Service time in years & days (through 2023 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, 2023.

• 2024-28 payroll and tax tracker
• Pittsburgh free agent signings, 1991-2023

PIRATES PAYROLLS
Year	Opening Day 26-man	Year End 40-man	CB Tax 40-man
2023	$ 73,277,500 (27)	$                   (   )	$ 94,625,336 (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
• 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
4 years (2020-23)
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

 

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: 3.075

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: 4.163

Mitch Keller rhp
1 year/$2,437,500 (2023)

• 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: Excel
• ML service: 4.026

JT Brubaker rhp
1 year/$2.275M (2023)

• 1 year/$2.275M (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$725,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
• 1 year/$590,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/21
    
• 1 year/$563,500 (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 2015 (6-187) (Akron)
• $200,000 signing bonus ($246,500 slot)
• ML service: 4.000

Ryan Borucki lhp
1 year/$1.6M (2024)

• 1 year/$1.6M (2024)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 11/17/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/4/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 4/30/23
  • DFA by Chicago Cubs 5/2/23, sent outright to Triple-A 5/5/23 (refused assignment, elected free agency)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 5/9/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/18/23
    
• 1 year/$825,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Seattle in trade 6/4/22 after being DFA by Toronto 5/31/22
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Seattle 11/9/22 (elected free agency)
• 1 year/$595,200 (2021)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/21
• 1 year/$573,800 (2020)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/20
• 1 year/$565,200 (2019)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Toronto 11/18/16
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/17
• drafted by Toronto 2012 (15-475) (Mundelein HS, Ill.)
• $426,000 signing bonus
• agent: ISE
• ML service: 5.006

David Bednar rhp
1 year/$745,000 (2023)

• 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.)
• ML service: 3.076

Connor Joe of
1 year/$735,000 (2023)

• 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 ($1.4576M slot)
• ML service: 2.136

Johan Oviedo rhp
1 year/$735,000 (2023)

• 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: ISE
  
• ML service: 2.079

Bailey Falter lhp
1 year/$733,000 (2023)

• 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)
• ML service: 1.138

Ji Hwan Bae 2b
1 year/$725,000 (2023)

• 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: 1.013

Roansy Contreras rhp
1 year/$725,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$725,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by NY Yankees 11/20/20
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from NY Yankees 1/24/21
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/21
• signed by NY Yankees 7/2/16 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $250,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 1.039

Colin Holderman rhp
1 year/$725,000 (2023)

• 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)
• ML service: 1.144

Max Kranick rhp
1 year/$725,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$725,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• 1 year/$705,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/21
    
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2016 (11-345) (Valley View HS, Archbold, Pa.)
• $300,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 1.143

Dauri Moreta rhp
1 year/$725,000 (2023)

• 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
• ML service: 1.104

Canaan Smith-Njigba of
1 year/$725,000 (2023)

• 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

Jack Suwinski of
1 year/$725,000 (2023)

• 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: 1.118

Andre Jackson rhp
1 year/$722,500 (2023)

• 1 year/$722,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/23
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade 6/26/23 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 6/20/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by LA Dodgers 11/20/20
  • re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/21
• drafted by LA Dodgers 2017 (12-370) (Utah)
• $247,500 signing bonus (no slot)
• ML service: 0.127

Oneil Cruz ss
1 year/$720,000 (2023)

• 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
• Republik Sports
  
• ML service: 1.110

Jason Delay c
1 year/$720,000 (2023)

• 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: 0.095

Jose Hernandez lhp
1 year/$720,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$720,000 (2023)
  • selected by Pittsburgh from LA Dodgers in Rule 5 draft 12/7/22
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• signed by LA Dodgers 5/12/16 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
  
• ML service: 1.000

Michael Burrows rhp
1 year (2023)

• 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: 0.000

Henry Davis c
1 year (2023)

• 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)
• ML service: 0.105

Nick Gonzales ss
1 year (2023)

• 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: 0.047

Thomas Hatch rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/23
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 8/6/23 after being DFA by Toronto 8/4/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/22
    
• 1 year/$584,800 (2021)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/21
• 1 year/$563,500 (2020)
  • contract selected by Toronto 11/20/19
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/20
• acquired by Toronto in trade from Chicago Cubs 7/30/19
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2016 (3-104) (Oklahoma State)
• $573,900 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 2.032

Carmen Mlodzinski rhp
1 year (2023)

• 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: 0.108

Kyle Nicolas rhp
1 year (2023)

• 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: 0.013

Luis Ortiz rhp
1 year (2022)

• 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
• ML service: 0.121

Josh Palacios cf
1 year (2023)

• 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)
  
• ML service: 1.047

Liover Peguero ss
1 year (2023)

• 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: 0.080

Quinn Priester rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 7/17/23
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2019 (1-18) (Cary-Grove HS, Cary, Ill.)
  
• $3.4M signing bonus ($3,481,300 slot)
• agent: Wasserman
  
• ML service: 0.049

Endy Rodríguez c
1 year (2023)

• 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: 0.077

Colin Selby rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2018 (16-474) (Randolph-Macon, Va.)
• $125,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.055

Jared Triolo 3b
1 year (2023)

• 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: 0.078

Alika Williams ss
1 year (2023)

• 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: 0.002

Jackson Wolf lhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by San Diego 7/22/23
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from San Diego 8/1/23
• drafted by San Diego 2021 (4-129) (West Virginia)
• $300,000 signing bonus ($438,700 slot)
• ML service: 0.000

 

Minor leagues

Cam Alldred lhp
1 year (2022)

• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 5/11/22
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 5/24/22, sent outright to Triple-A 5/28/22
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2018 (24-714) (Cincinnati)
• $100,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.003 (through 2022)
  

Gilberto Celestino of
1 year (2024)

• 1 year (2024)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 11/20/23 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$731,450 (2023)
  • signed by Minnesota 3/23
  • DFA by Minnesota 10/1/23, sent outright to Triple-A 10/5/23
• 1 year/$702,850 (2022)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/21
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 11/20/19
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/20
    
• acquired by Minnesota in trade from Houston 7/27/18
• signed by Houston 7/2/15 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $2.25M signing bonus
  
• ML service: 1.057 (through 2022)
  

Bubba Chandler rhp-ss
2023

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

Tyler Chatwood rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/22/22 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by SoftBank Hawks of Japan 1/2/22
• 1 year/$480,000 (2012)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/3/12
• 1 year/$3M (2021)
  • signed by Toronto as a free agent 1/19/21
  • performance bonuses based on innings pitched: $125,000 each for 40, 50, 55, 60 IP. $250,000 each for 85, 100 IP. $500,000 each for 120, 130, 140 IP.
  • DFA by Toronto 7/30/21, released 7/31/21
  • signed by San Francisco as a free agent 8/5/21 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by San Francisco 8/17/21
  • DFA by San Francisco 8/29/21
• 3 years/$38M (2018-20)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/7/17
  • 18:$12.5M, 19:$12.5M, 20:$13M
  • 2020 salary may increase:
    • $2M with 1) All-Star selections in both 2018 and 2019 or 2) one vote for Cy Young award in 2018 or 2019
    • $4M with votes for Cy Young award in both 2018 or 2019
• 1 year/$4.4M (2017)
  • re-signed by Colorado 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration)
• 2 years/$2M (2015-16)
  • signed extension with Colorado 1/14/15 (avoided arbitration)
  • 15:$1M, 16:$1M
  • 2016 performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 14, 17 starts. $50,000 each for 20, 23 GS. $0.1M for 26 GS
• 1 year/$502,000 (2014)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/9/14
• 1 year (2013)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/6/13
• 1 year/$480,000 (2012)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/3/12
• 1 year (2011)
  • contract purchased by LA Angels 4/11/11
  • acquired by Colorado in trade from LA Angels 11/30/11
• drafted by LA Angels 2008 (2-74) (Redlands East Valley HS, Calif.)
• $547,000 signing bonus
• agent: Excel
  
• ML service: 10.037 (through 2022)
  

Wil Crowe rhp
1 year/$745,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$745,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 7/21/23, sent outright to Triple-A 7/25/23
• 1 year/$715,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
• 1 year/$574,000 (2021)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Washington 8/22/20
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Washington 12/24/20
• drafted by Washington 2017 (2-65) (South Carolina)
• $946,500 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 2.011 (through 2022)

Kent Emanuel lhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 2/15/23 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$702,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/22
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Philadelphia 11/9/22
• 1 year/$570,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/21
  • claimed by Philadelphia off waivers from Houston 11/19/21
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/4/19
  • re-signed by Houston 3/20
  • placed on restricted list 8/6/20 (80-game suspension, PED violation)
    
• drafted by Houston 2013 (3-74) (North Carolina)
• $747,700 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 1.107 (through 2022)
  

Thomas Harrington rhp
2023

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

Termarr Johnson 2b
2023

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

Jared Jones rhp
2023

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2020 (2-44) (La Miranda HS, Calif.)
• $2.2M signing bonus ($1,689,500 slot)
• ML service:

Domingo Leyba ss-2b
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 3/3/23 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Arizona (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/21 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Arizona (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Arizona 5/15/21
  • claimed by Baltimore off waivers 6/4/21 after being DFA by Arizona 6/2/21
  • DFA by Baltimore 8/4/21, sent outright to Triple-A 8/8/21
  • released by Baltimore 8/20/21
  • signed by Texas as a free agent 9/3/21 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • suspended 80 games 3/6/20 (violation of PED policy)
    
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/20
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Arizona 11/20/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Arizona 11/18/16
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/17
• acquired by Arizona in trade from Detroit 12/5/14
• signed by Detroit 2012 as a free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $400,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.100 (through 2022)
  

Brennan Malone rhp
2023

• 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:

Juan Minaya rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 2/4/23 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Minnesota as a free agent 3/11/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 5/28/22
  • DFA by Minnesota 6/8/22, sent outright to Triple-A 6/10/22
  • contract selected by Minnesota 7/1/22
  • DFA by Minnesota 7/4/22, sent outright to Triple-A 7/6/22
  • released by Minnesota 9/4/22
  • re-signed by Minnesota as a free agent 9/7/22 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Minnesota as a free agent 12/17/20 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 5/29/21
  • DFA by Minnesota 6/5/21, sent outright to Triple-A 6/8/21
  • contract selected by Minnesota 7/17/21
  • non-tendered by Minnesota 11/30/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • signed by Minnesota as a free agent 1/28/20 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 8/28/20
  • DFA by Minnesota 9/1/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/19
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Chicago White Sox 3/15/19
  • contract selected by Chicago White Sox 5/5/19
  • DFA by Chicago White Sox 7/13/19, sent outright to Triple-A 7/17/19
  • elected free agency 10/19
• 1 year/$558,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/18
• 1 year/$535,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/20/15
  • re-signed by Houston 3/16
  • claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers 6/22/16 after being DFA by Houston 6/14/16
• signed by Houston 9/3/08 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• ML service: 2.160 (through 2022)

Dom Nuñez c
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 1/5/23 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Chicago Cubs 8/6/23
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 8/8/23 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year/$705,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/22
  • claimed by San Francisco off waivers from Colorado 11/9/22
  • non-tendered by San Francisco 11/18/22
• 1 year/$572,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/21
    
• 1 year/$565,500 (2020)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Colorado 8/13/19
• drafted by Colorado 2013 (6-169) (Elk Grove HS, Calif.)
• $800,000 signing bonus ($265,000 slot)
• agent: ALIGND
• ML service: 1.098 (through 2022)
  

Jared Oliva of
2023

• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 3/31/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/21/20
    
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2017 (7-208) (Arizona)
• $200,000 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 0.050 (through 2022)
  

Joe Perez 3b
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/23
  • DFA by Houston 8/1/23, released 8/3/23
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 8/14/23 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Houston 3/22
• drafted by Houston 2017 (2-53) (Archbishop McCarthy HS, Southwest Ranches, Fla.)
  
• $1.6M signing bonus ($1.265M slot)
• ML service: 0.007 (through 2022)
  

Connor Scott of
2023

• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Miami 11/29/21
• drafted by Miami 2018 (1-13) (H.B. Plant HS, Fla.)
• $4.0382M signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service:

Sammy Siani of
2023

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

Paul Skenes rhp
2023

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2023 (1-1) (LSU)
• $9.2M signing bonus ($9,721,000 slot)
  
• ML service:

Caleb Smith lhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 2/9/23 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year/$2M (2022)
  • re-signed by Arizona 11/30/21 (avoided arbitration)
  • DFA by Arizona 11/13/22, non-tendered 11/18/22
• 1 year/$1.465M (2021)
  • re-signed by Arizona 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$586,500 (2020)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/20
  • acquired by Arizona in trade from Miami 8/31/20
    
• 1 year/$556,500 (2019)
  • renewed by Miami 3/19
    
• 1 year/$1.09M (2018)
  • acquired by Miami in trade from NY Yankees 11/20/17
  • re-signed by Miami 3/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • selected by Milwaukee from NY Yankees in Rule 5 draft 12/8/16
  • acquired by San Diego in trade from Milwaukee 12/8/16
  • signed by Chicago Cubs 3/9/17
  • returned by Chicago Cubs to NY Yankees 3/28/17
  • contract selected by NY Yankees 7/16/17
• drafted by NY Yankees 2013 (14-434) (Sam Houston State)
• $100,000 signing bonus
• agent: Ballengee
  
• ML service: 5.077 (through 2022)
  

Beau Sulser rhp
1 year/$740,000 (2023)

• 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)
  

Travis Swaggerty of
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 7/17/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22
    
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2018 (1-10) (South Alabama)
• $4.4M signing bonus ($4,560,200 slot)
• ML service: 0.008 (through 2022)
  

Tahnaj Thomas rhp
2023

• 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:

Josh VanMeter 2b
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 1/9/23 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$726,800 (2022)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/22
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade 3/31/22 after being DFA by Arizona 3/28/22
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 9/10/22
  • elected free agency 10/6/22
• 1 year/$586,600 (2021)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/21
• 1 year/$568,500 (2020)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/20
  • acquired by Arizona in trade from Cincinnati 8/31/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 5/5/19
• acquired by Cincinnati in trade from San Diego 12/9/16
  
• drafted by San Diego 2013 (5-148) (Norwell HS, Ossian, Ind.)
• $508,000 signing bonus ($324,500 slot)
• agent: Sterling Sports
• ML service: 3.062 (through 2022)
  

Ryan Vilade lf
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/23
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 3/30/23, sent outright to Triple-A 4/4/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/22
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Colorado 11/9/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Colorado 9/18/21
• drafted by Colorado 2017 (2-48) (Stillwater HS, Okla.)
• $1,425,400 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 0.016 (through 2022)
  

Nathan Webb rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 11/20/22 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Kansas City 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Kansas City 3/22
  • DFA by Kansas City 11/13/22, non-tendered 11/18/22
• drafted by Kansas City 2016 (34-1,033) (Lee’s Summit HS, Mo.)
  
• $60,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.000 (through 2022)
  

Daniel Zamora lhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/22/22 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 3/10/22 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by NY Mets 3/21
  • claimed by Seattle off waivers 5/22/21 after being DFA by NY Mets 5/21/21
  • DFA by Seattle 6/24/21, sent outright to Triple-A 6/25/21
• 1 year (2020)
  • re-signed by NY Mets 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by NY Mets 3/5/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • acquired by NY Mets in trade from Pittsburgh 1/31/18
    
  • contract selected by NY Mets 8/17/18
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2015 (40-1,207) (Stony Brook)
• ML service: 0.156 (through 2022)
  

Rob Zastryzny lhp
1 year/$750,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$750,000 (2023)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/22/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 3/30/23
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 7/7/23, sent outright to Triple-A 7/10/23
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 8/24/23
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 9/4/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by NY Mets as a free agent 11/29/21 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by NY Mets 8/20/22
  • claimed by LA Angels off waivers 8/25/22 after being DFA by NY Mets 8/22/22
  • DFA by LA Angels 11/13/22, non-tendered 11/18/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by Miami as a free agent (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Miami 5/4/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • signed by Baltimore as a free agent 11/19 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Baltimore 9/18/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs (minor-league contract)
  • released by Chicago Cubs 3/24/19
  • signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 3/26/19 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/18
  • DFA by Chicago Cubs 9/1/18, sent outright to Triple-A 9/3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/17
    
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 8/9/16
    
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2013 (2-41) (Missouri)
• $1.1M signing bonus ($1,361,900 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.118 (through 2022)