GM: Neal Huntington
2014: made playoffs · 88–74. 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 | 27 | arb | 146 | 7.4 | 7.2 | +14.4 |
| Russell Martin | 31 | FA-elig | 111 | 6.1 | 8.5 | +9.5 |
| Josh Harrison | 26 | arb | 143 | 4.8 | 0.5 | +13.5 |
| Starling Marte | 25 | pre-arb | 135 | 4.5 | 0.5 | +12.7 |
| Neil Walker | 28 | arb | 137 | 4.1 | 5.8 | +6.2 |
| Gerrit Cole | 23 | pre-arb | 23 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +6.5 |
| Jordy Mercer | 27 | pre-arb | 149 | 2.0 | 0.5 | +5.3 |
| Mark Melancon | 29 | arb | 72 | 1.9 | 2.6 | +3.0 |
| Travis Snider | 26 | FA-elig | 140 | 1.6 | 1.2 | +3.4 |
| Francisco Liriano | 30 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.6 | 6.0 | -1.5 |
| Chris Stewart | 32 | FA-elig | 49 | 1.5 | 1.0 | +3.5 |
| Tony Watson | 29 | arb | 78 | 1.4 | 0.5 | +3.5 |
| Vance Worley | 26 | pre-arb | 20 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +3.3 |
| Charlie Morton | 30 | FA-elig | 26 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Brandon Cumpton | 25 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +2.1 |
| Gregory Polanco | 22 | – | 89 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| Edinson Volquez | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.3 | 5.0 | -4.0 |
| Clint Barmes | 35 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.3 | 2.0 | -1.1 |
| Pedro Álvarez | 27 | arb | 122 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -3.3 |
| Ike Davis↔ NYM | 27 | arb | 131 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -2.5 |
| John Holdzkom | 26 | – | 9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Travis Ishikawa↔ SFG | 30 | – | 15 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.5 |
| Justin Wilson | 26 | pre-arb | 70 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Tony Sanchez | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Locke | 26 | arb | 21 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| John Axford↔ CLE | 31 | arb | 13 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Andrew Lambo | 25 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Gaby Sanchez | 30 | FA-elig | 123 | 0.0 | 2.3 | -2.2 |
| Casey Sadler | 23 | arb | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bobby LaFromboise | 28 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Chase d'Arnaud | 27 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Hague | 28 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jaff Decker | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Stolmy Pimentel | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Brent Morel | 27 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Vin Mazzaro | 27 | arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -1.7 |
| Ernesto Frieri↔ ANA | 28 | arb | 14 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.9 |
| Jared Hughes | 28 | pre-arb | 63 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| Jeanmar Gómez | 26 | arb | 44 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Michael Martinez | 31 | – | 26 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jose Tabata | 25 | arb | 80 | -0.4 | 3.0 | -4.3 |
| Jayson Nix↔ KCR | 31 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Jason Grilli↔ ANA | 37 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.5 | 1.5 | -3.0 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 35 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.7 | 13.0 | -15.2 |
| Bryan Morris↔ MIA | 27 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -2.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Chris Stewart | 1.5 |
| Vance Worley | 1.2 |
| Gregory Polanco | 0.5 |
| Edinson Volquez | 0.3 |
| Ike Davis | 0.2 |
| John Holdzkom | 0.2 |
| Player | 2013 fWAR |
|---|---|
| A.J. Burnett | 3.6 |
| Marlon Byrd | 0.7 |
| James McDonald | 0.3 |
| Kris Johnson | 0.1 |
| Alex Presley | 0.1 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandy Rodriguez | 35 | 8.105 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Russell Martin | 31 | 7.150 | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Francisco Liriano | 30 | 7.104 | $6.0M | $11.7M | $9.5M | FREE AGENT | $100k | ||
| Edinson Volquez | 30 | 6.059 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Clint Barmes | 35 | 8.112 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Grilli | 37 | 7.016 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew McCutchen | 27 | 4.123 | $7.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Neil Walker | 28 | 3.166 | $5.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Pedro Álvarez | 27 | 3.085 | $4.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Charlie Morton | 30 | 5.009 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ike Davis | 27 | 3.155 | $3.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jose Tabata | 25 | 4.000 | $3.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Melancon | 29 | 3.098 | $2.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Gaby Sanchez | 30 | 4.025 | $2.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Travis Snider | 26 | 3.091 | $1.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ernesto Frieri | 28 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Stewart | 32 | 3.091 | $1.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Vin Mazzaro | 27 | 3.021 | $950k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| John Axford | 31 | 3.170 | $944k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jayson Nix | 31 | 4.127 | $371k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Casey Sadler | 23 | 4.035 | $126k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Travis Ishikawa | 30 | 3.098 | $41k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chase d'Arnaud | 27 | 3.045 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Watson | 29 | 2.101 | $518k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jordy Mercer | 27 | 1.095 | $516k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Justin Wilson | 26 | 1.035 | $515k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeanmar Gómez | 26 | 2.063 | $514k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeff Locke | 26 | 1.068 | $513k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Josh Harrison | 26 | 2.033 | $513k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Gerrit Cole | 23 | 0.111 | $512k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tony Sanchez | 26 | 0.155 | $507k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Cumpton | 25 | 0.127 | $507k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Stolmy Pimentel | 24 | 1.030 | $505k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Starling Marte | 25 | 1.070 | $500k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| John Holdzkom | 26 | – | $500k | ||||||
| Jared Hughes | 28 | 2.007 | $418k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Vance Worley | 26 | 2.033 | $306k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Gregory Polanco | 22 | 0.000 | $281k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryan Morris | 27 | 1.011 | $179k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brent Morel | 27 | 1.151 | $123k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andrew Lambo | 25 | 1.079 | $85k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bobby LaFromboise | 28 | 0.111 | $71k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jaff Decker | 24 | 0.098 | $22k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael Martinez | 31 | 2.148 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Hague | 28 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Pirates 2014; 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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