Rosternomics

Pirates PIT

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GM: Ben Cherington (since 2020)

2020 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-15.2 pace
WAB — wins above budget (162-game pace)
-7.8 pace
TAB — roster Talent above budget (162-game pace)
19–41 (0.317)
record
-1M
surplus $M (value/$)
4.4
roster fWAR
$35.7M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Ke'Bryan Hayes 23 24 1.9 0.1 +13.7
Joe Musgrove 27 arb 8 1.0 2.8 +4.7
Jacob Stallings 30 pre-arb 42 1.0 0.2 +7.0
Steven Brault 28 pre-arb 11 0.8 0.2 +5.7
Colin Moran 27 pre-arb 52 0.8 0.2 +5.6
JT Brubaker 26 11 0.7 0.2 +5.1
Adam Frazier 28 arb 58 0.7 2.8 +2.4
Chris Stratton 29 pre-arb 27 0.6 0.2 +4.1
Richard Rodríguez 30 pre-arb 24 0.6 0.2 +3.9
Phillip Evans 27 pre-arb 11 0.4 0.2 +2.6
Nick Tropeano 29 arb 7 0.3 0.1 +2.1
Bryan Reynolds 25 pre-arb 55 0.2 0.2 +1.5
Erik González 28 arb 50 0.2 0.7 +0.9
Nik Turley 30 pre-arb 25 0.2 0.2 +1.3
Kyle Crick 27 pre-arb 7 0.1 0.2 +0.9
Blake Cederlind 24 5 0.1 0.0 +0.6
Austin Davis↔ PHI 27 pre-arb 5 0.1 0.0 +0.5
Nick Burdi 27 pre-arb 4 0.1 0.2 +0.3
Sam Howard 27 pre-arb 22 0.1 0.2 +0.2
Guillermo Heredia↔ NYM 29 arb 8 0.1 0.3 +0.1
Robbie Erlin↔ ATL 29 2 0.0 0.1 +0.3
Clay Holmes 27 pre-arb 1 0.0 0.2 +0.1
Brandon Waddell 26 2 0.0 0.1 +0.2
Chad Kuhl 27 arb 11 0.0 0.8 -0.6
Yacksel Ríos 27 pre-arb 3 0.0 0.2 +0.1
Andrew Susac 30 pre-arb 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0
Anthony Alford↔ TOR 25 pre-arb 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.1
Keone Kela 27 arb 3 -0.1 3.7 -4.3
Nick Mears 23 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.6
Will Craig 25 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.7
Jason Martin 24 pre-arb 7 -0.1 0.1 -0.8
Michael Feliz 27 arb 3 -0.1 1.1 -1.8
Geoff Hartlieb 26 pre-arb 21 -0.1 0.2 -0.9
Jared Oliva 24 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.9
John Ryan Murphy 29 25 -0.1
José Osuna 27 pre-arb 26 -0.2 0.2 -1.3
Dovydas Neverauskas 27 pre-arb 17 -0.2 0.2 -1.4
Tyler Bashlor 27 pre-arb 8 -0.2 0.1 -1.3
Jarrod Dyson↔ CHW 35 FA-elig 21 -0.2 1.3 -2.9
Miguel Del Pozo 27 5 -0.2
Mitch Keller 24 pre-arb 5 -0.2 0.2 -1.9
Cody Ponce 26 5 -0.2 0.1 -1.8
Derek Holland 33 FA-elig 12 -0.3 0.1 -1.9
Trevor Williams 28 arb 11 -0.3 2.8 -5.4
Josh Bell 27 arb 57 -0.4 4.8 -7.5
Kevin Newman 26 pre-arb 44 -0.5 0.2 -3.5
Cole Tucker 23 pre-arb 37 -0.5 0.2 -4.0
Gregory Polanco 28 FA-elig 50 -0.7 8.6 -13.7
JT Riddle 28 arb 23 -0.9 0.8 -7.8

49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 47 of them (96%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for PIT
Andy Van Slyke198731.1
Brian Giles199825.4
Doug Drabek198621.4
Bobby Bonilla198620.6
Bryan Reynolds201820.0
Mike LaValliere198712.9
Josh Harrison200911.9
Jack Wilson200011.0
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Aramis Ramírez200325.0
Jason Schmidt200123.6
Brian Giles200317.1
Willie Randolph197514.7
Moisés Alou199013.8
John Tudor198412.0
Randy Milligan198811.9
Bip Roberts198511.1