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202571–91 (0.438)
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GM: Ben Cherington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2025, 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
$76M
Surplus $M
+19
Win %
0.438
TAB
-0.5
WAB
-1.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.1
Dead money %
36%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-5.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2025 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RHenry Davis83
RJoey Bart83
BEndy Rodríguez9
LBrett Sullivan3
RRafael Flores Jr.1

1B

LSpencer Horwitz102
LEnmanuel Valdez26
RJared Triolo24
RMatt Gorski12
BEndy Rodríguez11
RLiover Peguero9
RRafael Flores Jr.6
RNick Yorke6
RNick Solak4
RBilly Cook1

2B

RNick Gonzales85
LAdam Frazier⇄78
RNick Yorke14
RJared Triolo11
LEnmanuel Valdez6
RLiover Peguero5
RNick Solak1
LSpencer Horwitz1
LTsung-Che Cheng1

3B

RKe'Bryan Hayes⇄100
RJared Triolo32
RCam Devanney14
RNick Yorke1

SS

RIsiah Kiner-Falefa⇄119
RJared Triolo47
RLiover Peguero16
RNick Gonzales13
LTsung-Che Cheng2

LF

RTommy Pham115
RAlexander Canario31
LJack Suwinski20
LJi Hwan Bae4
BRonny Simon⇄4
RAndrew McCutchen1
RNick Solak1
RMatt Gorski1

CF

LOneil Cruz125
RAlexander Canario29
LJack Suwinski25
LJi Hwan Bae4
RMatt Gorski3
RBilly Cook1

RF

BBryan Reynolds117
RAlexander Canario24
LJack Suwinski15
RTommy Pham7
RAndrew McCutchen6
RNick Yorke4
BRonny Simon⇄2
RBilly Cook2
LEnmanuel Valdez1
LJi Hwan Bae1

DH

RAndrew McCutchen120
BBryan Reynolds35
RJoey Bart5
LOneil Cruz3
LJi Hwan Bae2
RTommy Pham2
BRonny Simon⇄2
RJared Triolo1
LSpencer Horwitz1

Starters

RPaul Skenes6.5 WAR
RMitch Keller2.5 WAR
RCarmen Mlodzinski1.7 WAR
RBraxton Ashcraft1.6 WAR
RMike Burrows1.3 WAR
RBubba Chandler1.0 WAR
LBailey Falter⇄0.6 WAR
RJohan Oviedo0.2 WAR
LAndrew Heaney⇄-0.2 WAR
RTom Harrington-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDennis Santana16 sv
RIsaac Mattson12 h
RChase Shugart5 h
RKyle Nicolas3 h
RYohan Ramirez1 h
LCaleb Ferguson⇄0 h
RDavid Bednar⇄0 h
LRyan Borucki⇄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 2024)

PlayerfWAR
Spencer Horwitz1.7
Braxton Ashcraft1.6
Bubba Chandler1.0
Caleb Ferguson0.7
Justin Lawrence0.5
Johan Oviedo0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2024)

Player2024 fWAR
Yasmani Grandal1.3
Aroldis Chapman1.1
Luis Ortiz0.9
Connor Joe0.5
Michael A. Taylor0.4
Jalen Beeks0.3

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 2025; everyone else is shown as a 2025 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Paul Skenes 2025 +6.5 +131.0 0.9 +130.2 $0.1M 2.50× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.1M AAV
Mitch Keller 2024–2025 +4.7 +55.9 21.3 +34.7 $4.5M 1.49× Arb extension · 2024–2028 · $15.4M AAV
Bryan Reynolds 2023–2025 +5.3 +51.2 29.5 +21.7 $5.6M 1.22× Arb extension · 2023–2031 · $13.3M AAV
Ke'Bryan Hayes↔ 2022–2025 +7.1 +48.2 30.1 +18.1 $4.2M 0.85× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2030 · $8.8M AAV
Carmen Mlodzinski 2025 +1.7 +13.1 0.7 +12.3 $0.4M 0.98× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Braxton Ashcraft 2025 +1.6 +12.5 0.6 +11.9 $0.3M 0.98× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Dennis Santana 2025 +1.2 +12.7 1.4 +11.3 $1.2M 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Spencer Horwitz 2025 +1.7 +10.8 0.8 +10.0 $0.5M 0.81× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Oneil Cruz 2025 +1.5 +9.9 0.8 +9.2 $0.5M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.3M AAV
Bubba Chandler 2025 +1.0 +7.8 0.2 +7.6 $0.2M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jared Triolo 2025 +1.4 +6.8 0.3 +6.4 $0.2M 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
David Bednar↔ 2025 +1.3 +6.7 2.6 +4.1 $2.1M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $9.0M AAV
Joey Bart 2025 +1.3 +5.3 1.2 +4.1 $0.9M 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Bailey Falter↔ 2025 +0.6 +4.6 1.3 +3.3 $2.3M 1.02× –
Isaac Mattson 2025 +0.7 +3.5 0.5 +3.0 $0.8M 0.67× –
Nick Gonzales 2025 +0.8 +3.8 0.8 +3.0 $0.9M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Caleb Ferguson↔ 2025 +0.7 +3.6 1.3 +2.3 $1.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Justin Lawrence 2025 +0.5 +2.6 1.0 +1.6 $2.0M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Johan Oviedo 2025 +0.2 +2.0 0.8 +1.1 $3.5M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Hunter Barco 2025 +0.1 +0.8 0.0 +0.7 $0.2M 0.67× –
Joey Wentz↔ 2025 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.4M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Yohan Ramírez 2025 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.6 $1.8M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Evan Sisk↔ 2025 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $1.0M 0.67× –
Kyle Nicolas 2025 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.4 $2.9M 0.67× –
Brett Sullivan 2025 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.2 $0.7M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Dauri Moreta 2025 +0.2 +0.8 0.6 +0.2 $4.0M 0.67× –
Michael Darrell-Hicks↔ 2025 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.2 $1.4M 0.67× –
Tanner Rainey↔ 2025 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $3.2M 0.67× –
Rafael Flores Jr. 2025 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.56× –
Adam Frazier↔ 2025 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.2 $6.8M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Billy Cook 2025 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Tim Mayza↔ 2025 +0.1 +0.4 0.6 -0.2 $7.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Génesis Cabrera↔ 2025 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Enmanuel Valdez 2025 +0.1 +0.3 0.8 -0.5 $11.9M 0.56× –
Nick Yorke 2025 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Hunter Stratton↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Tsung-Che Cheng 2025 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.8 – 0.61× –
Chase Shugart 2025 -0.0 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Cam Sanders 2025 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Ryan Borucki↔ 2025 -0.0 -0.0 0.9 -1.0 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Isiah Kiner-Falefa↔ 2025 +0.7 +3.4 4.4 -1.1 $6.5M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Henry Davis 2025 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 -1.3 – 0.52× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Matt Gorski 2025 -0.3 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Ronny Simon↔ 2025 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Nick Solak 2025 -0.4 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Thomas Harrington 2025 -0.3 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Jihwan Bae 2025 -0.2 -1.6 0.3 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Cam Devanney 2025 -0.4 -2.0 0.2 -2.1 – 0.58× –
Tommy Pham 2025 +0.1 +0.9 4.0 -3.1 $29.5M 0.83× –
Endy Rodríguez 2025 -0.7 -2.9 0.8 -3.7 – 0.56× –
Colin Holderman 2025 -0.4 -2.4 1.5 -3.9 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Alexander Canario 2025 -0.5 -3.3 0.7 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Jack Suwinski 2025 -0.6 -3.8 0.2 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Andrew McCutchen 2025 -0.2 -1.2 5.0 -6.2 – 0.69× –
Andrew Heaney↔ 2025 -0.2 -1.3 5.1 -6.4 – 1.02× –
Liover Peguero 2025 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $5.0M 0.61× –
Mike Burrows 2025 +1.3 +10.9 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+38.5+386.3126.1+248.9—

Trades

Every graded 2025 deal involving the Pirates — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 17 total.

2025 · PIT / TBR Dec 19, 2025
PIT · Ben Cherington +$50.4M
Brandon Lowe, Jake Mangum, Mason Montgomery
TBR · Erik Neander −$50.4M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / PIT Mar 31, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington −$3.2M
Alexander Canario
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PIT / CHC Jul 31, 2025
PIT · Ben Cherington +$6.4M
Ivan Brethowr
CHC · Jed Hoyer −$6.4M
Taylor Rogers
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · SDP / PIT Apr 17, 2025
SDP · AJ Preller +$2.4M
Bryce Johnson
PIT · Ben Cherington −$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PIT / TEX Dec 10, 2025
PIT · Ben Cherington +$1.6M
Jaiker Garcia
TEX · Chris Young −$1.6M
Carter Baumler
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PIT / SEA Jul 30, 2025
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
Jeter Martinez
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$0.8M
Caleb Ferguson
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PIT / TOR Jan 15, 2025
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Brett de Geus
TOR · Ross Atkins +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PIT / SDP Aug 2, 2025
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
SDP · AJ Preller +$0.0M
Eli Wilson
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · ATL / PIT Jul 1, 2025
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Hunter Stratton
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Titus Dumitru
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · KCR / PIT Jul 16, 2025
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$4.0M
Adam Frazier
PIT · Ben Cherington −$4.0M
Cam Devanney
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PIT / SDP Apr 16, 2025
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
Brett Sullivan
SDP · AJ Preller −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYY / PIT Jul 31, 2025
NYY · Brian Cashman +$12.0M
David Bednar
PIT · Ben Cherington −$12.0M
Rafael Flores, Edgleen Perez, Brian Sanchez
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PIT / ATL Apr 3, 2025
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Jason Delay
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PIT / CIN Jul 30, 2025
PIT · Ben Cherington +$12.0M
Taylor Rogers, Sammy Stafura
CIN · Nick Krall −$12.0M
Ke'Bryan Hayes
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / PIT Dec 4, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$2.4M
Tyler Samaniego, Johan Oviedo, Adonys Guzman
PIT · Ben Cherington −$2.4M
Jhostynxon Garcia, Jesus Travieso
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PIT / HOU Dec 19, 2025
PIT · Ben Cherington +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
HOU · Dana Brown −$3.2M
Mike Burrows
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · PIT / KCR Jul 31, 2025
PIT · Ben Cherington +$8.8M
Evan Sisk, Callan Moss
KCR · J.J. Picollo −$8.8M
Bailey Falter
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2025 payroll
$75.9M
2026 guaranteed
$38.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2025, 2025–2031. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2025; 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Mitch Keller295.026$15.4M$16.9M$18.4M$20.4MFREE AGENT
Bryan Reynolds305.163$12.2M$14.2M$15.2M$15.2M$15.2M$15.2M$20.0MCLUB
Andrew Heaney349.150$5.1MFREE AGENT
Andrew McCutchen3815.123$5.0MFREE AGENT
Isiah Kiner-Falefa307.000$4.4MFREE AGENT
Tommy Pham379.092$4.0MFREE AGENT
Ke'Bryan Hayes284.075$3.1M$7.0M$7.0M$8.0M$8.0M$12.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Caleb Ferguson286.093$1.3MFREE AGENT
Ryan Borucki316.066$933kFREE AGENT
Adam Frazier338.075$535kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
David Bednar304.076$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Santana294.126$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Bart283.020$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johan Oviedo273.079$850kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Mayza335.129$611kFREE AGENT
Yohan Ramírez303.055$323kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Rainey325.127$195kFREE AGENT
Nick Solak304.126$86kARB 3FREE AGENT
Génesis Cabrera285.011$78kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (38)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Colin Holderman292.144$1.5MARB 1FREE AGENT
Bailey Falter282.138$1.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Lawrence302.167$975kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Skenes231.000$875kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oneil Cruz262.110$785kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Gonzales261.018$775kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Endy Rodríguez251.077$775kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Spencer Horwitz270.152$768kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enmanuel Valdez261.018$767kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexander Canario250.062$744kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carmen Mlodzinski261.088$723kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Davis251.039$705kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dauri Moreta292.104$594kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase Shugart280.034$594kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Braxton Ashcraft250.000$555kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Nicolas260.170$534kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Isaac Mattson290.029$505kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Liover Peguero240.089$361kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Triolo271.078$335kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jihwan Bae251.099$286kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Yorke230.014$220kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Wentz271.166$215kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Suwinski262.058$211kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bubba Chandler220.000$155kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Harrington230.000$155kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tsung-Che Cheng230.010$155kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cam Devanney28–$152k
Billy Cook260.022$134kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Gorski27–$133k
Evan Sisk280.000$111kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cam Sanders280.000$91kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Darrell-Hicks27–$58k
Rafael Flores Jr.240.000$53kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronny Simon25–$52k
Brett Sullivan310.110$49kPre-ArbFREE AGENT
Hunter Stratton281.028$45kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Barco240.000$25kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Burrows25–—

Graphs

How each 2025 acquisition stacked onto Pirates's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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