Rosternomics

Pirates PIT

Switch team:

GM: Ben Cherington (since 2020)

2021 roster — every player, value & surplus

‹ Prev Next ›
-7.8
WAB — wins above budget
-9.4
TAB — roster Talent above budget
61–101 (0.377)
record
-4M
surplus $M (value/$)
12.4
roster fWAR
$45.9M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Bryan Reynolds 26 pre-arb 159 6.3 0.6 +20.0
Jacob Stallings 31 arb 112 3.1 1.3 +8.7
Adam Frazier↔ SDP 29 arb 98 2.6 2.7 +5.9
Ke'Bryan Hayes 24 pre-arb 96 1.9 0.6 +5.5
Tyler Anderson↔ SEA 31 arb 18 1.3 1.5 +2.8
Richard Rodríguez↔ ATL 31 arb 37 1.3 1.0 +3.2
David Bednar 26 pre-arb 61 1.2 0.6 +3.2
Mitch Keller 25 pre-arb 24 1.1 0.4 +3.2
Chris Stratton 30 arb 68 0.7 1.1 +1.3
Dillon Peters 28 pre-arb 6 0.5 0.2 +1.5
Trevor Cahill 33 FA-elig 9 0.5 1.5 +0.1
Yoshi Tsutsugo↔ LAD 29 pre-arb 43 0.4 3.7 -2.3
Michael Chavis↔ BOS 25 pre-arb 12 0.3 0.1 +1.0
Anthony Alford 26 pre-arb 49 0.3 0.2 +0.8
Max Kranick 23 9 0.3 0.1 +0.9
JT Brubaker 27 pre-arb 25 0.3 0.6 +0.4
Steven Brault 29 arb 7 0.3 2.0 -1.2
Michael Feliz↔ BOS 28 FA-elig 7 0.2 0.3 +0.3
Clay Holmes↔ NYY 28 44 0.2 0.3 +0.2
Roansy Contreras 21 1 0.1 0.0 +0.4
Wilmer Difo 29 arb 116 0.1 0.8 -0.4
Connor Overton↔ TOR 27 5 0.1 0.0 +0.3
Hoy Park↔ NYY 25 44 0.1 0.2 +0.1
Duane Underwood Jr. 26 43 0.1
Oneil Cruz 22 2 0.1 0.0 +0.2
Taylor Davis 31 pre-arb 2 0.1 0.0 +0.2
Ben Gamel↔ CLE 29 arb 111 0.0 0.1 +0.0
Kyle Crick 28 arb 27 0.0 0.8 -0.7
Tanner Anderson 28 pre-arb 1 0.0 0.0 +0.1
Enyel De Los Santos↔ PHI 25 7 0.0
Austin Davis↔ BOS 28 10 -0.0 0.1 -0.2
Bryse Wilson↔ ATL 23 pre-arb 8 -0.0 0.1 -0.2
Rodolfo Castro 22 31 -0.0 0.1 -0.3
Geoff Hartlieb↔ NYM 27 4 -0.0 0.0 -0.2
Hunter Owen 27 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.2
Anthony Banda↔ NYM 27 pre-arb 25 -0.1 0.2 -0.4
Sean Poppen↔ ARI 27 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.3
Chasen Shreve 30 FA-elig 57 -0.1 1.5 -1.8
Shea Spitzbarth 26 pre-arb 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.4
Troy Stokes Jr. 25 8 -0.1
Sam Howard 28 pre-arb 54 -0.1 0.6 -1.0
Cody Ponce 27 pre-arb 15 -0.2 0.2 -0.9
Colin Moran 28 arb 99 -0.2 2.8 -3.6
Chad Kuhl 28 arb 28 -0.3 2.1 -3.0
Luis Oviedo 22 22 -0.3 0.6 -1.6
Chase De Jong 27 10 -0.3
Nick Mears 24 pre-arb 30 -0.3 0.3 -1.3
Cole Tucker 24 pre-arb 43 -0.3 0.2 -1.3
Shelby Miller↔ CHC 30 FA-elig 10 -0.3 0.2 -1.3
John Nogowski↔ STL 28 33 -0.4 0.1 -1.3
Dustin Fowler 26 18 -0.4 0.1 -1.3
Todd Frazier 35 FA-elig 13 -0.4 0.1 -1.3
Jared Oliva 25 pre-arb 20 -0.4 0.1 -1.3
Ildemaro Vargas↔ ARI 29 7 -0.4 0.0 -1.3
Kevin Newman 27 pre-arb 148 -0.4 0.6 -1.9
Wil Crowe 26 pre-arb 29 -0.4 0.5 -1.9
Will Craig 26 pre-arb 18 -0.5 0.1 -1.6
Miguel Yajure 23 pre-arb 4 -0.5 0.0 -1.6
Erik González 29 arb 71 -0.6 1.2 -3.2
Kyle Keller 28 pre-arb 32 -0.6 0.3 -2.3
Phillip Evans 28 pre-arb 76 -0.7 0.5 -2.7
Michael Pérez 28 pre-arb 70 -0.7 0.6 -2.8
Ka'ai Tom↔ OAK 27 39 -0.7 0.3 -2.6
Gregory Polanco 29 FA-elig 107 -1.0 11.6 -15.0

64 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 60 of them (94%). 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