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202476–86 (0.469)
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GM: Ben Cherington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2024, 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
$98M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.469
TAB
-7.0
WAB
+0.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
21.1
Dead money %
56%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-6.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2024 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BYasmani Grandal71
RJoey Bart69
RHenry Davis34
RJason Delay6
RGrant Koch2

1B

LRowdy Tellez124
RConnor Joe79
RJared Triolo9
RBilly Cook5
BYasmani Grandal2

2B

RNick Gonzales85
RJared Triolo47
RAlika Williams20
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa⇄19
RNick Yorke7
LJi Hwan Bae1

3B

RKe'Bryan Hayes96
RJared Triolo61
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa⇄16
RNick Gonzales2
RNick Yorke1

SS

LOneil Cruz112
RAlika Williams16
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa⇄15
RJared Triolo9
RNick Gonzales8
RLiover Peguero3

LF

BBryan Reynolds118
LJack Suwinski34
RBryan De La Cruz⇄24
LBilly McKinney6
RConnor Joe6
LJoshua Palacios4
RBilly Cook3
REdward Olivares3
RMichael A. Taylor3
RNick Yorke1

CF

RMichael A. Taylor103
LJack Suwinski45
LOneil Cruz23
LJi Hwan Bae15
RBilly Cook5
LJoshua Palacios4
LBilly McKinney2

RF

REdward Olivares45
RConnor Joe44
BBryan Reynolds22
LJack Suwinski21
RBryan De La Cruz⇄20
LJoshua Palacios16
LJi Hwan Bae12
RAndrew McCutchen5
RBilly Cook4
LBilly McKinney3
RNick Yorke2
RJared Triolo1

DH

RAndrew McCutchen113
BBryan Reynolds23
RJoey Bart11
LOneil Cruz7
REdward Olivares7
LJi Hwan Bae3
RConnor Joe3
RHenry Davis1
RMichael A. Taylor1

Starters

RPaul Skenes4.3 WAR
RMitch Keller2.2 WAR
RJared Jones1.8 WAR
LBailey Falter1.7 WAR
RLuis L. Ortiz0.9 WAR
RCarmen Mlodzinski0.6 WAR
LMartin Perez⇄0.3 WAR
LMarco Gonzales0.2 WAR
RJake Woodford⇄0.2 WAR
RQuinn Priester⇄0.0 WAR
LJosh Fleming-0.0 WAR
RDomingo German-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDavid Bednar23 sv
LAroldis Chapman22 h
RColin Holderman21 h
RDennis Santana⇄12 h
RKyle Nicolas8 h
LJalen Beeks⇄8 h
RCarmen Mlodzinski5 h
RHunter Stratton5 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 2023)

PlayerfWAR
Paul Skenes4.3
Jared Jones1.8
Yasmani Grandal1.3
Joey Bart1.3
Aroldis Chapman1.1
Dennis Santana1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2023)

Player2023 fWAR
Rich Hill1.1
Austin Hedges0.9
Carlos Santana0.8
Osvaldo Bido0.7
Vince Velasquez0.7
Angel Perdomo0.5

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 2024; everyone else is shown as a 2024 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Paul Skenes 2024 +4.3 +74.8 0.7 +74.0 $0.2M 2.19× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.1M AAV
Oneil Cruz 2024 +3.6 +38.0 0.8 +37.2 $0.2M 1.32× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.3M AAV
Bryan Reynolds 2023–2024 +4.3 +41.7 17.2 +24.5 $4.0M 1.22× Arb extension · 2023–2031 · $13.3M AAV
Jared Jones 2024 +1.8 +20.9 0.7 +20.2 $0.4M 1.49× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Mitch Keller 2024 +2.2 +25.7 5.9 +19.8 $2.7M 1.49× Arb extension · 2024–2028 · $15.4M AAV
Bailey Falter 2024 +1.7 +19.9 0.8 +19.1 $0.5M 1.49× –
Ke'Bryan Hayes 2022–2024 +6.4 +43.4 27.0 +16.4 $4.2M 0.85× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2030 · $8.8M AAV
Dennis Santana↔ 2024 +1.0 +5.6 0.3 +5.3 $0.3M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Nick Gonzales 2024 +1.3 +6.0 0.7 +5.2 $0.6M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Joey Bart 2024 +1.3 +5.5 0.8 +4.7 $0.6M 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Luis Ortiz 2024 +0.9 +5.0 0.7 +4.2 $0.8M 0.67× –
Yasmani Grandal 2024 +1.3 +5.6 2.5 +3.1 $1.9M 0.52× –
Hunter Stratton 2024 +0.7 +3.5 0.8 +2.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
Jalen Beeks↔ 2024 +0.3 +3.3 0.6 +2.6 $2.0M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Carmen Mlodzinski 2024 +0.6 +3.2 0.7 +2.5 $1.2M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jake Woodford↔ 2024 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Billy Cook 2024 +0.3 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.3M 0.56× –
Aroldis Chapman 2024 +1.1 +11.7 10.5 +1.2 $9.6M 1.34× Extension · 2026–2027 · $13.3M AAV
Jared Triolo 2024 +0.4 +2.0 0.7 +1.2 $1.8M 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Joey Wentz↔ 2024 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.1 $0.5M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Colin Holderman 2024 +0.1 +1.5 0.8 +0.7 $5.5M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Connor Joe 2024 +0.5 +2.3 2.1 +0.2 $4.1M 0.56× –
Kyle Nicolas 2024 +0.1 +0.5 0.7 -0.2 $7.3M 0.67× –
Brady Feigl 2024 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Jason Delay 2024 +0.1 +0.4 0.8 -0.3 $7.4M 0.52× –
Justin Bruihl 2024 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Billy McKinney 2024 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Quinn Priester↔ 2024 +0.0 +0.2 0.7 -0.5 $25.2M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ben Heller 2024 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Grant Koch 2024 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Daulton Jefferies↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Ryder Ryan 2024 -0.0 -0.1 0.8 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Nick Yorke 2024 -0.1 -0.3 0.7 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Roansy Contreras↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Josh Fleming 2024 -0.0 -0.2 0.8 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Domingo Germán 2024 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Michael A. Taylor 2024 +0.4 +2.8 4.0 -1.2 $9.5M 0.83× –
Liover Peguero 2024 -0.1 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 – 0.61× –
Ryan Borucki 2024 -0.0 -0.3 1.6 -1.9 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Alika Williams 2024 -0.3 -1.4 0.7 -2.1 – 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Andrew McCutchen 2024 +0.5 +2.8 5.0 -2.2 $9.8M 0.69× –
Isiah Kiner-Falefa↔ 2024 +0.0 +0.1 2.8 -2.7 $123.9M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Martín Pérez↔ 2024 +0.3 +2.1 4.9 -2.8 $18.7M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Henry Davis 2024 -0.7 -2.9 0.7 -3.7 – 0.52× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ji Hwan Bae 2024 -0.7 -4.5 0.8 -5.3 – 0.83× –
Rowdy Tellez 2024 -0.5 -2.1 3.2 -5.3 – 0.56× –
David Bednar 2024 -0.2 -2.0 4.2 -6.1 – 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $9.0M AAV
Bryan De La Cruz↔ 2024 -1.1 -7.0 0.2 -7.3 – 0.83× –
Edward Olivares 2024 -0.9 -6.1 1.4 -7.5 – 0.83× –
Jack Suwinski 2024 -1.1 -7.6 0.8 -8.4 – 0.83× –
Marco Gonzales 2024 +0.2 +1.8 12.2 -10.5 $56.8M 1.02× –
Brent Honeywell↔ 2024 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
Isaac Mattson 2024 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.0 $3.0M 0.67× –
Joshua Palacios 2024 +0.1 +0.8 0.7 +0.0 $6.4M 0.83× –
Jose E. Hernandez 2024 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Burrows 2024 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+29.5+294.6124.2+171.0—

Trades

Every graded 2024 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 21 total.

2024 · BOS / PIT Jul 29, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$3.2M
Quinn Priester
PIT · Ben Cherington −$3.2M
Nick Yorke
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / CLE Dec 10, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
Spencer Horwitz
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$0.8M
Josh Hartle, Michael Kennedy, Luis Ortiz
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / KCR Apr 7, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Connor Oliver
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$0.0M
Colin Selby
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SFG / PIT May 10, 2024
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.8M
Rodolfo Nolasco
PIT · Ben Cherington −$0.8M
Daulton Jefferies
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / MIN Jun 4, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Yoyner Fajardo
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / NYY Apr 30, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Keiner Delgado
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CHC / PIT Jul 25, 2024
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$0.0M
Gilberto Celestino
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / LAD Jun 13, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Jose Hernandez
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / CLE Nov 22, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Peter Strzelecki
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / SFG Apr 2, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$7.2M
Joey Bart
SFG · Farhan Zaidi −$7.2M
Austin Strickland
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / BAL Jul 30, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Billy Cook
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Patrick Reilly
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / COL Jul 29, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$4.0M
Jalen Beeks
COL · Bill Schmidt −$4.0M
Luis Peralta
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · ARI / PIT Apr 23, 2024
ARI · Mike Hazen +$0.0M
Sergio Alcántara
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TOR / PIT Jul 30, 2024
TOR · Ross Atkins +$3.2M
Charles McAdoo
PIT · Ben Cherington −$3.2M
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYY / PIT Mar 29, 2024
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.8M
JT Brubaker
PIT · Ben Cherington −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / PIT Jul 30, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Nicolas Carreno
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Josh Walker
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SDP / PIT Jul 30, 2024
SDP · AJ Preller +$0.0M
Martín Pérez
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Ronaldys Jimenez
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / SDP Apr 2, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Kervin Pichardo
SDP · AJ Preller +$0.0M
Jackson Wolf
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / BOS Dec 15, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Enmanuel Valdez
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Joe Vogatsky
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / ANA May 16, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
ANA · Perry Minasian −$1.6M
Roansy Contreras
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · MIA / PIT Jul 30, 2024
MIA · Peter Bendix +$6.4M
Jun-Seok Shim, Garret Forrester
PIT · Ben Cherington −$6.4M
Bryan De La Cruz
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2024 payroll
$97.6M
2025 guaranteed
$29.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Marco Gonzales326.102$12.2MFREE AGENT
Aroldis Chapman3613.009$10.5MFREE AGENT
Bryan Reynolds294.163$10.2M$12.2M$14.2M$15.2M$15.2M$15.2M$15.2M
Ke'Bryan Hayes273.075$7.0M$2.3M$7.0M$7.0M$8.0M$8.0M$12.0MCLUB
Mitch Keller284.026$5.9M$15.4M$16.9M$18.4M$20.4MFREE AGENT
Andrew McCutchen3714.123$5.0MFREE AGENT
Martín Pérez3311.038$4.9MFREE AGENT
Michael A. Taylor3310.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Rowdy Tellez296.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Isiah Kiner-Falefa296.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Yasmani Grandal3511.115$2.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
David Bednar293.076$4.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Borucki305.066$1.6MFREE AGENT
Edward Olivares283.049$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Fleming284.000$850kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jalen Beeks305.003$613kFREE AGENT
Dennis Santana283.126$270kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Heller323.102$231kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan De La Cruz273.000$227kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Domingo Germán315.017$107kFREE AGENT
Billy McKinney293.087$97kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Woodford273.048$90kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (34)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Connor Joe312.136$2.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryder Ryan290.010$830kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Stratton270.028$800kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Bart272.020$770kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Delay291.095$755kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Suwinski251.118$755kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Holderman281.144$755kPre-ArbARB 1FREE AGENT
Ji Hwan Bae241.013$755kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oneil Cruz251.110$755kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bailey Falter271.138$755kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Davis240.105$748kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carmen Mlodzinski250.108$748kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Ortiz250.121$748kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Triolo260.078$745kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alika Williams250.069$745kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Skenes220.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joshua Palacios281.047$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Gonzales250.047$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Nicolas250.013$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Jones220.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Yorke220.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Liover Peguero230.080$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Quinn Priester230.049$673kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daulton Jefferies281.048$493kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roansy Contreras241.039$185kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Wentz260.166$130kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Cook250.000$84kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Bruihl271.039$60kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Koch27–$40k
Isaac Mattson280.018$40kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Honeywell291.142$24kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brady Feigl33–$8k
Jose E. Hernandez26–—
Mike Burrows24–—

Graphs

How each 2024 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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