Service time in years & days (through 2024 season).

Bob Nutting Chairman of the Board
2007 -

• Bob Nutting, 2007 -
  • The family of Ogden Newspapers executive Bob Nutting secured controlling interest in the Pirates in January 2007.
• Kevin McClatchy, 1996-2007
  • A group led by Sacramento newspaper heir Kevin McClatchy bought the team for $92M in 1996.
• Forbes magazine valued the club at $1.32 billion in March 2024.

• 2025-29 payroll and tax tracker
• Pittsburgh free agent signings, 1991-2024

PIRATES PAYROLLS
Year	Opening Day 26-man	Year End 40-man	CB Tax 40-man
2024	$ 86,421,500 (29)	$                    (   )	$119,526,133 (25)
2023	$ 73,277,500 (27)	$ 72,518,237 (29)	$ 89,774,934 (28)
2022	$ 55,761,800 (28)	$ 61,196,070 (28)	$ 75,399,389 (29)
2021	$ 45,234,000 (30)	$ 50,337,389 (30)	$ 61,812,141 (30)
2020	$ 23,739,815 (30)	$ 24,056,794 (29)	$ 69,789,757 (30)
2019	$ 74,808,000 (28)	$ 78,286,587 (28)	$ 83,762,989 (30)
2018	$ 86,340,000 (27)	$ 90,579,541 (26)	$103,837,992 (27)
2017	$ 95,807,004 (24)	$ 95,865,735 (25)	$109,460,508 (24)
2016	$ 99,945,500 (20)	$ 99,866,170 (23)	$109,671,516 (24)
2015	$ 90,053,000 (24)	$ 95,889,960 (24)	$116,055,536 (22)
2014	$ 71,929,333 (28)	$ 78,379,602 (27)	$ 96,063,707 (28)
2013	$ 66,805,000 (26)	$ 74,608,266 (25)	$ 91,301,096 (24)
2012	$ 51,932,333 (30)	$ 61,300,313 (29)	$ 80,317,027 (27)
2011	$ 42,047,000 (28)	$ 51,784,810 (27)
2010	$ 39,068,000 (29)	$ 44,146,967 (29)
2009	$ 48,693,000 (28)	$ 47,991,132 (28)
2008	$ 48,689,783 (27)	$ 50,764,410 (29)
2007	$ 38,537,823 (27)	$ 51,360,907 (27)
2006	$ 46,717,750 (27)	$ 43,443,685 (28)
2005	$ 38,133,000 (29)	$ 30,139,200 (29)
2004	$ 32,227,929 (28)	$ 32,507,271 (28)
2003	$ 54,812,429 (20)	$ 62,314,723 (21)
2002	$ 42,323,599 (24)	$ 46,059,983 (24)
2001	$ 57,760,833 (19)	$ 46,661,290 (22)
2000	$ 29,600,000 (27)	$ 33,630,256 (25)

• Opening Day payrolls compiled by Baseball Prospectus include salaries and pro-rated signing bonuses for players on the active 25/26-man roster and injured list. Deferred payments and performance and award bonuses are not included.
• Year End 40-man roster payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned performance and award bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value.
• Year End Competitive Balance Tax payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include average annual value of contracts, earned bonuses, non-cash compensation, cash transactions, buyouts of unexercised options, and health and pension benefits. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value.

Ben Cherington General Manager
2020 -

• 2020 -
  • hired by Pittsburgh as General Manager 11/18/19, replacing Neal Huntington and interim GM Kevan Graves
• 2016-17, Toronto
  • VP, Baseball Operations
    
• 1999-2015, Boston
  • 2015 -
    • signed extension as EVP/GM
    • resigned as EVP/GM 8/19/15
      
  • 2012 -
    • promoted by Boston to Executive VP/GM 10/25/11
  • 2009-11: Senior VP and Assistant General Manager
    
  • 2006-08: VP, Player Personnel
  • 10/05 – 1/06: Co-General Manager (with Jed Hoyer)
  • 1999-2005: area scout, baseball operations assistant, coordinator of international scouting, director of player development
• Assistant GM Kevan Graves
• Assistant GM Steve Sanders
• Assistant GM Sarah Gelles
• Senior Director, Amateur Scouting Joe DelliCarri
• Senior Director, Baseball Informatics Dan Fox
• Director, Pro Scouting Steve Williams
• Director, International Scouting Junior Vizcaino

• former Executive VP & General Manager Neal Huntington
  • 4 years (2018-21)
    • signed extension with Pittsburgh 9/4/17
  • 3 years (2015-17), plus 2018 club option
    • signed extension with Pittsburgh 4/5/14
  • 3 years (2012-14), plus 2015 club option
    • signed extension with Pittsburgh 9/11/11
  • 1 year (2011)
    • signed extension with Pittsburgh during 2009-10 off-season
  • 3 years (2008-10)
    • hired 9/25/07
    • replaced Dave Littlefield & interim GM Brian Graham

Derek Shelton Manager
2024 -

• 2024 -
  • signed extension with Pittsburgh 4/23/23
• 4 years (2020-23)
  • hired as manager by Pittsburgh 11/27/19
• Minnesota, 2018-19
  • bench coach
• Toronto, 2017
  • quality control coach
• Tampa Bay, 2010-16
  • hitting coach
• Cleveland, 2005-09
  • hitting coach
    

• former manager Clint Hurdle
  • 4 years (2018-21)
    • signed extension with Pittsburgh 9/4/17
    • fired by Pittsburgh 9/29/19
  • 3 years (2015-17), plus 2018 club option
    • signed extension with Pittsburgh 4/5/14
  • 1 year (2014), plus 2015 club option
    • signed extension with Pittsburgh 2/19/13
  • 3 years (2011-13)
    • hired by Pittsburgh 11/15/10, replacing John Russell
• former manager John Russell
  • 2 years/$1.6M (2008-09), plus 2010, 2011 club options
    • hired by Pittsburgh 11/5/07
    • Pittsburgh exercised 2010 club option 2/21/09
    • Pittsburgh exercised 2011 club option during 2009-10 off-season
    • fired by Pittsburgh 10/4/10

 

Mitch Keller rhp
5 years/$77M (2024-28)

• 5 years/$77M (2024-28)
  • signed extension with Pittsburgh 2/22/24, replacing 1 year deal for $5,442,500 signed 1/11/24, avoiding arbitration
  • $2,057,500 signing bonus
  • 24:$5,442,500, 25:$15M, 26:$16.5M, 27:$18M, 28:$20M
  • perks: hotel suite on road trips
• 1 year/$2,437,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/21
    
• 1 year/$577,500 (2020)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/18
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2014 (2-64) (Xavier HS, Cedar Rapids, Ia.)
• $1M signing bonus ($886,800 slot)
• agent: Tidal Sports
• ML service: 5.026

Bryan Reynolds cf
8 years/$106.75M (2023-30), plus 2031 option

• 8 years/$106.75M (2023-30), plus 2031 club option
  • signed extension with Pittsburgh 4/25/23, replacing final season of previous contract
  • $2M signing bonus
  • 23:$6.75M, 24:$10M, 25:$12M, 26:$14M, 27:$15M, 28:$15M, 29:$15M, 30:$15M, 31:$20M club option ($2M buyout)
  • award bonuses: $250,000 for NL MVP ($150,000 for second place in vote, $100,000 for third). $75,000 for Silver Slugger. $50,000 each for WS MVP, All Star. $25,000 each for Gold Glove, LCS MVP
  • perk: hotel suite on road beginning in 2024
  • limited no-trade protection: Reynolds may block trades to 6 clubs annually
    
• 2 years/$13.5M (2022-23)
  • signed extension with Pittsburgh 4/14/22 (avoided arbitration, $4.9M-$4.25M)
  • 22:$6.75M, 23:$6.75M
• 1 year/$601,000 (2021)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/21
    
• 1 year/$589,500 (2020)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 4/20/19
• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from San Francisco 1/15/18
  
• drafted by San Francisco 2016 (2-59) (Vanderbilt)
• $1.35M signing bonus ($1.09M slot)
• agent: CAA
• ML service: 5.163

Isiah Kiner-Falefa ss
2 years/$15M (2024-25)

• 2 years/$15M (2024-25)
  • signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/27/23
  • 24:$7.5M, 25:$7.5M
  • performance bonuses based on plate appearances: $250,000 each for 500, 550 PAs
  • award bonuses: $150,000 for MVP ($125,000 for second in vote, $100,000 for third, $75,000 for fourth, $50,000 for fifth). $50,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, World Series MVP. $25,000 for LCS MVP
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Toronto 7/30/24, with Blue Jays paying Pirates undisclosed amount of cash as part of the deal
• 1 year/$6M (2023)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 11/18/22 (avoided arbitration)
    
• 1 year/$4.7M (2022)
  • acquired by Minnesota in trade from Texas 3/11/22
  • acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Minnesota 3/13/22
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$2M (2021)
  • re-signed by Texas 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$587,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Texas 3/20
• 1 year/$569,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Texas 3/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Texas 11/20/17
  • re-signed by Texas 2/24/18
• drafted by Texas 2013 (4-130) (Mid-Pacific Institute, Honolulu)
• $202,000 signing bonus ($385,900 slot)
• agent: ALIGND
• ML service: 7.000

Ke’Bryan Hayes 3b
8 years/$70M (2022-29), plus 2030 option

• 8 years/$70M (2022-29), plus 2030 club option
  • signed extension with Pittsburgh 4/12/22, replacing 1 year contract signed 3/22
  • 22:$10M, 23:$10M, 24:$7M, 25:$7M, 26:$7M, 27:$7M, 28:$8M, 29:$8M, 30:$12M club option ($6M buyout)
• 1 year/$589,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/19
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/20
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2015 (1s-32) (Concordia Lutheran HS, Tomball, Texas)
• $1.855M signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Ballengee
  
• ML service: 4.075

David Bednar rhp
1 year/$4.15M (2024)

• 1 year/$4.15M (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$745,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year/$715,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
• 1 year/$579,000 (2021)
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from San Diego 1/18/21
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/21
    
• 1 year/$564,300 (2020)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by San Diego 9/1/19
    
• drafted by San Diego 2016 (35-1,044) (Lafayette, Pa.)
• agent: WME
• ML service: 4.076

Bryan De La Cruz rf
1 year/$768,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$768,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/24
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Miami 7/30/24
    
• 1 year/$736,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/23
• 1 year/$706,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • acquired by Miami in trade from Houston 7/28/21
  • contract selected by Miami 7/30/21
• signed by Houston 9/23/13 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• agent: Klutch Sports
  
• ML service: 3.056

Connor Joe of
1 year/$2.125M (2024)

• 1 year/$2.125M (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/11/24 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$735,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year/$702,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/22
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Colorado 12/18/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by Colorado as a free agent 11/21/20 (minor-league contract)
    
  • contract selected by Colorado 5/6/21
    
• 2020
• 1 year (2019)
  • selected by Cincinnati from LA Dodgers in Rule 5 draft 12/13/18
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/19
  • acquired by San Francisco in trade from Cincinnati 3/21/19
  • returned by San Francisco to LA Dodgers 4/14/19
    
• acquired by LA Dodgers in trade from Atlanta 9/24/17
• acquired by Atlanta in trade from Pittsburgh 8/5/17
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2014 (1s-39) (San Diego)
• $1.25M signing bonus ($1,457,600 slot)
• agent: Boggs & Associates
• ML service: 3.136

Bailey Falter lhp
1 year/$755,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$755,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year/$733,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/23
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Philadelphia 8/1/23
    
• 1 year/$703,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Philadelphia 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/21
    
• drafted by Philadelphia 2015 (5-144) (Chino Hills HS, Calif.)
• $420,000 signing bonus ($373,100 slot)
• agent: Paragon Sports
• ML service: 2.138

Joey Bart c
1 year/$770,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$770,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/24
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade 4/2/24 after being DFA by San Francisco 3/31/24
    
• 1 year/$735,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/23
• 1 year/$707,500 (2022)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by San Francisco 8/20/20
• drafted by San Francisco 2018 (1-2) (Georgia Tech)
• $7.025M signing bonus ($7,494,600 slot)
• agent: Excel
• ML service: 3.020

Dennis Santana rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/6/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by NY Yankees 4/5/24
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 6/11/24 after being DFA by NY Yankees 6/9/24
    
• 1 year/$1M (2023)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
  • claimed by Minnesota off waivers from Atlanta 2/26/23
  • claimed by NY Mets off waivers from Minnesota 3/17/23
  • DFA by NY Mets 4/15/23, sent outright to Triple-A 4/18/23
  • contract selected by NY Mets 5/14/23
  • DFA by NY Mets 5/14/23, sent outright to Triple-A 5/17/23
  • contract selected by NY Mets 8/16/23
  • DFA by NY Mets 8/19/23, sent outright to Triple-A 8/22/23, refused assignment, elected free agency
• 1 year/$720,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Texas 3/22
  • acquired by Atlanta in trade from Texas 11/13/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/21
  • acquired by Texas in trade 6/17/21 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 6/12/21
    
• 1 year/$573,500 (2020)
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by LA Dodgers 11/20/17
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/18
• signed by LA Dodgers as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic 3/12/13
• agent: Nova Sports
• ML service: 4.126

Colin Holderman rhp
1 year/$755,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$755,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year/$725,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by NY Mets 5/15/22
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from NY Mets 7/22/22
• drafted by NY Mets 2016 (9-280) (Heartland JC, Ill.)
• $400,000 signing bonus ($163,700 slot)
• agent: ACES
• ML service: 2.144

Johan Oviedo rhp
1 year/$765,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$765,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year/$735,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by St. Louis 3/22
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from St. Louis 8/2/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by St. Louis 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by St. Louis 8/19/20
• signed by St. Louis 7/2/16 as a free agent from Cuba
  
• $1.9M signing bonus
• agent: CAA
  
• ML service: 3.079

Oneil Cruz ss
1 year/$755,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$755,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year/$720,000 (2023)
  • renewed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/19
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/20
• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from LA Dodgers 7/31/17
• signed by LA Dodgers 7/2/15 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $950,000 signing bonus
• agent: CAA
  
• ML service: 2.110

Dauri Moreta rhp
1 year/$755,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$755,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year/$725,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Cincinnati 11/18/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 9/22/21
• signed by Cincinnati 3/12/15 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• agent: Nova Sports
• ML service: 2.104

Jack Suwinski of
1 year/$755,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$755,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year/$725,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
    
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2016 (15-444) (Taft HS, Chicago)
• $550,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 2.058

Jason Delay c
1 year/$755,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$755,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year/$720,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 3/30/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/14/22
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 11/10/22
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2017 (4-118) (Vanderbilt)
• $100,000 signing bonus ($450,500 slot)
• ML service: 2.005

Joey Wentz lhp
1 year/$746,700 (2024)

• 1 year/$746,700 (2024)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/24
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 9/3/24 after being DFA by Detroit 8/30/24
• 1 year/$723,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Detroit 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/21
    
• acquired by Detroit in trade from Atlanta 7/31/19
• drafted by Atlanta 2016 (1s-40) (Shawnee Mission East, Prairie Village, Kan.)
• $3.05M signing bonus ($1,616,800 slot)
• agent: ACES
• ML service: 1.166

Luis Ortiz rhp
1 year/$747,500 (2024)

• 1 year/$747,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/13/22
• signed by Pittsburgh 10/2/18 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• agent: Equity Baseball
• ML service: 1.121

Josh Palacios cf
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 5/9/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/22
  • claimed by Washington off waivers 4/15/22 after being DFA by Toronto 4/11/22
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Washington 12/7/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Toronto 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/21
• drafted by Toronto 2016 (4-132) (Auburn)
• $438,100 signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Ballengee
  
• ML service: 1.111

Ji Hwan Bae 2b
1 year/$755,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$755,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year/$725,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/23/22
    
• signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 3/21/18
• $1.25M signing bonus
  
• originally agreed to a $300,000 signing bonus with Atlanta 9/22/17 as an amateur free agent from South Korea (MLB voided contract, declared Bae a free agent 11/17)
  
• ML service: 1.099

Carmen Mlodzinski rhp
1 year/$747,500 (2024)

• 1 year/$747,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/16/23
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2020 (1s-31) (South Carolina)
  
• $2.05M signing bonus ($2.312M slot)
• ML service: 1.088

Jared Triolo 2b
1 year/$745,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$745,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2019 (2-72) (Houston)
• $868,200 signing bonus ($870,700 slot)
  
• ML service: 1.078

Endy Rodríguez c
1 year/$745,000 (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from NY Mets 1/19/21
• signed by NY Mets 7/2/18 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $10,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 1.077

Henry Davis c
1 year/$747,500 (2024)

• 1 year/$747,500 (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/19/23
    
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2021 (1-1) (Louisville)
• $6.5M signing bonus ($8,415,300 slot)
• agent: WME
• ML service: 1.039

Alika Williams ss
1 year/$745,000 (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 7/25/23
• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Tampa Bay 6/2/23
• drafted by Tampa Bay 2020 (1s-37) (Arizona State)
  
• $1.85 signing bonus ($1,999,300 slot)
• ML service: 1.032

Hunter Stratton rhp
1 year/$800,000 (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 1/11/24 (minor-league contract with salary of $800,000 in majors)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 3/28/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/4/23
  • non-tendered by Pittsburgh 11/17/23
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2017 (16-478) (Walters State CC, Morristown, Tenn.)
• ML service: 1.028

Nick Gonzales ss
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/23/23
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2020 (1-7) (New Mexico State)
  
• $5,432,400 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 1.018

Jared Jones rhp
1 year/$740,000 (2024)

• 1 year/$740,000 (2024)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 3/28/24
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2020 (2-44) (La Miranda HS, Calif.)
• $2.2M signing bonus ($1,689,500 slot)
• ML service: 1.000

Paul Skenes rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 5/11/24
  • Skenes’ Major League service time figure increased from 142 days to 1 full year with 2024 Rookie of the Year award
    
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2023 (1-1) (LSU)
• $9.2M signing bonus ($9,721,000 slot)
• agent: WME
  
• ML service: 1.000

Braxton Ashcraft rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/14/23
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2018 (2-51) (Robinson HS, Texas)
• $1.825M signing bonus ($1,382,400 slot)
• ML service: 0.000

Michael Burrows rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2018 (11-324) (Waterford HS, Conn.)
• $500,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.002

Trey Cabbage 1b-of
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • acquired by Houston in trade 1/31/24 after being DFA by LA Angels 1/27/24
  • re-signed by Houston 3/24
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Houston 11/4/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by LA Angels 7/14/23
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by LA Angels as a free agent 11/28/21 (minor-league contract)
• drafted by Minnesota 2015 (4-110) (Grainger)
• $760,000 signing bonus ($517,900 slot)
• ML service: 0.146

Tsung-Che Cheng ss
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/14/23
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• signed by Pittsburgh 7/2/19 as an amateur free agent from Taiwan
• $380,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.000

Billy Cook 3b
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Baltimore 7/30/24
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/8/24
• drafted by Baltimore 2021 (10-287) (Pepperdine)
• $100,000 signing bonus ($148,600 slot)
• ML service: 0.022

Tristan Gray 3b
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Miami as a free agent 11/17/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Miami 5/12/24
  • claimed by Oakland off waivers 8/27/24 after being DFA by Miami 8/25/24
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Oakland 10/31/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 9/16/23
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Tampa Bay 11/4/23
• drafted by Tampa Bay 2017 (13-388) (Rice)
• $125,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.057

Kyle Nicolas rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/19/23
• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Miami 11/29/21
• drafted by Miami 2020 (2B-B-61) (Ball State)
• $1,129,700 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 0.170

Liover Peguero ss
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Arizona 1/27/20
  
• signed by Arizona 7/2/17 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
  
• $475,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.089

Nick Yorke 2b
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Boston 7/29/24
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/16/24
• drafted by Boston 2020 (1-17) (Archbishop Mitty HS, San Jose)
• $2.7M signing bonus ($3,609,700 slot)
• ML service: 0.014

 

Minor leagues

Bubba Chandler rhp-ss
2024

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2021 (3-72) (North Oconee HS, Bogart, Ga.)
• $3M signing bonus ($870,700 slot)
• ML service:

Brady Feigl lhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 1/21/24 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 8/25/24
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 8/27/24, sent outright to Triple-A 8/30/24
• 2022-23
  • independent leagues (Long Island, Frederick, Lexington)
• 2020
  • selected by San Diego from Texas in Rule 5 draft 12/12/19 (minor-league phase)
• acquired by Texas in trade from Atlanta 12/8/16
• signed by Atlanta 11/13 as an amateur free agent (Mount St. Mary’s)
  
• ML service: 0.000 (through 2023)

Konnor Griffin ss-of
2024

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2024 (1-9) (Jackson Prep, Flowood, Miss.)
  
• $6,532,025 signing bonus ($6,216,600 slot)
• ML service:

Thomas Harrington rhp
2024

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2022 (1s-36) (Campbell)
• $2,047,500 signing bonus ($2,150,300 slot)
  
• ML service:

Termarr Johnson 2b
2024

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2022 (1-4) (Mays HS, Ga.)
• $7,219,000 signing bonus ($7,005,800 slot)
  
• ML service:

Grant Koch c
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 5/28/24
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 6/4/24, sent outright to Triple-A 6/6/24
    
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2018 (5-144) (Arizona)
• $364,600 signing bonus (slot amount)
  
• ML service: 0.000 (through 2023)
  

Jake Lamb 1b-of
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/21/23 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year/$1.25M (2023)
  • signed by LA Angels as a free agent 12/21/22 (minor-league contract with salary of $1.25M in majors)
  • may opt out of contract 7/1/23 if not on Major League roster
  • contract selected by LA Angels 3/27/23
  • DFA by LA Angels 6/30/23, released 7/2/23
  • signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 7/14/23 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 3/14/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by LA Dodgers 6/30/22
  • acquired by Seattle in trade from LA Dodgers 8/2/22
  • DFA by Seattle 9/21/22, released 9/24/22
• 1 year/$1M (2021)
  • signed by Atlanta as a free agent 2/23/21 (non-guaranteed contract)
  • released by Atlanta 3/27/21 (due 45 days’ salary, $241,935)
  • signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 3/30/21
  • claimed by Toronto off waivers 9/3/21 after being DFA by Chicago White Sox 9/1/21
  • DFA by Toronto 9/23/21, released by Toronto 9/29/21
• 1 year/$5.51M (2020)
  • re-signed by Arizona 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration)
  • DFA by Arizona 9/10/20, released 9/12/20
  • signed by Oakland as a free agent 9/14/20
• 1 year/$4.825M (2019)
  • re-signed by Arizona 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration)
    
• 1 year/$4.275M (2018)
  • re-signed by Arizona 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$573,300 (2017)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/17
• 1 year/$520,300 (2016)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/16
• 1 year/$508,500 (2015)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/6/15
• 1 year (2014)
  • contract selected by Arizona 8/7/14
• drafted by Arizona 2012 (6-213) (Washington)
• $161,000 signing bonus ($160,400 slot)
• agent: CAA
• ML service: 8.010 (through 2023)
  

Eric Lauer lhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 3/6/24 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$5.075M (2023)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Milwaukee 10/20/23 (elected free agency 10/25/23)
• 1 year/$2.425M (2022)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/21
    
• 1 year/$582,300 (2020)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/20
    
• 1 year/$562,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/19
  • acquired by Milwaukee in trade from San Diego 11/27/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by San Diego 4/24/18
• drafted by San Diego 2016 (1-25) (Kent State)
• $2M signing bonus ($2,159,900 slot)
• agent: CAA
  
• ML service: 4.033 (through 2023)
  

Brennan Malone rhp
2024

• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Arizona 1/27/20
  
• drafted by Arizona 2019 (1-33) (IMG Academy, Sarasota, Fla.)
  
• $2,202,200 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service:

Yohan Ramírez rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 10/24/24 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year/$768,750 (2024)
  • re-signed by NY Mets 3/24
  • acquired by Baltimore in trade 4/11/24 after being DFA by NY Mets 4/8/24
  • claimed by NY Mets off waivers 5/6/24 after being DFA by Baltimore 5/2/24
  • acquired by LA Dodgers in trade 5/20/24 after being DFA by NY Mets 5/15/24
  • claimed by Boston off waivers 7/28/24 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 7/25/24
  • DFA by Boston 7/31/24, sent outright to Triple-A 8/2/24
  • elected free agency 10/1/24
    
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
  • claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers 9/5/23 after being DFA by Pittsburgh 9/1/23
  • acquired by NY Mets in trade 12/18/23 after being DFA by Chicago White Sox 12/13/23
• 1 year/$711,400 (2022)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/22
  • acquired by Cleveland in trade 5/16/22 after being DFA by Seattle 5/13/22
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade 7/8/22 after being DFA by Cleveland 7/3/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/21
    
• 1 year/$563,500 (2020)
  • selected by Seattle from Houston in Rule 5 draft 12/12/19
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/20
• signed by Houston 6/15/16 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
  
• ML service: 2.102 (through 2023)

Yerry Rodríguez rhp
1 year (2025)

• 1 year (2025)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 11/18/24 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$743,000 (2024)
  • re-signed by Texas 3/24
  • acquired by Toronto in trade 6/30/24 after being DFA by Texas 6/26/24
  • DFA by Toronto 9/12/24, sent outright to Triple-A 9/15/24
• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Texas 3/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Texas 3/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Texas 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Texas 3/21
• signed by Texas 9/2/15 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• ML service: 0.044 (through 2023)

Connor Sadzeck rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 2/12/24 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Minnesota as a free agent 2/11/23 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Milwaukee 7/13/22
  • DFA by Milwaukee 7/25/22, sent outright to Triple-A 7/29/22 (elected free agency)
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 8/11/21 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2020)
  • signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 3/20 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$556,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Texas 3/19
  • acquired by Seattle in trade 4/2/19 after being DFA by Texas 3/28/19
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Seattle 10/28/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Texas 2/24/18
• 1 year/$535,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by Texas 2/25/17
• 1 year/$507,500 (2016)
  • contract selected by Texas 11/20/15
  • re-signed by Texas 2/27/16
• drafted by Texas 2011 (11-354) (Howard JC, Texas)
  
• $350,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 1.047 (through 2023)
  

Connor Scott of
2024

• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Miami 11/29/21
• drafted by Miami 2018 (1-13) (H.B. Plant HS, Fla.)
• $4,038,200 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service:

Sammy Siani of
2024

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2019 (1s-37) (Penn Charter HS, Philadelphia)
  
• $2.15M signing bonus ($1,999,300 slot)
• ML service:

Canaan Smith-Njigba of
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • claimed by Seattle off waivers 2/7/24 after being DFA by Pittsburgh 1/31/24
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 2/19/24 after being DFA by Seattle 2/17/24
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/24
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 3/28/24, sent outright to Triple-A 3/31/24
• 1 year/$725,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
    
• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from NY Yankees 1/24/21
• drafted by NY Yankees 2017 (4-122) (South Alabama)
• $497,500 signing bonus ($433,100 slot)
• ML service: 0.147 (through 2023)
  

Levi Sterling rhp
2024

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2024 (CB-A-37) (Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, Calif.)
• $2,511,400 signing bonus (slot amount)
  
• ML service:

Beau Sulser rhp
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Toronto as a free agent 5/4/24 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Toronto 8/6/24
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 8/15/24 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year/$740,000 (2023)
  • signed by KT Wiz of Korea 11/22
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 6/29/23 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 4/24/22
  • claimed by Baltimore off waivers 5/14/22 after being DFA by Pittsburgh 5/12/22
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 10/18/22 after being DFA by Baltimore 10/14/22
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 11/10/22
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2017 (10-298) (Dartmouth)
• $5,000 signing bonus ($134,200 slot)
• ML service: 0.046 (through 2022)

Tahnaj Thomas rhp
2024

• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Cleveland 11/14/18
  
• signed by Cleveland 12/5/16 as an amateur free agent from the Bahamas
  
• $200,000 signing bonus
• ML service: