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201969–93 (0.426)
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GM: Neal Huntington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2019, 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
$65M
Surplus $M
+8
Win %
0.426
TAB
-3.8
WAB
-4.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
22.1
Dead money %
48%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-9.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2019 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RElias Díaz96
RJacob Stallings61
RFrancisco Cervelli⇄34
RSteven Baron5

1B

BJosh Bell134
RJosé Osuna31
LColin Moran8

2B

LAdam Frazier142
RKevin Newman23
LColin Moran11
LCorban Joseph⇄8
RPablo Reyes7
LKevin Kramer3
RJake Elmore1

3B

LColin Moran121
RJung Ho Kang44
RJosé Osuna19
RErik González16
RKevin Newman6
RJake Elmore4
RPablo Reyes2

SS

RKevin Newman104
BCole Tucker45
RErik González26
RJung Ho Kang15
RPablo Reyes2

LF

BBryan Reynolds79
BMelky Cabrera24
RPablo Reyes19
LJason Martin12
LJB Shuck7
LKevin Kramer7
RJake Elmore5
RErik González4
LColin Moran2
RJosé Osuna2
RKevin Newman2

CF

RStarling Marte130
BBryan Reynolds25
RPablo Reyes11
LJason Martin3
LJB Shuck3
RErik González1

RF

BMelky Cabrera74
LGregory Polanco36
BBryan Reynolds31
RJosé Osuna23
RPablo Reyes19
LJB Shuck10
LKevin Kramer7
RJake Elmore3
LCorban Joseph⇄1

DH

BJosh Bell7
BMelky Cabrera2
LJB Shuck1
LGregory Polanco1

Starters

RJoe Musgrove3.5 WAR
LSteven Brault1.9 WAR
RMitch Keller1.1 WAR
RTrevor Williams1.0 WAR
RJameson Taillon0.8 WAR
RJordan Lyles⇄0.7 WAR
RChris Archer0.7 WAR
RMichael Feliz0.0 WAR
RMontana DuRapau-0.1 WAR
RNick Kingham⇄-0.1 WAR
RDario Agrazal-0.2 WAR
RJames Marvel-0.2 WAR
RRookie Davis-0.2 WAR
RAlex McRae-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ LFelipe Vazquez28 sv
RRichard Rodriguez16 h
RKyle Crick13 h
LFrancisco Liriano12 h
RKeone Kela6 h
RMichael Feliz3 h
RGeoff Hartlieb2 h
RClay Holmes1 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 2018)

PlayerfWAR
Bryan Reynolds3.7
Mitch Keller1.1
Jordan Lyles0.7
Francisco Liriano0.4
Chris Stratton0.3
Wei-Chung Wang0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2018)

Player2018 fWAR
Jordy Mercer1.9
David Freese0.9
Iván Nova0.7
Austin Meadows0.5
Jordan Luplow0.3
Tyler Glasnow0.2

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 2019; everyone else is shown as a 2019 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Joe Musgrove 2019 +3.5 +54.7 0.6 +54.2 $0.2M 1.96× Extension · 2023–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Bryan Reynolds 2019 +3.7 +53.0 0.5 +52.5 $0.1M 1.79× Arb extension · 2023–2031 · $13.3M AAV
Starling Marte 2019 +3.7 +52.7 10.3 +42.3 $2.8M 1.79× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Felipe Vázquez 2019 +2.1 +32.6 4.5 +28.1 $2.2M 1.95× –
Josh Bell 2019 +3.0 +26.0 0.6 +25.4 $0.2M 1.07× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Adam Frazier 2019 +2.6 +22.3 0.6 +21.7 $0.2M 1.07× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Steven Brault 2019 +1.9 +22.0 0.6 +21.4 $0.3M 1.49× –
Kevin Newman 2019 +2.2 +15.5 0.6 +15.0 $0.3M 0.89× –
Mitch Keller 2019 +1.1 +9.1 0.2 +8.9 $0.1M 1.02× Arb extension · 2024–2028 · $15.4M AAV
Trevor Williams 2019 +1.0 +8.5 0.6 +7.9 $0.6M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $7.0M AAV
Jameson Taillon 2019 +0.8 +6.4 0.6 +5.8 $0.8M 1.02× Free Agent · 2023–2026 · $17.0M AAV
Jacob Stallings 2019 +1.5 +6.1 0.6 +5.5 $0.4M 0.52× –
Jordan Lyles↔ 2019 +0.7 +5.8 1.2 +4.5 $1.8M 1.02× –
Francisco Liriano 2019 +0.4 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.3M 0.67× –
Keone Kela 2019 +0.4 +4.7 3.2 +1.5 $7.2M 1.34× –
Colin Moran 2019 +0.4 +2.0 0.6 +1.4 $1.4M 0.58× –
Nick Burdi 2019 +0.3 +1.8 0.6 +1.2 $1.7M 0.67× –
Corey Dickerson↔ 2019 +0.9 +5.9 4.8 +1.1 $5.4M 0.83× –
Chris Stratton↔ 2019 +0.3 +1.4 0.5 +0.9 $1.8M 0.67× –
Yefry Ramírez↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Corban Joseph↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.56× –
Montana DuRapau 2019 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Williams Jerez↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Michael Feliz 2019 +0.0 +0.2 0.8 -0.6 $19.3M 0.67× –
Tyler Lyons↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Luis Escobar 2019 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Yacksel Ríos↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Jason Martin 2019 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Nick Kingham↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Cole Tucker 2019 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.1 – 0.61× –
Dovydas Neverauskas 2019 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Parker Markel↔ 2019 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Clay Holmes 2019 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.4 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $12.7M AAV
Rookie Davis 2019 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Erik González 2019 -0.2 -0.9 0.6 -1.5 – 0.61× –
JB Shuck 2019 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 – 0.83× –
José Osuna 2019 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.5 – 0.56× –
Geoff Hartlieb 2019 -0.2 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.67× –
James Marvel 2019 -0.2 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 1.02× –
Chris Archer 2019 +0.7 +5.5 7.7 -2.2 $11.4M 1.02× –
Dario Agrazal 2019 -0.2 -1.9 0.2 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Jake Elmore 2019 -0.5 -3.0 0.1 -3.1 – 0.83× –
Kevin Kramer 2019 -0.5 -3.2 0.1 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Melky Cabrera 2019 -0.3 -2.1 1.1 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Pablo Reyes 2019 -0.5 -3.2 0.6 -3.7 – 0.83× –
Alex McRae 2019 -0.7 -3.8 0.1 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Richard Rodríguez 2019 -0.3 -3.3 0.7 -4.0 – 1.34× –
Elias Díaz 2019 -1.4 -5.7 0.6 -6.3 – 0.52× –
Jung Ho Kang 2019 -0.8 -3.7 3.0 -6.7 – 0.58× –
Gregory Polanco 2019 -0.1 -0.8 6.1 -6.9 – 0.83× –
Kyle Crick 2019 -0.7 -7.9 0.6 -8.5 – 1.34× –
Francisco Cervelli↔ 2019 -0.2 -1.0 8.1 -9.1 – 0.52× –
Wei-Chung Wang↔ 2019 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.0 $31.2M 0.67× –
Steven Baron 2019 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+22.2+283.365.4+218.0—

Trades

Every graded 2019 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2019 · PIT / BAL
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Yefry Ramírez
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Patrick Dorrian
Even trade
2019 · MIL / PIT
MIL · David Stearns +$4.8M
Jordan Lyles
PIT · Neal Huntington −$4.8M
Cody Ponce
MIL came out ahead by $4.8M
2019 · PIT / PHI
PIT · Neal Huntington +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
PHI · Matt Klentak −$2.4M
Corey Dickerson
PIT came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2019 payroll
$65.0M
2020 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; 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 (4)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Francisco Cervelli338.146$8.1MFREE AGENT
Jordan Lyles287.001$1.2MFREE AGENT
Melky Cabrera3412.077$1.1MFREE AGENT
Francisco Liriano3512.104$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Starling Marte305.162$10.3MFREE AGENT
Chris Archer305.156$7.7MFREE AGENT
Gregory Polanco274.103$6.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Dickerson305.101$4.8MFREE AGENT
Felipe Vázquez273.162$4.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keone Kela264.000$3.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jung Ho Kang324.000$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Feliz263.026$850kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JB Shuck323.166$700kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Lyons314.026$19kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (40)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Richard Rodríguez291.016$650kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jameson Taillon272.110$588kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Bell262.053$587kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Frazier272.075$584kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Williams272.027$584kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Musgrove262.063$582kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Crick261.104$582kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Moran261.107$580kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elias Díaz282.088$578kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik González272.007$577kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Brault271.083$574kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pablo Reyes250.030$566kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Stallings290.149$564kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Burdi261.000$559kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Newman250.046$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Osuna261.077$503kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Reynolds240.000$486kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Stratton281.100$454kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clay Holmes260.060$424kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Kingham271.000$319kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geoff Hartlieb250.000$275kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rookie Davis260.065$239kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Tucker220.000$236kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dario Agrazal240.000$218kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dovydas Neverauskas260.123$205kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Martin230.000$167kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Keller230.000$167kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex McRae260.014$134kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yacksel Ríos260.160$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Kramer250.060$95kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yefry Ramírez250.097$82kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Elmore322.095$78kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Montana DuRapau27–$75k
James Marvel25–$66k
Parker Markel28–$60k
Luis Escobar23–$57k
Wei-Chung Wang271.035$51kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Williams Jerez270.046$25kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corban Joseph300.066$17kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Baron28–—

Graphs

How each 2019 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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