Neal Huntington

Overview

Tenure breakdown

Team	Role	Years	Szns	WAB	WAB/yr	TAB	WAR surp	HG	Trade	FA	R5	AcqLev	W-L%	PO	Pen	WS	Surp $M
▸ Pirates	GM	2008–2019	12	+9.9	+0.83	-18.8	+25.6	+96.2	+21.3	-59.2	-0.4	2.02	0.474	3	–	–	+87
2008 67–95				-7.1		-9.7	-1.9						0.414				-4
2009 62–99				-9.7		-1.7	+5.6						0.385				+13
2010 57–105				-13.3		-15.1	-9.7						0.352				-23
2011 72–90				-2.7		-11.5	-6.1						0.444				-15
2012 79–83				+1.8		-6.2	-3.7						0.488				-9
2013 94–68				+15.4		+8.2	+10.1						0.580	✓			+27
2014 88–74				+10.2		+9.2	+12.2						0.543	✓			+36
2015 98–64				+18.2		+11.3	+10.7						0.605	✓			+34
2016 78–83				-0.8		-0.5	-0.4						0.484				-1
2017 75–87				-3.3		-3.6	-2.0						0.463				-7
2018 82–79				+5.7		+4.6	+8.3						0.509				+28
2019 69–93				-4.3		-3.9	+2.3						0.426				+8
Career total (1985+ data)			12	+9.9		-18.8	+25.6	+96.2	+21.3	-59.2	-0.4	2.02	0.474	3	–	–	+87

Roster Construction

Players acquired — 227 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

All channels Hitters & pitchersHitters onlyPitchers only

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	Lev
Bryan Reynolds	OF	PIT	Trade	2018	8	+21.2	+2.7	–
Gerrit Cole	P	PIT	Draft	2011	5	+16.3	+3.3	–
Mitch Keller	P	PIT	Draft	2014	7	+13.2	+1.9	–
Josh Harrison	2B/3B	PIT	Trade	2009	7	+11.9	+1.7	–
Russell Martin	C	PIT	Free agency	2012	2	+11.1	+5.6	20.1
Francisco Cervelli	C	PIT	Trade	2015	4	+10.9	+2.7	33.2
Jordy Mercer	SS	PIT	Draft	2008	7	+10.3	+1.5	–
Ke'Bryan Hayes	3B	PIT	Draft	2015	6	+10.2	+1.7	–
Jameson Taillon	P	PIT	Draft	2010	4	+9.0	+2.2	–
Oneil Cruz	SS/OF	PIT	Trade	2017	6	+8.5	+1.4	–
Francisco Liriano	P	PIT	Free agency	2013	5	+8.3	+1.7	11.7
Joe Musgrove	P	PIT	Trade	2018	3	+6.8	+2.3	2.7
Mark Melancon	P	PIT	Trade	2013	4	+6.7	+1.7	10.1
Pedro Álvarez	3B	PIT	Draft	2008	5	+6.6	+1.3	–
Felipe Vázquez	P	PIT	Trade	2016	4	+6.5	+1.6	0.1
Adam Frazier	2B/OF	PIT	Draft	2013	7	+6.2	+0.9	–
Gregory Polanco	OF	PIT	Intl FA	2009	5	+6.0	+1.2	–
Jung Ho Kang	3B/SS	PIT	Draft	2015	3	+5.8	+1.9	–
Jacob Stallings	C	PIT	Draft	2012	5	+5.7	+1.1	–
Charlie Morton	P	PIT	Trade	2009	6	+5.6	+0.9	0.2
Trevor Williams	P	PIT	Trade	2015	3	+5.4	+1.8	–
Josh Bell	1B/DH	PIT	Draft	2011	3	+5.0	+1.7	–
Garrett Jones	1B/OF	PIT	Free agency	2008	3	+5.0	+1.7	0.3
James McDonald	P	PIT	Trade	2010	4	+4.2	+1.1	0.0
Corey Dickerson	OF	PIT	Trade	2018	2	+3.8	+1.9	3.3
Jeff Karstens	P	PIT	Trade	2008	5	+3.7	+0.7	0.1
David Freese	3B	PIT	Free agency	2016	3	+3.5	+1.2	0.8
Jason Grilli	P	PIT	Free agency	2011	3	+3.3	+1.1	0.0
Steven Brault	P	PIT	Trade	2015	5	+3.2	+0.6	–
Chad Kuhl	P	PIT	Draft	2013	4	+3.2	+0.8	–
Joel Hanrahan	P	PIT	Trade	2009	3	+3.0	+1.0	0.1
JT Brubaker	P	PIT	Draft	2015	3	+2.9	+1.0	–
A. J. Burnett	P	PIT	Free agency	2014	3	+2.5	+0.8	0.4
Iván Nova	P	PIT	Trade	2016	3	+2.2	+0.7	0.8
José Tábata	OF	PIT	Trade	2008	3	+2.2	+0.7	–
Jeff Locke	P	PIT	Trade	2009	5	+2.1	+0.4	–
Chris Stewart	C	PIT	Trade	2014	2	+2.1	+1.0	10.0
Chris Stratton	P	PIT	Trade	2019	4	+2.0	+0.5	0.1
J. A. Happ	P	PIT	Trade	2015	1	+1.9	+1.9	9.8
Matt Joyce	OF	PIT	Free agency	2016	1	+1.8	+1.8	0.8
Ross Ohlendorf	P	PIT	Trade	2008	3	+1.8	+0.6	0.0
Ronny Cedeño	SS	PIT	Trade	2009	3	+1.7	+0.6	0.0
Vance Worley	P	PIT	Trade	2014	2	+1.7	+0.8	8.1
Kevin Newman	2B/SS	PIT	Draft	2015	2	+1.6	+0.8	–
Sean Rodríguez	2B	PIT	Free agency	2015	1	+1.6	+1.6	1.0
Travis Snider	OF	PIT	Trade	2012	3	+1.6	+0.5	0.0
Brandon Cumpton	P	PIT	Draft	2010	2	+1.5	+0.7	–
Colin Moran	1B/3B	PIT	Trade	2018	3	+1.5	+0.5	0.7
Richard Rodríguez	P	PIT	Free agency	2017	3	+1.5	+0.5	1.6
Andy LaRoche	3B	PIT	Trade	2008	1	+1.4	+1.4	0.2
Juan Nicasio	P	PIT	Free agency	2015	2	+1.4	+0.7	0.6
Érik Bédard	P	PIT	Free agency	2011	1	+1.3	+1.3	0.2
Gaby Sánchez	1B	PIT	Trade	2012	3	+1.2	+0.4	0.0
Chris Resop	P	PIT	Trade	2010	3	+1.1	+0.4	0.0
John Jaso	C	PIT	Free agency	2015	2	+1.0	+0.5	0.3
Chris Snyder	C	PIT	Trade	2010	2	+0.9	+0.5	0.0
Derrek Lee	1B	PIT	Trade	2011	1	+0.9	+0.9	0.1
Rodolfo Castro	2B/SS	PIT	Intl FA	2015	1	+0.8	+0.8	–
Doug Mientkiewicz	1B	PIT	Free agency	2008	1	+0.8	+0.8	0.1
Joakim Soria	P	PIT	Trade	2015	1	+0.8	+0.8	4.0
Chris Archer	P	PIT	Trade	2018	2	+0.7	+0.3	1.0
Edgar Santana	P	PIT	Intl FA	2013	2	+0.7	+0.3	–
José Veras	P	PIT	Free agency	2011	1	+0.7	+0.7	0.0
Marlon Byrd	OF	PIT	Trade	2013	1	+0.7	+0.7	2.9
Chris Leroux	P	PIT	Trade	2010	3	+0.7	+0.2	0.0
A. J. Schugel	P	PIT	Trade	2016	2	+0.7	+0.4	0.3
Jordan Lyles	P	PIT	Trade	2019	1	+0.7	+0.7	0.3
Kevin Correia	P	PIT	Free agency	2010	2	+0.6	+0.3	0.0
Justin Wilson	P	PIT	Draft	2008	3	+0.6	+0.2	–
Joe Blanton	P	PIT	Trade	2015	1	+0.6	+0.6	3.0
Keone Kela	P	PIT	Trade	2018	2	+0.6	+0.3	0.4
Max Kranick	P	PIT	Draft	2016	2	+0.5	+0.2	–
Lastings Milledge	OF	PIT	Trade	2009	2	+0.5	+0.2	0.1
Tony Sanchez	C	PIT	Draft	2009	3	+0.5	+0.2	–
Casey McGehee	3B	PIT	Trade	2012	1	+0.5	+0.5	0.1
Clint Barmes	2B/SS	PIT	Free agency	2011	2	+0.4	+0.2	0.1
Kyle Crick	P	PIT	Trade	2018	3	+0.4	+0.1	1.3
Raúl Chávez	C	PIT	Trade	2008	1	+0.4	+0.4	0.0
Octavio Dotel	P	PIT	Trade	2010	1	+0.4	+0.4	0.0
Eric Hinske	3B/OF	PIT	Trade	2009	1	+0.4	+0.4	0.1
Nick Burdi	P	PIT	Trade	2017	2	+0.3	+0.2	–
Pedro Ciriaco	3B/SS	PIT	Trade	2010	2	+0.3	+0.2	–
Wil Ledezma	P	PIT	Free agency	2009	1	+0.3	+0.3	0.0
Edinson Vólquez	P	PIT	Free agency	2013	1	+0.3	+0.3	2.2
Kevin Hart	P	PIT	Trade	2009	1	+0.3	+0.3	0.0
Ty Taubenheim	P	PIT	Trade	2008	1	+0.3	+0.3	0.0
Denny Bautista	P	PIT	Trade	2008	2	+0.2	+0.1	0.0
Christopher Bostick	2B/OF	PIT	Trade	2016	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Eric Fryer	C	PIT	Trade	2009	2	+0.2	+0.1	–
John Holdzkom	P	PIT	Trade	2014	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Daniel Hudson	P	PIT	Free agency	2016	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.1
Ryan Lavarnway	C	PIT	Free agency	2018	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.2
Wade LeBlanc	P	PIT	Trade	2016	2	+0.2	+0.1	0.2
Josh Lindblom	P	PIT	Free agency	2017	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.1
Max Moroff	2B/SS	PIT	Draft	2012	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Pablo Reyes	OF	PIT	Intl FA	2012	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Virgil Vasquez	P	PIT	Free agency	2009	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.0
Chan Ho Park	P	PIT	Trade	2010	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.0
D. J. Carrasco	P	PIT	Trade	2010	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.0
Chad Qualls	P	PIT	Trade	2012	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.0
Vin Mazzaro	P	PIT	Trade	2013	1	+0.2	+0.2	1.7
Ike Davis	1B	PIT	Trade	2014	1	+0.2	+0.2	1.6
Chris Bootcheck	P	PIT	Free agency	2008	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.0
Brian Burres	P	PIT	Free agency	2009	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.0
Blake Cederlind	P	PIT	Draft	2016	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Jason Davis	P	PIT	Free agency	2008	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.0
Michael Feliz	P	PIT	Trade	2018	3	+0.1	+0.0	0.2
Tyler Glasnow	P	PIT	Draft	2011	2	+0.1	+0.0	–
Phil Irwin	P	PIT	Draft	2009	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Kris Johnson	P	PIT	Trade	2013	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Gift Ngoepe	2B/SS	PIT	Intl FA	2008	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Kyle Farnsworth	P	PIT	Trade	2013	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.2
John Axford	P	PIT	Trade	2014	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.4
Travis Ishikawa	1B	PIT	Trade	2014	1	+0.1	+0.1	1.2
Antonio Bastardo	P	PIT	Trade	2015	2	+0.1	+0.0	2.5
Garrett Olson	P	PIT	Trade	2011	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.0
Joe Martinez	P	PIT	Trade	2010	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.0
Enny Romero	P	PIT	Trade	2018	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.2
Jack Leathersich	P	PIT	Trade	2017	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.1
John Bormann	PH/PR	PIT	Draft	2015	–	-0.0	–	–
Juan Cruz	P	PIT	Free agency	2012	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Eric Hacker	P	PIT	Trade	2009	1	+0.0	+0.0	–
Jordan Luplow	OF	PIT	Draft	2014	1	+0.0	+0.0	–
Curtis Partch	P	PIT	Free agency	2015	–	-0.0	–	–
Stolmy Pimentel	P	PIT	Trade	2012	1	-0.0	-0.0	–
John Raynor	OF	PIT	Rule 5	2009	–	-0.0	–	–
Ryan Reid	P	PIT	Trade	2013	–	-0.0	–	–
Casey Sadler	P	PIT	Draft	2010	–	-0.0	–	–
Rick van den Hurk	P	PIT	Free agency	2012	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Ryan Vogelsong	P	PIT	Free agency	2015	5	+0.0	+0.0	0.2
Chris Volstad	P	PIT	Free agency	2015	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.1
Brandon Waddell	P	PIT	Draft	2015	1	+0.0	+0.0	–
Duke Welker	P	PIT	Trade	2013	1	+0.0	+0.0	–
Jack Taschner	P	PIT	Trade	2010	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Zach Phillips	P	PIT	Trade	2016	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Phil Coke	P	PIT	Trade	2016	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Bobby LaFromboise	P	PIT	Trade	2015	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.4
Chris Jakubauskas	P	PIT	Trade	2010	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Jhan Mariñez	P	PIT	Trade	2017	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Drew Hutchison	P	PIT	Trade	2016	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Wei-Chung Wang	P	PIT	Trade	2019	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Tanner Anderson	P	PIT	Draft	2015	1	-0.1	-0.1	–
Steven Baron	C	PIT	Free agency	2019	–	-0.1	–	–
Brian Bass	P	PIT	Free agency	2010	–	-0.1	–	–
Wilfredo Boscán	P	PIT	Trade	2016	–	-0.1	–	–
Keon Broxton	OF	PIT	Trade	2014	–	-0.1	–	–
Montana DuRapau	P	PIT	Draft	2014	–	-0.1	–	–
Luis Escobar	P	PIT	Intl FA	2013	–	-0.1	–	–
Neftalí Feliz	P	PIT	Free agency	2016	–	-0.1	–	–
Gorkys Hernández	OF	PIT	Free agency	2014	1	-0.1	-0.1	–
Hunter Owen	OF	PIT	Draft	2016	–	-0.1	–	–
Joshua Rodriguez	SS	PIT	Rule 5	2010	–	-0.1	–	–
Jason Rogers	1B	PIT	Trade	2015	–	-0.1	–	–
JB Shuck	OF	PIT	Free agency	2019	–	-0.1	–	–
Doug Slaten	P	PIT	Free agency	2012	–	-0.1	–	–
Aaron Thompson	P	PIT	Trade	2010	–	-0.1	–	–
Wyatt Toregas	C	PIT	Free agency	2011	–	-0.1	–	–
Delwyn Young	2B/OF	PIT	Trade	2009	1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0
José Ascanio	P	PIT	Trade	2009	1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0
Arquimedes Caminero	P	PIT	Trade	2015	1	-0.1	-0.1	0.6
George Kontos	P	PIT	Trade	2017	1	-0.1	-0.1	0.2
Dario Agrazal	P	PIT	Intl FA	2012	–	-0.2	–	–
José Contreras	P	PIT	Free agency	2013	–	-0.2	–	–
Rookie Davis	P	PIT	Free agency	2019	–	-0.2	–	–
Jaff Decker	OF	PIT	Trade	2013	–	-0.2	–	–
Miguel Del Pozo	P	PIT	Free agency	2019	–	-0.2	–	–
Cole Figueroa	2B	PIT	Free agency	2015	–	-0.2	–	–
Alen Hanson	2B/OF	PIT	Intl FA	2009	–	-0.2	–	–
Brock Holt	2B/3B/OF	PIT	Draft	2009	–	-0.2	–	–
Steven Jackson	P	PIT	Trade	2009	1	-0.2	-0.2	–
Cory Luebke	P	PIT	Free agency	2016	–	-0.2	–	–
Kelvin Marte	P	PIT	Trade	2016	–	-0.2	–	–
Jason Martin	OF	PIT	Trade	2018	–	-0.2	–	–
James Marvel	P	PIT	Draft	2015	–	-0.2	–	–
Mike Morse	1B/OF	PIT	Trade	2015	1	-0.2	-0.2	1.6
Danny Ortiz	OF	PIT	Trade	2017	–	-0.2	–	–
Dan Runzler	P	PIT	Free agency	2016	–	-0.2	–	–
Justin Thomas	P	PIT	Free agency	2010	–	-0.2	–	–
Ramón Vázquez	3B/SS	PIT	Free agency	2008	–	-0.2	–	–
Tyler Yates	P	PIT	Free agency	2009	1	-0.2	-0.2	0.0
Phil Dumatrait	P	PIT	Trade	2008	1	-0.2	-0.2	0.0
Brent Morel	3B	PIT	Trade	2015	1	-0.2	-0.2	0.3
Melky Cabrera	OF	PIT	Free agency	2019	–	-0.3	–	–
Jeff Clement	C/1B	PIT	Trade	2009	–	-0.3	–	–
Jeff Clement	C/1B	PIT	Free agency	2011	–	-0.3	–	–
Argenis Díaz	SS	PIT	Trade	2009	–	-0.3	–	–
Phillip Evans	3B/OF	PIT	Free agency	2019	1	-0.3	-0.3	0.1
Jeanmar Gómez	P	PIT	Trade	2013	1	-0.3	-0.3	0.4
Deolis Guerra	P	PIT	Trade	2015	–	-0.3	–	–
Matt Hague	1B	PIT	Draft	2008	–	-0.3	–	–
Geoff Hartlieb	P	PIT	Draft	2016	–	-0.3	–	–
Clay Holmes	P	PIT	Draft	2011	2	-0.3	-0.2	–
Nick Kingham	P	PIT	Draft	2010	–	-0.3	–	–
Radhames Liz	P	PIT	Free agency	2014	–	-0.3	–	–
Jeff Salazar	OF	PIT	Free agency	2008	–	-0.3	–	–
Ángel Sánchez	P	PIT	Trade	2014	–	-0.3	–	–
Rob Scahill	P	PIT	Trade	2014	1	-0.3	-0.3	0.0
Donnie Veal	P	PIT	Rule 5	2008	–	-0.3	–	–
Tim Wood	P	PIT	Free agency	2011	–	-0.3	–	–
Dusty Brown	C	PIT	Free agency	2010	–	-0.4	–	–
Luis Cruz	3B/SS	PIT	Trade	2008	–	-0.4	–	–
Andrew Lambo	OF	PIT	Trade	2010	2	-0.4	-0.2	–
Michael Martínez	2B/OF	PIT	Free agency	2013	–	-0.4	–	–
Nick Mears	P	PIT	Intl FA	2018	1	-0.4	-0.4	–
Craig Monroe	OF	PIT	Free agency	2009	–	-0.4	–	–
Brandon Moss	1B/OF	PIT	Trade	2008	1	-0.4	-0.4	0.0
Yamaico Navarro	3B/SS	PIT	Trade	2011	–	-0.4	–	–
Félix Pie	OF	PIT	Free agency	2012	–	-0.4	–	–
Cody Ponce	P	PIT	Trade	2019	–	-0.4	–	–
Corey Hart	OF	PIT	Free agency	2014	–	-0.5	–	–
Jared Oliva	OF	PIT	Draft	2017	–	-0.5	–	–
Will Craig	1B	PIT	Draft	2016	–	-0.6	–	–
Wandy Rodríguez	P	PIT	Trade	2012	2	-0.6	-0.3	0.1
Chase d'Arnaud	3B/SS	PIT	Draft	2008	–	-0.7	–	–
Brandon Inge	3B	PIT	Free agency	2013	–	-0.7	–	–
Alex McRae	P	PIT	Draft	2014	–	-0.7	–	–
Jonathan Sánchez	P	PIT	Free agency	2013	–	-0.7	–	–
Elías Díaz	C	PIT	Intl FA	2008	1	-0.9	-0.9	–
Daniel McCutchen	P	PIT	Trade	2008	1	-0.9	-0.9	–
José Osuna	1B/OF	PIT	Intl FA	2009	–	-0.9	–	–
Bryan Morris	P	PIT	Trade	2008	1	-1.0	-1.0	–
Dovydas Neverauskas	P	PIT	Intl FA	2009	–	-1.0	–	–
Kevin Kramer	2B/3B/OF	PIT	Draft	2015	–	-1.1	–	–
Michael McKenry	C	PIT	Trade	2012	1	-1.5	-1.5	0.0
Jason Jaramillo	C	PIT	Trade	2008	–	-1.7	–	–
Cole Tucker	SS/OF	PIT	Draft	2014	–	-1.8	–	–
Rod Barajas	C	PIT	Free agency	2011	–	-2.6	–	–

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

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