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202262–100 (0.383)
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GM: Ben Cherington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2022, 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
$56M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.383
TAB
-8.0
WAB
-8.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
14.9
Dead money %
46%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-10.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2022 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BTyler Heineman⇄59
RJason Delay57
LMichael Pérez⇄39
RRoberto Pérez20
BAndrew Knapp⇄11
LJosé Godoy⇄10
LZack Collins⇄6
LJosh VanMeter1

1B

RMichael Chavis107
LYoshi Tsutsugo35
LJosh VanMeter21
LBligh Madris9
RDiego Castillo7
LBen Gamel5
LDaniel Vogelbach⇄5
LZack Collins⇄4
RKevin Padlo⇄2

2B

RKevin Newman42
LJosh VanMeter39
BRodolfo Castro32
RDiego Castillo28
LTucupita Marcano23
RMichael Chavis14
LHoy Park11
BCole Tucker6
LJi Hwan Bae4

3B

RKe'Bryan Hayes133
BRodolfo Castro24
RMichael Chavis9
LHoy Park6
RDiego Castillo4
LJosh VanMeter2
RKevin Padlo⇄1

SS

LOneil Cruz79
RKevin Newman33
RDiego Castillo32
BRodolfo Castro19
RYu Chang⇄15
BCole Tucker3
LHoy Park3
RKe'Bryan Hayes3
RLiover Peguero1
LTucupita Marcano1

LF

LBen Gamel57
LJack Suwinski56
LTucupita Marcano30
BGreg Allen23
RJake Marisnick12
RMiguel Andujar⇄6
LBligh Madris5
LTravis Swaggerty3
LCanaan Smith-Njigba2
BBryan Reynolds1
RAnthony Alford1
LJi Hwan Bae1
LOneil Cruz1

CF

BBryan Reynolds127
LJack Suwinski19
RJake Marisnick14
BGreg Allen11
LJi Hwan Bae5
LBligh Madris2
RAnthony Alford1
LBen Gamel1
LTravis Swaggerty1

RF

LCal Mitchell54
LBen Gamel39
LJack Suwinski38
RDiego Castillo22
LBligh Madris19
BGreg Allen13
BCole Tucker12
RJake Marisnick4
LHoy Park2
RAnthony Alford1
LJosh VanMeter1
LTucupita Marcano1

DH

LBen Gamel21
BBryan Reynolds18
LYoshi Tsutsugo15
LCal Mitchell11
LOneil Cruz8
RMichael Chavis6
RKevin Newman3
LBligh Madris3
RYu Chang⇄3
RMiguel Andujar⇄3
RKe'Bryan Hayes2
LJosh VanMeter2
BRodolfo Castro2
LJack Suwinski1
RDiego Castillo1
BGreg Allen1

Starters

LJose Quintana⇄2.1 WAR
RMitch Keller2.1 WAR
RJT Brubaker1.9 WAR
RDuane Underwood Jr.0.9 WAR
RRoansy Contreras0.9 WAR
RJohan Oviedo⇄0.6 WAR
RChris Stratton⇄0.4 WAR
RLuis L. Ortiz0.3 WAR
RZach Thompson0.2 WAR
LDillon Peters-0.1 WAR
RWil Crowe-0.1 WAR
RBryse Wilson-0.2 WAR
RJerad Eickhoff-0.2 WAR
RTyler Beede⇄-0.2 WAR
RMiguel Yajure-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDavid Bednar19 sv
RWil Crowe16 h
RDuane Underwood Jr.12 h
LManny Banuelos⇄5 h
RChase De Jong3 h
RYerry De Los Santos2 h
RChris Stratton⇄0 h
LAnthony Banda⇄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 2021)

PlayerfWAR
Jose Quintana2.1
Jack Suwinski1.1
Roberto Pérez0.6
Johan Oviedo0.6
Tyler Heineman0.5
Daniel Vogelbach0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2021)

Player2021 fWAR
Jacob Stallings3.1
Adam Frazier2.6
Tyler Anderson1.3
Richard Rodríguez1.3
Trevor Cahill0.5
Steven Brault0.3

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 2022; everyone else is shown as a 2022 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Bryan Reynolds 2022 +2.9 +37.2 6.8 +30.4 $2.3M 1.60× Arb extension · 2023–2031 · $13.3M AAV
Jose Quintana↔ 2022 +2.1 +25.5 1.2 +24.2 $0.6M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Mitch Keller 2022 +2.1 +24.8 0.7 +24.1 $0.3M 1.49× Arb extension · 2024–2028 · $15.4M AAV
JT Brubaker 2022 +1.9 +22.4 0.7 +21.7 $0.4M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Ke'Bryan Hayes 2022 +3.1 +27.4 10.0 +17.4 $3.3M 1.12× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2030 · $8.8M AAV
David Bednar 2022 +1.4 +15.4 0.7 +14.7 $0.5M 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $9.0M AAV
Jack Suwinski 2022 +1.1 +7.6 0.4 +7.2 $0.4M 0.83× –
Roansy Contreras 2022 +0.9 +7.3 0.4 +6.9 $0.4M 1.02× –
Oneil Cruz 2022 +1.4 +6.9 0.4 +6.5 $0.3M 0.61× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.3M AAV
Johan Oviedo↔ 2022 +0.6 +4.5 0.1 +4.5 $0.1M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Duane Underwood Jr. 2022 +0.9 +4.9 0.7 +4.2 $0.8M 0.67× –
Kevin Newman 2022 +1.2 +5.5 1.9 +3.6 $1.6M 0.56× –
Rodolfo Castro 2022 +0.9 +3.9 0.3 +3.6 $0.4M 0.56× –
Luis Ortiz 2022 +0.3 +2.6 0.1 +2.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
Ji Hwan Bae 2022 +0.3 +1.8 0.0 +1.8 $0.2M 0.83× –
Tyler Heineman↔ 2022 +0.5 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $0.8M 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Daniel Vogelbach↔ 2022 +0.4 +1.9 0.5 +1.4 $1.1M 0.56× –
Jake Marisnick 2022 +0.4 +2.7 1.3 +1.4 $3.2M 0.83× –
Manny Banuelos↔ 2022 +0.2 +1.1 0.3 +0.8 $1.5M 0.67× –
Zach Thompson 2022 +0.2 +1.5 0.7 +0.8 $3.8M 1.02× –
Robert Stephenson↔ 2022 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $1.5M 0.67× Free Agent · 2024–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Chris Stratton↔ 2022 +0.4 +2.3 1.8 +0.5 $4.2M 0.67× –
Yohan Ramírez↔ 2022 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.2M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Anthony Banda↔ 2022 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $2.0M 0.67× –
Max Kranick 2022 +0.2 +0.9 0.5 +0.4 $3.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Yerry De los Santos 2022 +0.1 +0.9 0.5 +0.4 $6.0M 1.34× –
Austin Brice 2022 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.3 $0.3M 0.67× –
Jason Delay 2022 +0.2 +0.7 0.4 +0.3 $2.2M 0.52× –
Liover Peguero 2022 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.2M 0.61× –
Cam Alldred 2022 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.1M 0.67× –
Beau Sulser↔ 2022 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Cam Vieaux 2022 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Junior Fernández↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Colin Holderman↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Nick Mears 2022 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.4 $20.6M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.9M AAV
Eric Stout↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Greg Allen 2022 +0.0 +0.2 0.8 -0.6 $30.6M 0.83× –
Anthony Alford 2022 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Miguel Andujar↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $4.0M AAV
José Godoy↔ 2022 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.52× –
Canaan Smith-Njigba 2022 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Sam Howard 2022 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Aaron Fletcher 2022 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Travis Swaggerty 2022 -0.2 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Dillon Peters 2022 -0.1 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Kevin Padlo↔ 2022 -0.3 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Michael Pérez↔ 2022 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Ben Gamel 2022 +0.1 +0.4 1.8 -1.4 $30.3M 0.83× –
Tyler Beede↔ 2022 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Jerad Eickhoff 2022 -0.2 -1.5 0.0 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Tucupita Marcano 2022 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Miguel Yajure 2022 -0.3 -1.4 0.3 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Bryse Wilson 2022 -0.2 -1.2 0.5 -1.8 – 1.02× –
Zack Collins↔ 2022 -0.4 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Chase De Jong 2022 -0.2 -1.3 0.6 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Wil Crowe 2022 -0.1 -1.2 0.7 -1.9 – 1.34× –
Andrew Knapp↔ 2022 -0.4 -1.5 0.6 -2.1 – 0.52× –
Hoy Park 2022 -0.5 -2.1 0.2 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Roberto Pérez 2022 +0.6 +2.5 5.0 -2.5 $8.4M 0.52× –
Diego Castillo 2022 -0.3 -1.6 2.1 -3.8 – 0.61× –
Michael Chavis 2022 -0.7 -3.1 0.7 -3.8 – 0.56× –
Bligh Madris 2022 -0.6 -3.8 0.2 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Josh VanMeter 2022 -0.8 -3.4 0.6 -4.0 – 0.56× –
Cal Mitchell 2022 -0.6 -3.9 0.4 -4.3 – 0.83× –
Heath Hembree↔ 2022 -0.7 -3.6 1.6 -5.2 – 0.67× –
Cole Tucker 2022 -0.8 -5.2 0.2 -5.4 – 0.83× –
Yoshi Tsutsugo 2022 -1.3 -5.9 4.0 -9.9 – 0.56× –
Yu Chang↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+14.4+164.255.6+108.9—

Trades

Every graded 2022 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 18 total.

2022 · CLE / PIT May 30, 2022
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington −$1.6M
Yu Chang
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · PIT / BOS Nov 23, 2022
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Inmer Lobo
BOS · Chaim Bloom +$0.0M
Hoy Park
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · PIT / ARI Dec 23, 2022
PIT · Ben Cherington +$3.2M
Scott Randall
ARI · Mike Hazen −$3.2M
Diego Castillo
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · PIT / COL Dec 18, 2022
PIT · Ben Cherington +$10.4M
Connor Joe
COL · Bill Schmidt −$10.4M
Nick Garcia
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / PIT Jul 23, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.8M
Michael Pérez
PIT · Ben Cherington −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / PIT Jul 22, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington −$0.8M
Colin Holderman
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · PIT / TOR Jul 2, 2022
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Anthony Banda
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · TBR / PIT Nov 10, 2022
TBR · Erik Neander +$2.4M
Jack Hartman
PIT · Ben Cherington −$2.4M
Ji Man Choi
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / PIT Jul 22, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$3.2M
Dan Vogelbach
PIT · Ben Cherington −$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · PHI / PIT Aug 3, 2022
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Drew Maggi
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CHC / PIT Jun 21, 2022
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington −$0.8M
Eric Stout
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · PIT / NYY Jul 3, 2022
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
Manny Banuelos
NYY · Brian Cashman −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · PIT / TOR Aug 2, 2022
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Jeremy Beasley
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · PIT / CLE Jul 8, 2022
PIT · Ben Cherington +$4.0M
Yohan Ramírez
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$4.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYM / PIT Apr 7, 2022
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
Adonis Medina
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · ARI / PIT Apr 1, 2022
ARI · Mike Hazen +$4.8M
Listher Sosa
PIT · Ben Cherington −$4.8M
Josh VanMeter
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · PIT / CIN Nov 18, 2022
PIT · Ben Cherington +$8.0M
Dauri Moreta
CIN · Nick Krall −$8.0M
Kevin Newman
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · STL / PIT Aug 1, 2022
STL · John Mozeliak +$6.4M
Chris Stratton, Jose Quintana
PIT · Ben Cherington −$6.4M
Malcom Nuñez, Johan Oviedo
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2022 payroll
$55.9M
2023 guaranteed
$10.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; 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 (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Ke'Bryan Hayes251.075$10.0M$10.0M$7.0M$2.3M$7.0M$7.0M$8.0M
Roberto Pérez337.083$5.0MFREE AGENT
Heath Hembree336.096$1.6MFREE AGENT
Jake Marisnick319.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jose Quintana3310.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Daniel Vogelbach296.000$462kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Kevin Newman283.046$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Stratton314.100$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Gamel305.029$1.8MFREE AGENT
Chase De Jong285.000$646kFREE AGENT
Andrew Knapp305.000$550kFREE AGENT
Miguel Andujar273.117$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Stephenson294.049$287kARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Pérez293.000$230kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Brice303.164$19kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerad Eickhoff314.065$16kARB 3FREE AGENT
Yu Chang263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (51)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Bryan Reynolds272.163$6.8MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoshi Tsutsugo302.000$4.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Diego Castillo24–$2.1M
Greg Allen292.030$761kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Keller262.026$725kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Duane Underwood Jr.272.044$725kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JT Brubaker282.000$725kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Bednar271.076$715kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wil Crowe271.011$715kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Thompson280.121$705kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Chavis262.089$689kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dillon Peters291.144$636kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh VanMeter272.062$615kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Mears250.113$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryse Wilson241.076$526kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yerry De los Santos24–$519k
Max Kranick240.030$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Tyler Heineman310.121$458kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Suwinski230.000$450kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Canaan Smith-Njigba230.000$438kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oneil Cruz230.002$412kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Beede292.106$408kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roansy Contreras220.005$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cal Mitchell230.000$358kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Delay270.000$358kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tucupita Marcano220.034$331kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rodolfo Castro230.045$312kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Banuelos311.146$310kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Yajure240.055$256kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Banda282.008$235kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bligh Madris260.000$192kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Stout290.008$183kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hoy Park260.071$178kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Fletcher260.092$167kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yohan Ramírez271.089$166kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Tucker251.145$157kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cam Vieaux28–$112k
Zack Collins271.149$107kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Godoy270.030$98kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Holderman260.000$94kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Sam Howard292.115$86kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Alford272.142$78kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johan Oviedo240.156$76kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Ortiz230.029$72kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ji Hwan Bae220.000$46kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Beau Sulser28–$43k
Junior Fernández251.112$32kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Swaggerty24–$31k
Liover Peguero210.000$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Padlo250.023$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cam Alldred25–$4k

Graphs

How each 2022 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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