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GM: Neal Huntington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2018, 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
$87M
Surplus $M
+28
Win %
0.509
TAB
+4.6
WAB
+5.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.7
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2018 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RFrancisco Cervelli94
RElias Díaz70
RJacob Stallings13
RRyan Lavarnway6

1B

BJosh Bell137
RJosé Osuna12
RFrancisco Cervelli5
RSean Rodríguez2

2B

RJosh Harrison87
LAdam Frazier55
RSean Rodríguez26
BMax Moroff17
RKevin Newman8
LKevin Kramer4
RChristopher Bostick⇄2
RPablo Reyes1

3B

LColin Moran116
RDavid Freese⇄93
LKevin Kramer7
RJosé Osuna7
RPablo Reyes3
RJosh Harrison2
RJung Ho Kang1
RSean Rodríguez1

SS

RJordy Mercer117
RKevin Newman24
RSean Rodríguez16
RAdeiny Hechavarría⇄15
BMax Moroff6

LF

LCorey Dickerson124
RJordan Luplow16
LAdam Frazier14
RSean Rodríguez9
RPablo Reyes6

CF

RStarling Marte139
LAustin Meadows⇄15
LAdam Frazier9
RSean Rodríguez6
RJordan Luplow3

RF

LGregory Polanco124
LAdam Frazier13
RJordan Luplow11
RPablo Reyes8
RJosé Osuna7
RSean Rodríguez4

DH

LColin Moran3
LAdam Frazier2
LCorey Dickerson1
RDavid Freese⇄1
RElias Díaz1
RFrancisco Cervelli1
BJosh Bell1

Starters

RJameson Taillon3.6 WAR
RTrevor Williams2.7 WAR
RJoe Musgrove2.3 WAR
RChris Archer⇄0.8 WAR
RIvan Nova0.7 WAR
RChad Kuhl0.5 WAR
RClay Holmes-0.2 WAR
LSteven Brault-0.2 WAR
RNick Kingham-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LFelipe Vazquez37 sv
REdgar Santana20 h
RKyle Crick16 h
RRichard Rodriguez15 h
RMichael Feliz12 h
RDovydas Neverauskas2 h
RTyler Glasnow⇄0 h
RGeorge Kontos⇄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 2017)

PlayerfWAR
Corey Dickerson2.9
Joe Musgrove2.3
Richard Rodríguez1.3
Kyle Crick1.0
Chris Archer0.8
Pablo Reyes0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2017)

Player2017 fWAR
Gerrit Cole3.6
Juan Nicasio1.3
John Jaso0.3
Josh Lindblom0.2
Jack Leathersich0.1
Gift Ngoepe0.1

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 2018; everyone else is shown as a 2018 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jameson Taillon 2018 +3.6 +62.8 0.6 +62.3 $0.2M 2.19× Free Agent · 2023–2026 · $17.0M AAV
Starling Marte 2018 +4.1 +58.3 7.8 +50.4 $1.9M 1.79× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Trevor Williams 2018 +2.7 +41.5 0.6 +40.9 $0.2M 1.96× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $7.0M AAV
Gregory Polanco 2018 +2.8 +36.2 4.1 +32.1 $1.4M 1.60× –
Corey Dickerson 2018 +2.9 +37.5 6.0 +31.6 $2.0M 1.60× –
Felipe Vázquez 2018 +2.1 +32.7 3.0 +29.7 $1.4M 1.95× –
Joe Musgrove 2018 +2.3 +27.2 0.6 +26.6 $0.2M 1.49× Extension · 2023–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Adam Frazier 2018 +1.8 +12.0 0.6 +11.5 $0.3M 0.82× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Elias Díaz 2018 +1.7 +10.4 0.6 +9.8 $0.3M 0.76× –
Josh Bell 2018 +1.5 +9.9 0.6 +9.3 $0.4M 0.81× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Jordy Mercer 2018 +1.9 +13.8 6.8 +7.0 $3.5M 0.89× –
Edgar Santana 2018 +0.7 +7.1 0.6 +6.5 $0.8M 1.34× –
Richard Rodríguez 2018 +1.3 +6.9 0.5 +6.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Kyle Crick 2018 +1.0 +5.4 0.5 +4.9 $0.5M 0.67× –
Pablo Reyes 2018 +0.7 +4.8 0.1 +4.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Chris Archer↔ 2018 +0.8 +6.1 2.4 +3.8 $3.1M 1.02× –
Chad Kuhl 2018 +0.5 +3.9 0.6 +3.3 $1.2M 1.02× –
Austin Meadows↔ 2018 +0.5 +3.0 0.1 +2.8 $0.3M 0.83× –
Keone Kela↔ 2018 +0.3 +3.0 0.4 +2.6 $1.3M 1.34× –
Colin Moran 2018 +0.5 +2.5 0.6 +2.0 $1.0M 0.58× –
Jordan Luplow 2018 +0.3 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
David Freese↔ 2018 +0.9 +5.1 3.5 +1.6 $3.8M 0.69× –
Francisco Cervelli 2018 +2.0 +11.9 10.5 +1.4 $5.4M 0.76× –
Tyler Glasnow↔ 2018 +0.2 +1.3 0.4 +0.9 $1.7M 0.67× Extension · 2024–2027 · $27.3M AAV
Enny Romero↔ 2018 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $1.1M 0.67× –
Ryan Lavarnway 2018 +0.2 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.5M 0.52× –
Michael Feliz 2018 +0.2 +0.9 0.6 +0.3 $3.5M 0.67× –
Casey Sadler 2018 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Alex McRae 2018 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Max Moroff 2018 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.56× –
Jacob Stallings 2018 -0.2 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.52× –
Adeiny Hechavarría↔ 2018 -0.0 -0.0 0.9 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Nick Burdi 2018 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Tanner Anderson 2018 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
José Osuna 2018 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Clay Holmes 2018 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $12.7M AAV
Steven Brault 2018 -0.2 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Josh Smoker↔ 2018 -0.3 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Nick Kingham 2018 -0.3 -2.3 0.3 -2.6 – 1.02× –
Kevin Kramer 2018 -0.6 -2.7 0.1 -2.8 – 0.58× –
Jung Ho Kang 2018 +0.0 +0.0 3.0 -3.0 $296.2M 0.58× –
Dovydas Neverauskas 2018 -0.6 -3.1 0.6 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Iván Nova 2018 +0.7 +5.4 9.2 -3.8 $13.9M 1.02× –
Kevin Newman 2018 -0.9 -4.5 0.1 -4.6 – 0.61× –
George Kontos↔ 2018 -0.5 -2.7 2.0 -4.7 – 0.67× –
Sean Rodríguez 2018 -0.3 -1.4 5.8 -7.1 – 0.56× –
Josh Harrison 2018 +0.1 +0.5 10.2 -9.7 $83.4M 0.56× –
Christopher Bostick↔ 2018 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+33.7+389.687.2+302.8—

Trades

Every graded 2018 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

2018 · TBR / PIT
TBR · Erik Neander +$112.8M
Austin Meadows, Tyler Glasnow, Shane Baz
PIT · Neal Huntington −$112.8M
Chris Archer
TBR came out ahead by $112.8M
2018 · PIT / TBR
PIT · Neal Huntington +$24.8M
Corey Dickerson
TBR · Erik Neander −$24.8M
Daniel Hudson, Tristan Gray
PIT came out ahead by $24.8M
2018 · OAK / PIT
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Tanner Anderson
PIT · Neal Huntington −$0.8M
Wilkin Ramos
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2018 · TEX / PIT
TEX · Jon Daniels +$2.4M
Taylor Hearn, Sherten Apostel
PIT · Neal Huntington −$2.4M
Keone Kela
TEX came out ahead by $2.4M
2018 · PIT / CHW
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Todd Cunningham
Even trade
2018 · CHW / PIT
CHW · Kenny Williams +$16.0M
Iván Nova
PIT · Neal Huntington −$16.0M
Yordi Rosario
CHW came out ahead by $16.0M
2018 · TBR / PIT
TBR · Erik Neander +$4.8M
Matt Seelinger
PIT · Neal Huntington −$4.8M
Adeiny Hechavarría
TBR came out ahead by $4.8M
2018 · PIT / ATL
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$0.8M
Shane Carle
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
2018 · CLE / PIT
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$22.4M
Jordan Luplow, Max Moroff
PIT · Neal Huntington −$22.4M
Erik González, Tahnaj Thomas, Dante Mendoza
CLE came out ahead by $22.4M
2018 · NYM / PIT
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$2.4M
Daniel Zamora
PIT · Neal Huntington −$2.4M
Josh Smoker
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2018 · LAD / PIT
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$3.2M
David Freese
PIT · Neal Huntington −$3.2M
Jesus Valdez
LAD came out ahead by $3.2M
2018 · PIT / SFG
PIT · Neal Huntington +$220.0M
Kyle Crick, Bryan Reynolds
SFG · Brian Sabean −$220.0M
Andrew McCutchen
PIT came out ahead by $220.0M
2018 · HOU / PIT
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$165.6M
Gerrit Cole
PIT · Neal Huntington −$165.6M
Joe Musgrove, Michael Feliz, Colin Moran, Jason Martin
HOU came out ahead by $165.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2018 payroll
$86.8M
2019 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2018, 2018–2024. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2018; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Francisco Cervelli327.146$10.5MFREE AGENT
Josh Harrison306.033$10.2MFREE AGENT
Iván Nova317.024$9.2MFREE AGENT
Sean Rodríguez3310.000$5.8MFREE AGENT
David Freese358.028$3.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Starling Marte294.162$7.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordy Mercer315.095$6.8MFREE AGENT
Corey Dickerson294.101$6.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregory Polanco263.103$4.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jung Ho Kang313.000$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Archer294.156$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
George Kontos334.171$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Adeiny Hechavarría295.060$941kFREE AGENT
Keone Kela253.000$356kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enny Romero275.000$141kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Felipe Vázquez262.162$3.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Feliz252.038$576kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Bell251.053$572kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jameson Taillon261.110$571kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Musgrove251.063$571kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Frazier261.100$571kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Kuhl251.079$570kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Williams261.027$570kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elias Díaz271.088$559kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dovydas Neverauskas250.051$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Brault260.085$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Santana260.048$556kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Moran250.107$550kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Burdi250.000$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Crick250.104$501kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richard Rodríguez280.016$501kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Smoker292.000$499kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Glasnow240.158$420kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Kingham260.092$264kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Osuna250.167$217kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Stallings280.075$208kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clay Holmes250.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Moroff250.121$167kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Meadows230.000$148kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Newman240.000$135kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Anderson250.000$117kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Luplow240.041$117kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pablo Reyes240.000$88kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Lavarnway302.146$79kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Kramer240.060$79kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Sadler270.000$56kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex McRae250.000$35kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christopher Bostick25–—

Graphs

How each 2018 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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