GM: Neal Huntington
2013: made playoffs · 94–68. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McCutchen | 26 | arb | 157 | 8.1 | 4.5 | +17.2 |
| Russell Martin | 30 | FA-elig | 127 | 5.0 | 6.5 | +6.8 |
| Starling Marte | 24 | pre-arb | 135 | 4.3 | 0.5 | +11.0 |
| A.J. Burnett | 36 | FA-elig | 30 | 3.6 | 16.5 | -6.9 |
| Francisco Liriano | 29 | FA-elig | 26 | 2.9 | 1.0 | +6.8 |
| Pedro Álvarez | 26 | arb | 152 | 2.8 | 0.7 | +6.7 |
| Gerrit Cole | 22 | – | 19 | 2.5 | 0.3 | +6.4 |
| Mark Melancon | 28 | arb | 72 | 2.5 | 0.5 | +6.2 |
| Neil Walker | 27 | arb | 133 | 2.4 | 3.3 | +3.0 |
| Jason Grilli | 36 | FA-elig | 54 | 1.5 | 2.5 | +1.6 |
| Charlie Morton | 29 | arb | 20 | 1.3 | 2.0 | +1.6 |
| Jordy Mercer | 26 | pre-arb | 103 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +2.9 |
| Gaby Sanchez | 29 | arb | 136 | 1.0 | 1.8 | +1.1 |
| Jose Tabata | 24 | arb | 106 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.8 |
| Jeff Locke | 25 | pre-arb | 30 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.1 |
| Marlon Byrd↔ NYM | 35 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +1.8 |
| Brandon Cumpton | 24 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Tony Watson | 28 | pre-arb | 67 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.9 |
| Vin Mazzaro | 26 | pre-arb | 57 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.7 |
| Justin Wilson | 25 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| James McDonald | 28 | arb | 8 | 0.3 | 3.0 | -2.2 |
| Tony Sanchez | 25 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Josh Harrison | 25 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Stolmy Pimentel | 23 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 34 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.1 | 13.0 | -12.7 |
| Jeanmar Gómez | 25 | arb | 34 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Kris Johnson | 28 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Alex Presley↔ MIN | 27 | – | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Kyle Farnsworth↔ TBR | 37 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Phil Irwin | 26 | – | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Duke Welker | 27 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Andrew Lambo | 24 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Vic Black↔ NYM | 25 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Ryan Reid | 28 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| John Buck↔ NYM | 32 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Garrett Jones | 32 | FA-elig | 144 | -0.1 | 4.5 | -4.8 |
| Justin Morneau↔ MIN | 32 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.1 | 2.3 | -2.7 |
| Jared Hughes | 27 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Chris Leroux | 29 | arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Jose Contreras | 41 | – | 7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Mike Zagurski↔ NYY | 30 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Travis Snider | 25 | arb | 111 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Clint Barmes | 34 | FA-elig | 108 | -0.4 | 5.5 | -6.5 |
| Felix Pie | 28 | – | 27 | -0.4 | – | – |
| John McDonald↔ BOS | 38 | – | 16 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Jonathan Sánchez | 30 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.7 | 1.4 | -3.2 |
| Brandon Inge | 36 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -3.1 |
| Michael McKenry | 28 | arb | 41 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -2.9 |
| Bryan Morris | 26 | pre-arb | 55 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -3.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Russell Martin | 5.0 |
| Francisco Liriano | 2.9 |
| Gerrit Cole | 2.5 |
| Mark Melancon | 2.5 |
| Marlon Byrd | 0.7 |
| Brandon Cumpton | 0.6 |
| Player | 2012 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Erik Bedard | 1.3 |
| Brad Lincoln | 0.8 |
| Kevin Correia | 0.6 |
| Casey McGehee | 0.5 |
| Chris Resop | 0.3 |
| Kyle McPherson | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Burnett | 36 | 13.038 | $16.5M | FREE AGENT | $8.5M | ||||
| Wandy Rodriguez | 34 | 7.105 | $13.0M | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Russell Martin | 30 | 6.150 | $6.5M | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Clint Barmes | 34 | 7.112 | $5.5M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jason Grilli | 36 | 6.016 | $2.5M | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Justin Morneau | 32 | 8.168 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jonathan Sánchez | 30 | 6.071 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brandon Inge | 36 | 11.095 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Francisco Liriano | 29 | 6.104 | $1.0M | $6.0M | $11.7M | $9.5M | FREE AGENT | $100k | |
| John Buck | 32 | 10.064 | $491k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kyle Farnsworth | 37 | 13.100 | $234k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John McDonald | 38 | 11.118 | $185k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Marlon Byrd | 35 | 8.115 | $143k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Contreras | 41 | 9.134 | $110k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Jones | 32 | 3.158 | $4.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Andrew McCutchen | 26 | 3.123 | $4.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| James McDonald | 28 | 3.080 | $3.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Charlie Morton | 29 | 4.009 | $2.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gaby Sanchez | 29 | 3.025 | $1.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Leroux | 29 | 4.000 | $502k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Felix Pie | 28 | 4.160 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Zagurski | 30 | 3.021 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Walker | 27 | 2.166 | $3.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jose Tabata | 24 | 2.081 | $1.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Pedro Álvarez | 26 | 2.085 | $700k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mark Melancon | 28 | 2.098 | $521k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tony Watson | 28 | 1.101 | $505k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Michael McKenry | 28 | 1.136 | $505k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Travis Snider | 25 | 2.091 | $505k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jared Hughes | 27 | 1.023 | $504k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Josh Harrison | 25 | 1.095 | $503k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Starling Marte | 24 | 0.070 | $500k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jeanmar Gómez | 25 | 1.063 | $500k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Locke | 25 | 0.068 | $498k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Justin Wilson | 25 | 0.035 | $494k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryan Morris | 26 | 0.026 | $458k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Vin Mazzaro | 26 | 2.026 | $447k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jordy Mercer | 26 | 0.118 | $396k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Gerrit Cole | 22 | 0.000 | $297k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tony Sanchez | 25 | 0.155 | $177k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andrew Lambo | 24 | 1.079 | $107k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ryan Reid | 28 | 0.037 | $96k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Cumpton | 24 | 0.127 | $86k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Stolmy Pimentel | 23 | 1.030 | $83k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Alex Presley | 27 | 1.091 | $54k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Vic Black | 25 | 0.000 | $13k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Phil Irwin | 26 | – | $3k | ||||||
| Duke Welker | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Kris Johnson | 28 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Pirates 2013; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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