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202376–86 (0.469)
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GM: Ben Cherington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, 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
$66M
Surplus $M
+33
Win %
0.469
TAB
+1.0
WAB
+4.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.0
Dead money %
28%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-5.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJason Delay68
RAustin Hedges⇄65
BEndy Rodríguez52
BTyler Heineman⇄3
RHenry Davis2

1B

BCarlos Santana⇄94
RConnor Joe53
LAlfonso Rivas III⇄47
LJi Man Choi⇄23
RJared Triolo7
BEndy Rodríguez2

2B

LJi Hwan Bae64
RLiover Peguero33
RNick Gonzales29
RMark Mathias⇄18
LTucupita Marcano18
RJared Triolo13
RVinny Capra3

3B

RKe'Bryan Hayes122
RJared Triolo35
RVinny Capra4
RDrew Maggi2
LTucupita Marcano1

SS

LTucupita Marcano58
RAlika Williams45
RLiover Peguero39
BRodolfo Castro⇄31
RChris Owings10
LOneil Cruz9
RNick Gonzales9
LJi Hwan Bae3

LF

BBryan Reynolds119
RConnor Joe32
LJoshua Palacios25
LJack Suwinski16
LCanaan Smith-Njigba2
LAlfonso Rivas III⇄1
RMiguel Andujar1

CF

LJack Suwinski120
LJi Hwan Bae62
BBryan Reynolds18
LJoshua Palacios11
RChris Owings1

RF

RConnor Joe57
LJoshua Palacios50
RHenry Davis49
LJack Suwinski28
RMiguel Andujar18
LCanaan Smith-Njigba10
RAndrew McCutchen8
RMark Mathias⇄2
LCal Mitchell1

DH

RAndrew McCutchen98
BBryan Reynolds19
RHenry Davis11
RMiguel Andujar6
RConnor Joe3
LJoshua Palacios3
RKe'Bryan Hayes2
RMark Mathias⇄2
LJack Suwinski2
BEndy Rodríguez1
RDrew Maggi1
RJared Triolo1
LTucupita Marcano1

Starters

RMitch Keller3.2 WAR
RJohan Oviedo1.8 WAR
LRich Hill⇄1.1 WAR
ROsvaldo Bido0.7 WAR
RVince Velasquez0.7 WAR
LRyan Borucki0.6 WAR
RAndre Jackson⇄0.4 WAR
RCarmen Mlodzinski0.2 WAR
RThomas Hatch⇄0.2 WAR
LRob Zastryzny0.1 WAR
RRoansy Contreras0.1 WAR
RColin Selby-0.0 WAR
LBailey Falter⇄-0.2 WAR
RLuis L. Ortiz-0.4 WAR
RQuinn Priester-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDavid Bednar39 sv
RColin Holderman27 h
RCarmen Mlodzinski10 h
LRyan Borucki9 h
LAngel Perdomo6 h
RDauri Moreta5 h
LJose Hernandez5 h
RYohan Ramirez⇄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 2022)

PlayerfWAR
Jared Triolo1.5
Connor Joe1.4
Andrew McCutchen1.3
Rich Hill1.1
Dauri Moreta1.0
Austin Hedges0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Jose Quintana2.1
Kevin Newman1.2
Roberto Pérez0.6
Chris Stratton0.4
Daniel Vogelbach0.4
Jake Marisnick0.4

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 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mitch Keller 2023 +3.2 +50.4 2.4 +48.0 $0.8M 1.96× Arb extension · 2024–2028 · $15.4M AAV
Ke'Bryan Hayes 2022–2023 +6.3 +56.1 20.0 +36.1 $3.2M 1.12× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2030 · $8.8M AAV
David Bednar 2023 +2.3 +36.2 0.7 +35.5 $0.3M 1.95× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $9.0M AAV
Jack Suwinski 2023 +2.6 +33.0 0.7 +32.3 $0.3M 1.60× –
Johan Oviedo 2023 +1.8 +21.4 0.7 +20.7 $0.4M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Bryan Reynolds 2023 +2.1 +20.7 7.0 +13.7 $3.3M 1.22× Arb extension · 2023–2031 · $13.3M AAV
Jared Triolo 2023 +1.5 +10.4 0.3 +10.1 $0.2M 0.85× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Colin Holderman 2023 +0.9 +9.7 0.7 +8.9 $0.8M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Connor Joe 2023 +1.4 +9.6 0.7 +8.9 $0.5M 0.83× –
Osvaldo Bido 2023 +0.7 +5.6 0.3 +5.3 $0.4M 1.02× –
Dauri Moreta 2023 +1.0 +5.5 0.7 +4.8 $0.7M 0.67× –
Jason Delay 2023 +1.1 +4.5 0.7 +3.8 $0.7M 0.52× –
Rich Hill↔ 2023 +1.1 +8.8 5.5 +3.3 $5.1M 1.02× –
Ryan Borucki 2023 +0.6 +3.3 0.4 +2.9 $0.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Andre Jackson↔ 2023 +0.4 +2.9 0.5 +2.5 $1.3M 1.02× –
Andrew McCutchen 2023 +1.3 +7.3 5.0 +2.3 $3.8M 0.69× –
Vince Velasquez 2023 +0.7 +5.4 3.1 +2.3 $4.7M 1.02× –
Endy Rodríguez 2023 +0.6 +2.5 0.3 +2.2 $0.5M 0.52× –
Angel Perdomo 2023 +0.5 +2.6 0.5 +2.1 $1.0M 0.67× –
Thomas Hatch↔ 2023 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Carmen Mlodzinski 2023 +0.2 +1.3 0.4 +0.9 $1.7M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Joshua Palacios 2023 +0.2 +1.4 0.5 +0.9 $2.5M 0.83× –
Oneil Cruz 2023 +0.3 +1.4 0.7 +0.7 $2.5M 0.61× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.3M AAV
Liover Peguero 2023 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.2M 0.61× –
Yerry De los Santos 2023 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.9M 0.67× –
Miguel Andujar 2023 +0.3 +1.8 1.5 +0.3 $5.6M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $4.0M AAV
Drew Maggi 2023 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.1 $0.8M 0.58× –
Alfonso Rivas III↔ 2023 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $7.9M 0.56× –
Austin Hedges↔ 2023 +0.9 +3.9 4.0 -0.1 $4.2M 0.52× Extension · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Hunter Stratton 2023 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Tyler Heineman↔ 2023 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Roansy Contreras 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.7 -0.2 $11.7M 1.02× –
Vinny Capra 2023 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.58× –
Colin Selby 2023 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Kyle Nicolas 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Nick Gonzales 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 – 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Cal Mitchell 2023 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Carlos Santana↔ 2023 +0.8 +3.6 4.3 -0.7 $5.3M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV
Yohan Ramírez↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ji Hwan Bae 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Cody Bolton 2023 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Chris Owings 2023 -0.3 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.61× –
Rodolfo Castro↔ 2023 -0.2 -0.9 0.6 -1.5 – 0.61× –
Robert Stephenson↔ 2023 -0.2 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2024–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Wil Crowe 2023 -0.2 -0.8 0.7 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Bailey Falter↔ 2023 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 1.02× –
Alika Williams 2023 -0.3 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Mark Mathias↔ 2023 -0.3 -1.8 0.2 -1.9 – 0.69× –
Duane Underwood Jr. 2023 -0.2 -1.0 1.0 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Tucupita Marcano 2023 -0.3 -1.6 0.7 -2.3 – 0.61× –
Ji Man Choi↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.4 2.7 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Luis Ortiz 2023 -0.4 -2.9 0.4 -3.3 – 1.02× –
Canaan Smith-Njigba 2023 -0.4 -2.8 0.7 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Chase De Jong 2023 -0.5 -2.8 0.8 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Quinn Priester 2023 -0.6 -4.9 0.2 -5.0 – 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Henry Davis 2023 -0.8 -5.5 0.4 -5.9 – 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Rob Zastryzny 2023 +0.1 +0.7 0.8 -0.0 $5.7M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Jose E. Hernandez 2023 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+27.8+279.175.3+203.4—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 16 total.

2023 · TEX / PIT Mar 8, 2023
TEX · Chris Young +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington −$1.6M
Mark Mathias
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / LAD Jun 25, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$3.2M
Andre Jackson
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / MIL Jul 27, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
Jhonny Severino
MIL · Matt Arnold −$0.8M
Carlos Santana
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / SDP Aug 1, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$8.0M
Alfonso Rivas, Estuar Suero, Jackson Wolf
SDP · AJ Preller −$8.0M
Ji Man Choi, Rich Hill
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / PHI Aug 1, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$17.6M
Bailey Falter
PHI · Dave Dombrowski −$17.6M
Rodolfo Castro
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / SEA Nov 2, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$0.8M
Cody Bolton
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / PIT Jun 2, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$9.6M
Robert Stephenson
PIT · Ben Cherington −$9.6M
Alika Williams
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · KCR / PIT Dec 15, 2023
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$6.4M
Deivis Nadal
PIT · Ben Cherington −$6.4M
Edward Olivares
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / PIT Jan 4, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
Bryse Wilson
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ATL / PIT Dec 5, 2023
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington −$1.6M
Marco Gonzales
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TOR / PIT Apr 30, 2023
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$9.6M
Tyler Heineman
PIT · Ben Cherington −$9.6M
Vinny Capra
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / TEX Aug 1, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
TEX · Chris Young −$0.8M
Austin Hedges
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / NYY Dec 15, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Billy McKinney
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / MIA Dec 20, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$8.8M
cash / PTBNL
MIA · Kim Ng −$8.8M
Roddery Muñoz
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / TEX Mar 10, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
Ricky DeVito
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / TOR Jan 10, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Chavez Young
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Zach Thompson
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$65.9M
2024 guaranteed
$17.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; 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 (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Ke'Bryan Hayes262.075$10.0M$7.0M$2.3M$7.0M$7.0M$8.0M$8.0M
Bryan Reynolds283.163$7.0M$10.2M$12.2M$14.2M$15.2M$15.2M$15.2M
Rich Hill4313.127$5.5MFREE AGENT
Andrew McCutchen3613.123$5.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Santana3712.115$4.3MFREE AGENT
Austin Hedges306.166$4.0MFREE AGENT
Vince Velasquez317.086$3.1MFREE AGENT
Chase De Jong296.000$820kFREE AGENT
Chris Owings318.026$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Ji Man Choi325.076$2.7MFREE AGENT
Mitch Keller273.026$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Andujar284.002$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Duane Underwood Jr.283.044$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Stephenson305.049$525kFREE AGENT
Ryan Borucki294.066$406kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (43)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Rob Zastryzny310.118$750kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wil Crowe282.011$745kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Bednar282.076$745kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johan Oviedo251.079$735kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Joe301.136$735kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roansy Contreras230.112$725kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dauri Moreta270.012$725kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Suwinski240.118$725kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Holderman270.130$725kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1FREE AGENT
Canaan Smith-Njigba240.115$725kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ji Hwan Bae230.013$725kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Delay280.095$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oneil Cruz240.110$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tucupita Marcano230.141$654kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rodolfo Castro240.127$615kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joshua Palacios270.084$519kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Perdomo291.010$465kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andre Jackson270.039$456kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carmen Mlodzinski240.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bailey Falter261.032$407kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Davis230.000$403kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Ortiz240.019$395kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Osvaldo Bido270.000$306kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Triolo250.000$298kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Liover Peguero220.003$294kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Endy Rodríguez230.000$294kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yohan Ramírez282.001$289kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alika Williams240.000$244kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Bolton250.000$221kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yerry De los Santos25–$213k
Colin Selby250.000$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfonso Rivas III261.009$197kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Quinn Priester220.000$182kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Gonzales240.000$178kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Mathias281.153$171kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinny Capra260.027$116kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Hatch281.125$108kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Stratton260.000$105kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Nicolas240.000$46kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Heineman321.121$30kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Maggi34–$27k
Cal Mitchell240.096$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose E. Hernandez25–—

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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