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GM: Ben Cherington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2021, 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
$47M
Surplus $M
-7
Win %
0.377
TAB
-9.9
WAB
-8.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
12.4
Dead money %
76%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-11.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2021 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJacob Stallings104
LMichael Pérez58
RTaylor Davis2

1B

LColin Moran84
RJohn Nogowski⇄32
RPhillip Evans20
LYoshi Tsutsugo⇄19
RWill Craig18
RErik González13
RTodd Frazier4
LBen Gamel⇄4
RMichael Chavis⇄3
BCole Tucker1
LMichael Pérez1
RJacob Stallings1

2B

LAdam Frazier⇄97
BWilmer Difo28
BRodolfo Castro20
LHoy Park⇄16
RKevin Newman15
BCole Tucker9
RMichael Chavis⇄8

3B

RKe'Bryan Hayes95
RErik González38
BWilmer Difo18
RPhillip Evans14
LHoy Park⇄9
BRodolfo Castro5
RTodd Frazier3
LColin Moran1
RMichael Chavis⇄1

SS

RKevin Newman132
BCole Tucker17
RErik González17
LHoy Park⇄8
BWilmer Difo4
LOneil Cruz2

LF

LBen Gamel⇄73
RAnthony Alford32
LKa'ai Tom⇄32
BBryan Reynolds17
RPhillip Evans16
LYoshi Tsutsugo⇄6
RJared Oliva5
LHoy Park⇄4
BIldemaro Vargas⇄2

CF

BBryan Reynolds137
LBen Gamel⇄20
LDustin Fowler12
RAnthony Alford6
BWilmer Difo4
LHoy Park⇄4
BCole Tucker2
RJared Oliva2

RF

LGregory Polanco92
LBen Gamel⇄18
RPhillip Evans15
BCole Tucker12
RJared Oliva12
LYoshi Tsutsugo⇄12
BWilmer Difo8
RTroy Stokes Jr.4
LHoy Park⇄2
RAnthony Alford1
LDustin Fowler1
RMichael Chavis⇄1
RHunter Owen1
RJohn Nogowski⇄1

DH

LYoshi Tsutsugo⇄6
LColin Moran3
RTodd Frazier3
LAdam Frazier⇄1
BBryan Reynolds1
RPhillip Evans1

Starters

LTyler Anderson⇄1.3 WAR
RMitch Keller1.1 WAR
RTrevor Cahill0.5 WAR
LDillon Peters0.5 WAR
RMax Kranick0.3 WAR
RJT Brubaker0.3 WAR
LSteven Brault0.3 WAR
RRoansy Contreras0.1 WAR
RConnor Overton⇄0.1 WAR
RBryse Wilson⇄-0.0 WAR
LSam Howard-0.1 WAR
RCody Ponce-0.2 WAR
RChad Kuhl-0.3 WAR
RChase De Jong-0.3 WAR
RLuis Oviedo-0.3 WAR
RWil Crowe-0.4 WAR
RMiguel Yajure-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RChris Stratton8 sv
RDavid Bednar13 h
LChasen Shreve12 h
LSam Howard11 h
RDuane Underwood Jr.4 h
RKyle Keller2 h
RClay Holmes⇄0 h
RRichard Rodriguez⇄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 2020)

PlayerfWAR
Tyler Anderson1.3
David Bednar1.2
Dillon Peters0.5
Trevor Cahill0.5
Yoshi Tsutsugo0.4
Michael Chavis0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2020)

Player2020 fWAR
Joe Musgrove1.0
Nick Tropeano0.3
Nik Turley0.2
Nick Burdi0.1
Guillermo Heredia0.1
Robbie Erlin0.0

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 2021; everyone else is shown as a 2021 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Bryan Reynolds 2021 +6.3 +103.8 0.6 +103.2 $0.1M 2.05× Arb extension · 2023–2031 · $13.3M AAV
Adam Frazier↔ 2021 +2.6 +28.2 2.7 +25.5 $1.0M 1.33× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Jacob Stallings 2021 +3.1 +24.5 1.3 +23.2 $0.4M 1.00× –
Ke'Bryan Hayes 2021 +1.9 +12.7 0.6 +12.1 $0.3M 0.85× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2030 · $8.8M AAV
David Bednar 2021 +1.2 +12.4 0.6 +11.8 $0.5M 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $9.0M AAV
Tyler Anderson↔ 2021 +1.3 +10.6 1.5 +9.1 $1.1M 1.02× –
Mitch Keller 2021 +1.1 +9.1 0.4 +8.7 $0.4M 1.02× Arb extension · 2024–2028 · $15.4M AAV
Chris Stratton 2021 +0.7 +7.8 1.1 +6.7 $1.5M 1.34× –
Richard Rodríguez↔ 2021 +1.3 +6.8 1.0 +5.9 $0.8M 0.67× –
Dillon Peters 2021 +0.5 +4.2 0.2 +4.1 $0.3M 1.02× –
Trevor Cahill 2021 +0.5 +4.1 1.5 +2.6 $3.0M 1.02× –
Max Kranick 2021 +0.3 +2.5 0.1 +2.4 $0.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Anthony Alford 2021 +0.3 +2.1 0.2 +1.8 $0.8M 0.83× –
JT Brubaker 2021 +0.3 +2.4 0.6 +1.8 $2.0M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Michael Chavis↔ 2021 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.3M 0.56× –
Roansy Contreras 2021 +0.1 +1.1 0.0 +1.1 $0.0M 1.02× –
Connor Overton↔ 2021 +0.1 +0.9 0.0 +0.8 $0.4M 1.02× –
Michael Feliz↔ 2021 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $1.7M 0.67× –
Clay Holmes↔ 2021 +0.2 +0.8 0.3 +0.6 $1.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $12.7M AAV
Oneil Cruz 2021 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.1M 0.61× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.3M AAV
Taylor Davis 2021 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.4M 0.52× –
Hoy Park↔ 2021 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.0M 0.56× –
Ben Gamel↔ 2021 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.1 $3.2M 0.83× –
Steven Brault 2021 +0.3 +2.1 2.0 +0.1 $7.9M 1.02× –
Tanner Anderson 2021 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Duane Underwood Jr. 2021 +0.1 +0.5 0.6 -0.1 $6.8M 0.67× –
Austin Davis↔ 2021 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Bryse Wilson↔ 2021 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 1.02× –
Geoff Hartlieb↔ 2021 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Rodolfo Castro 2021 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Wilmer Difo 2021 +0.1 +0.6 0.8 -0.3 $6.5M 0.56× –
Hunter Owen 2021 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Sean Poppen↔ 2021 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Anthony Banda↔ 2021 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Kyle Crick 2021 +0.0 +0.2 0.8 -0.6 $27.0M 0.67× –
Shea Spitzbarth 2021 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Troy Stokes Jr. 2021 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Cody Ponce 2021 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $10.0M AAV
Sam Howard 2021 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 – 0.67× –
John Nogowski↔ 2021 -0.4 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Todd Frazier 2021 -0.4 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Cole Tucker 2021 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.61× –
Yoshi Tsutsugo↔ 2021 +0.4 +2.0 3.7 -1.8 $8.4M 0.56× –
Chasen Shreve 2021 -0.1 -0.5 1.5 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Shelby Miller↔ 2021 -0.3 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.2M AAV
Luis Oviedo 2021 -0.3 -1.6 0.6 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Will Craig 2021 -0.5 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Dustin Fowler 2021 -0.4 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Ildemaro Vargas↔ 2021 -0.4 -2.5 0.0 -2.5 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Kevin Newman 2021 -0.4 -1.9 0.6 -2.5 – 0.61× –
Jared Oliva 2021 -0.4 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Chase De Jong 2021 -0.3 -2.6 0.4 -3.0 – 1.02× –
Michael Pérez 2021 -0.7 -2.9 0.6 -3.5 – 0.52× –
Phillip Evans 2021 -0.7 -3.1 0.5 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Kyle Keller 2021 -0.6 -3.3 0.3 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Nick Mears 2021 -0.3 -3.5 0.3 -3.8 – 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.9M AAV
Colin Moran 2021 -0.2 -1.1 2.8 -3.9 – 0.56× –
Erik González 2021 -0.6 -2.8 1.2 -4.0 – 0.58× –
Miguel Yajure 2021 -0.5 -3.9 0.0 -4.0 – 1.02× –
Wil Crowe 2021 -0.4 -3.5 0.5 -4.0 – 1.02× –
Chad Kuhl 2021 -0.3 -2.2 2.1 -4.3 – 1.02× –
Ka'ai Tom↔ 2021 -0.7 -4.7 0.3 -5.0 – 0.83× –
Gregory Polanco 2021 -1.0 -7.0 11.6 -18.6 – 0.83× –
Enyel De Los Santos↔ 2021 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 +0.0 $3.9M 0.67× –
Total—+12.5+177.246.8+130.1—

Trades

Every graded 2021 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

2021 · PIT / MIA
PIT · Ben Cherington +$9.6M
Kyle Nicolas, Connor Scott, Zach Thompson
MIA · Kim Ng −$9.6M
Jacob Stallings
PIT came out ahead by $9.6M
2021 · PIT / ATL
PIT · Ben Cherington +$1.6M
Ricky DeVito, Bryse Wilson
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$1.6M
Richard Rodríguez
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · NYY / PIT
NYY · Brian Cashman +$17.6M
Clay Holmes
PIT · Ben Cherington −$17.6M
Hoy Park, Diego Castillo
NYY came out ahead by $17.6M
2021 · PIT / MIL
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Nathan Kirby
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
Kevin Kramer
Even trade
2021 · PIT / CHC
PIT · Ben Cherington +$2.4M
Duane Underwood
CHC · Jed Hoyer −$2.4M
Shendrik Apostel
PIT came out ahead by $2.4M
2021 · PIT / BAL
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
Taylor Davis
BAL · Mike Elias −$0.8M
Jose Berroa
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
2021 · PIT / MIL
PIT · Ben Cherington +$1.6M
Samuel Escudero
MIL · David Stearns −$1.6M
Troy Stokes, Jandel Gustave
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · PHI / PIT
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Braeden Ogle
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Abrahan Gutierrez
Even trade
2021 · PIT / SDP
PIT · Ben Cherington +$5.6M
Tucupita Marcano, Michell Miliano, Jack Suwinski
SDP · AJ Preller −$5.6M
Adam Frazier
PIT came out ahead by $5.6M
2021 · BOS / PIT
BOS · Chaim Bloom +$3.2M
Austin Davis
PIT · Ben Cherington −$3.2M
Michael Chavis
BOS came out ahead by $3.2M
2021 · SEA / PIT
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$4.8M
Tyler Anderson
PIT · Ben Cherington −$4.8M
Joaquin Tejada, Carter Bins
SEA came out ahead by $4.8M
2021 · SDP / NYM / PIT
SDP · AJ Preller +$36.8M
Joe Musgrove
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$2.4M
Joey Lucchesi
PIT · Ben Cherington −$39.2M
Hudson Head, Endy Rodríguez, Omar Cruz, David Bednar, Drake Fellows
SDP came out ahead by $36.8M 3-team
2021 · NYY / PIT
NYY · Brian Cashman +$46.4M
Jameson Taillon
PIT · Ben Cherington −$46.4M
Maikol Escotto, Canaan Smith-Njigba, Roansy Contreras, Miguel Yajure
NYY came out ahead by $46.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2021 payroll
$46.9M
2022 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Gregory Polanco297.000$11.6MFREE AGENT
Trevor Cahill3311.056$1.5MFREE AGENT
Michael Feliz286.000$333kFREE AGENT
Shelby Miller306.093$203kFREE AGENT
Todd Frazier359.071$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Colin Moran283.107$2.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Frazier294.075$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Kuhl284.079$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Brault293.085$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chasen Shreve305.012$1.5MFREE AGENT
Tyler Anderson315.065$1.5MFREE AGENT
Erik González294.007$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Stratton303.100$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richard Rodríguez313.016$983kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Difo293.146$849kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Crick284.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase De Jong274.000$386kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Gamel294.029$125kARB 3FREE AGENT
Enyel De Los Santos253.000$13kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oneil Cruz224.110$6kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (44)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Yoshi Tsutsugo291.000$3.7MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Stallings312.149$1.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Reynolds261.163$601kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Newman272.046$598kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Pérez282.000$592kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JT Brubaker271.000$590kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ke'Bryan Hayes240.075$590kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Duane Underwood Jr.261.044$584kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Bednar260.076$579kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Howard281.105$575kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Oviedo220.000$570kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wil Crowe260.025$481kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phillip Evans281.110$465kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Keller251.059$430kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Keller280.060$313kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ka'ai Tom27–$294k
Clay Holmes282.031$261kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Mears240.028$261kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Alford261.142$244kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Ponce270.050$240kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Tucker241.080$193kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hoy Park250.000$189kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Banda271.103$153kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dillon Peters281.089$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rodolfo Castro220.000$135kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Nogowski28–$121k
Austin Davis281.105$107kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Chavis251.164$101kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryse Wilson230.165$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Oliva250.019$95kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Fowler262.039$68kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Craig260.014$67kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Kranick230.000$64kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geoff Hartlieb271.093$40kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Overton270.000$37kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Yajure230.044$31kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Troy Stokes Jr.250.144$25kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Davis310.058$25kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Owen27–$21k
Ildemaro Vargas292.028$20kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Poppen270.119$18kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shea Spitzbarth260.010$15kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Anderson280.040$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roansy Contreras210.000$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2021 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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