2021 Pirates Roster

[Pirates GM (TJ)]

The TJ Pitts Burgh Pirates
Salary Cap: $100.0
Salary Used: $82.0
Salary Available: $18.0

To do list:

Expirations ------------------------- DONE

Arb year advancement ------------ DONE

Arb salary 2nd and 3rd ----------- DONE

Arb salary estimates 4th-6th ----- DONE

Position checks

Prospect rankings

2021 Free agents signings in blue and cannot be traded until 6/16/2021
2021 Free agents signings who cannot be traded this season* in blue bold italics
*(due to hometown discount contracts)

(players in light green are rookies that have already passed their AB/IP thresholds and will be "2nd"s in 2022... "1sts" in white have not yet crossed threshold as of latest update and would remain "1sts")

(All positions shown have reached qualification for 2021 unless noted). <------- Not yet updated as of 8-23-20

Lineup:

C JT Realmuto (Phillies) $7.0 2025

1B 2B 3B D.J. LeMahieu (Yankees) $8.0 2025

2B CF Ketel Marte (DBacks) $7.4 2022+

SS 2B Kevin Newman (Pirates) $1.0 3rd

3B Rafael Devers (Red Sox) $4.3 5th

LF Randy Arozarena (Rays) $0.3 1st --------------- FV 60 ETA 2021 ** 4th overall

CF Victor Robles (Nationals) $1.0 3rd

RF Anthony Santander (Orioles) $1.0 3rd
LF RF Alex Verdugo (Dodgers) $1.0 3rd

Lineup total salary: $31.0

Bench:

C Jacob Stallings (Pirates) $1.0 3rd
1B Josh Bell (Nationals) $1.0 5th

2B LF Adam Frazier (Pirates) $1.0 5th

3B Philip Evans (Pirates) $0.3 1st
2B 3B Christian Arroyo (Red Sox) $1.0 4th

LF Tommy Pham (Padres) $5.8 2022+
LF RF Jordan Luplow (Indians) $1.0 4th

LF CF Bryan Reynolds (Pirates) $1.0 3rd

Bench total salary: $12.1

Likely Rookie Contributors:

1B Will Craig (Pirates) $0.3 1st ----------------- FV 40

OF Taylor Trammell (Mariners) $0.3 1st ------------------- FV xx ETA 2021

Rookie total salary: $0.6

Rotation:

SP Jeff Samardzija (Giants) $3.4 2021+
SP Jameson Taillon (Yankees) $1.0 6th

SP Chad Kuhl (Pirates) $1.0 6th

SP RP Steven Brault (Pirates) $1.1 5th

SP Trevor Williams (Cubs) $1.0 5th
SP German Marquez (Rockies) $3.4 5th

SP JT Brubaker (Pirates) $0.3 1st

SP Homer Bailey (?) $0.5 2022

Rotation total salary: $11.7


Bullpen:

RP Matt Barnes (Red Sox) $3.0 2022
RP Daniel Hudson (Nationals) $1.3 2022

RP Michael Feliz (Pirates) $1.0 6th

RP Sam Tuivailala (Mariners) $1.0 5th

SP RP Matthew Strahm (Padres) $1.2 5th

SP RP Jorge Lopez (Royals) $1.0 4th

P Edgar Santana (Pirates) $1.0 4th ---------- TJS Oct 2018

RP Clay Holmes (Pirates) $1.0 3rd

RP Geoff Hartlieb (Pirates) $0.5 2nd

RP David Bednar (Pirates) $0.3 1st

RP Samuel Coonrod (Phillies) $0.3 1st

RP Peter Fairbanks (Rays) $0.3 1st

RP Sam Howard (Pirates) $0.3 1st 

RP Sean Poppen (Pirates) $0.3 1st

RHP Nick Mears (Pirates) $0.3 1st --------------------- FV 40+ ETA 2020

RP Cody Ponce (Pirates) $0.3 1st MLB

Bullpen total salary: $13.1

Dead Money:

None

Dead Money total salary: $0.0

Minors:

Rankings revised 3/21/21

FG Top 20 (2021) in green

2B Rodolfo Castro (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------- FV 40 ETA 2021 **

2B Nick Gonzales (Pirates) $0.3 1st -------------------- FV 50 ETA 2023  ** 86th overall

SS Liover Peguero (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------- FV 50 ETA 2022  ** 112th overall

OF Travis Swaggerty (Pirates) $0.3 1st ---------------- FV 50 ETA 2022   ** 125th overall

OF Calvin Mitchell (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------ FV 40+ ETA 2022 **
OF Sammy Siani (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------- FV 40+ ETA 2024 **

OF Rodolfo Nolasco (Pirates) $0.3 1st ---------------- FV 40+ ETA 2023 **

RHP Santiago Florez (Pirates) $0.3 1st ---------------- FV 40+ ETA 2021
RHP Nick Garcia (Pirates) $0.3 1st -------------------- FV 40 ..................... 2020 1.2m bonus
RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------ FV 40+ ETA 2023 **
RHP Jared Jones (Pirates) $0.3 1st -------------------- FV 40+ ETA 2025. **
RHP Tahnaj Thomas (Pirates) $0.3 1st ---------------- FV 50 ETA 2022  ** 100th overall

RHP Quinn Priester (Pirates) $0.3 1st ----------------- FV 55 ETA 2024  ** 46th overall

RHP Cody Bolton (Pirates) $0.3 1st -------------------- FV 45 ETA 2021  **

RHP Miguel Yajure (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------ FV 50 ETA 2021  ** 116th overall
SP Eddy Yean (Pirates) $0.3 1st ----------------------- FV 40+ EA 2022 **

RHP Steven Jennings (Pirates) $0.3 1st ---------------- FV 40

P Max Kranick (Pirates) $0.3 1st

C Henry Davis (Pirates) $0.3 1st ---------------------- FV 50 ETA 2024 ** 32nd overall
SS/SP Bubba Chandler (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------- FV 45 ETA 2026
SP Anthony Solometo (Pirates) $0.3 1st -------------- FV 40+ ETA 2026
OF Lonnie White (Pirates) $0.3 1st -------------------- FV 40+ ETA 2026
SS Diego Castillo (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------- FV 40+ ETA 2022
SS Hoy Park (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------------- FV 40 ETA 2021
C Carter Bins (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------------ FV 40 ETA 2023
SP Joaquin Tejada (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------ FV 40 ETA 2025
SP Ricky DeVito (Pirates) $0.3 1st --------------------- FV 40 ETA 2022


3B Jared Triolo (Pirates) $0.3 1st ----------------------- FV 40 ETA 2023
SP Michael Burrows (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------ FV 40 ETA 2022
SP Austin Roberts (Pirates) $0.3 1st -------------------- FV 40 ETA 2023
RP Blake Cederlind (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------- FV 40 ETA 2023
OF Sergio Campana (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------ FV 40 ETA 2023
OF Jack Herman (Pirates) $0.3 1st ---------------------- FV 40 ETA 2023
OF Shalin Polanco (Pirates) $0.3 1st -------------------- FV 40 $2.5m J2 2021
SP Owen Kellington (Pirates) $0.3 1st ------------------ FV 35 2021 June Draft
2B Jackson Glenn (Pirates) $0.3 1st -------------------- FV 35 2021 June Draft
SP Po-Yu Chen (Pirates) $0.3 1st ----------------------- FV 35 $1.5m 2019 J2

Total: 37 protected Pirates specs

Minors (non-Pirates):

(Prospects marked with ** have been updated to 2020 FG rankings)

C Miguel Amaya (Cubs) $0.3 1st ------------------------ FV xx ETA 2021

1B Shendrik Apostel (Cubs) $0.3 1st

2B Omar Estevez (Dodgers) $0.3 1st -------------------- FV 40 ETA 2021

SS Bobby Witt Jr (Royals) $0.3 1st ---------------------- FV 60 ETA 2023  ** 19th overall

OF Gilberto Celestino (Twins) $0.3 1st ------------------ FV 45 ETA 2021

OF Kristian Robinson (DBacks) $0.3 1st ---------------- FV 55 ETA 2022  ** 43rd overall

SP Josh Green (Diamondbacks) $0.3 1st ---------------- FV 40 ETA 2021

RHP Pedro Avila (Padres) $0.3 1st ---- TJS 9/2019 ---- FV 40 ETA 2021

8 Foreign Specs

Total Minor league salary: $13.5

Unprotected MLB Pirates:

RP Felipe Vasquez (Pirates) $1.0 6th ---- Deserves to die

Recently Unprotected Prospects of Note:

Notable Pirates Prospects owned by others (FG 2021 Rankings):

SP Roansy Contreras (Pirates) owned by Mets --- #3
3B Oneil Cruz (Pirates) owned by Marlins --- #6
IF Ji Hwan Bae (Pirates) owned by Cardinals --- #11
RHP Brennan Malone (Pirates) $0.3 owned by DBacks --- #12
OF Hudson Head (Pirates) owned by Giants --- #13
2B Maikel Escotto (Pirates) owned by Rangers --- #15
OF Canaan Smith-Njigba (Pirates) owned by Tigers --- #19
OF Jared Oliva (Pirates) $0.3 owned by Twins --- #24
C Endy Rodriguez (Pirates) $0.3 owned by Mets --- #25
1B Mason Martin (Pirates) owned by Nationals --- #26
P Jose Soriano (Pirates) owned by Dodgers --- #27
P Luis Oviedo (Pirates) owned by Indians --- #28
2B Tucupita Marcano (Pirates) owned by White Sox --- #34
OF Lolo Sanchez (Pirates) owned by Cardinals --- #52
C Abrahan Gutierrez (Pirates) owned by Marlins --- #57

Options available to be exercised:
SP Michael Pineda (Twins) $6.6 2020+

Free Agents (eligible for discount):

C JT Realmuto (Phillies) $6.4 6th

2B SS CF Ketel Marte (DBacks) $10.5 6th

LF CF Tommy Pham (Rays) $7.8 6th

1B 3B Neil Walker (FA) $1.5 2020

2B SS 3B Hernan Perez (Cubs) $1.0 6th

SP Homer Bailey (Twins) $1.1 2020
SP Noah Syndergaard (Mets) $4.7 6th

RP Daniel Hudson (Nationals) $0.6 2019+
RP Liam Hendriks (Athletics) $1.2 2019+
RP Ken Giles (Blue Jays) $4.6 6th
RP Matt Barnes (Red Sox) $4.2 6th

SP Wade LeBlanc (Orioles) $1.6 2020

Traded away still pending:

Traded for still pending:

Retired: