 13.0 -19.0 – 1.02× –
Tony Sanchez 2014 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 +0.0 $4.1M 0.52× –
Chase d'Arnaud 2014 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.61× –
Matt Hague 2014 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Michael Martinez 2014 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+39.4+474.981.4+396.2—

Trades

Every graded 2014 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2014 · PIT / NYY
PIT · Neal Huntington +$48.0M
Francisco Cervelli
NYY · Brian Cashman −$48.0M
Justin Wilson
PIT came out ahead by $48.0M
2014 · ANA / PIT
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$8.8M
Jason Grilli
PIT · Neal Huntington −$8.8M
Ernesto Frieri
ANA came out ahead by $8.8M
2014 · PIT / MIA
PIT · Neal Huntington +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
MIA · Dan Jennings −$1.6M
Bryan Morris
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
2014 · PIT / PHI
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Antonio Bastardo
PHI · Ruben Amaro +$0.0M
Joely Rodríguez
Even trade
2014 · NYM / PIT
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$4.0M
Zack Thornton, Blake Taylor
PIT · Neal Huntington −$4.0M
Ike Davis
NYM came out ahead by $4.0M
2014 · TBR / PIT
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$5.6M
Buddy Borden
PIT · Neal Huntington −$5.6M
Sean Rodríguez
TBR came out ahead by $5.6M
2014 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$0.8M
Chris Dickerson
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
2014 · COL / PIT
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$1.6M
Shane Carle
PIT · Neal Huntington −$1.6M
Rob Scahill
COL came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2014 payroll
$81.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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 (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Wandy Rodriguez358.105$13.0MFREE AGENT
Russell Martin317.150$8.5MFREE AGENT
Francisco Liriano307.104$6.0M$11.7M$9.5MFREE AGENT$100k
Edinson Volquez306.059$5.0MFREE AGENT
Clint Barmes358.112$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Grilli377.016$1.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Andrew McCutchen274.123$7.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Neil Walker283.166$5.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Álvarez273.085$4.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Morton305.009$4.0MFREE AGENT
Ike Davis273.155$3.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Tabata254.000$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Melancon293.098$2.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gaby Sanchez304.025$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Snider263.091$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ernesto Frieri285.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Chris Stewart323.091$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vin Mazzaro273.021$950kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Axford313.170$944kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayson Nix314.127$371kARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Sadler234.035$126kARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Ishikawa303.098$41kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase d'Arnaud273.045—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Tony Watson292.101$518kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordy Mercer271.095$516kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Wilson261.035$515kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeanmar Gómez262.063$514kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Locke261.068$513kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Harrison262.033$513kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerrit Cole230.111$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Sanchez260.155$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Cumpton250.127$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stolmy Pimentel241.030$505kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Starling Marte251.070$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Holdzkom26–$500k
Jared Hughes282.007$418kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vance Worley262.033$306kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregory Polanco220.000$281kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Morris271.011$179kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Morel271.151$123kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Lambo251.079$85kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby LaFromboise280.111$71kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jaff Decker240.098$22kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Martinez312.148—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Hague280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2014 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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