Service time in years & days (through 2019 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 $1.275 billion in April, 2019.

• 2020-24 payroll and tax tracker

PIRATES PAYROLLS
Year	25-man Opening Day	40-man Year End (rank)
2019	$ 74,808,000	$000,000,000 (00)
2018	$ 86,340,000	$103,837,992 (27)
2017	$ 95,807,004	$109,460,508 (24)
2016	$ 99,945,500	$109,671,516 (24)
2015	$ 90,053,000	$ 95,889,960 (24)
2014	$ 71,929,333	$ 78,379,602 (27)
2013	$ 66,805,000	$ 74,608,266 (25)
2012	$ 51,932,333	$ 61,300,313 (29)
2011	$ 42,047,000	$ 51,784,810 (27)
2010	$ 39,068,000	$ 44,146,967 (29)
2009	$ 48,693,000	$ 47,991,132 (28)
2008	$ 48,689,783	$ 50,764,410 (29)
2007	$ 38,537,823	$ 51,360,907 (27)
2006	$ 46,717,750	$ 43,443,685 (28)
2005	$ 38,133,000	$ 30,139,200 (29)
2004	$ 32,227,929	$ 32,507,271 (28)
2003	$ 54,812,429	$ 62,314,723 (21)
2002	$ 42,323,599	$ 46,059,984 (24)
2001	$ 57,760,833	$ 46,661,290 (22)
2000	$ 29,600,000	$ 33,630,256 (25)

• Opening Day payrolls include salaries and pro-rated signing bonuses for players on active roster and disabled list, as well as guaranteed salaries to be earned that season by players no longer on the roster. Deferred payments and performance or award bonuses are not included.
• Year End payrolls compiled by Major League Baseball include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned incentive bonuses, non-cash compensation, cash transactions and buyouts of unexercised options. Deferred salaries 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, assistant director and director of player development
• Assistant GM Kevan Graves
• 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

Clint Hurdle Manager
4 years (2018-21)

• 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
• Texas Rangers
  • hitting coach, 2010
• Colorado Rockies
  • manager, 2002-09
  • hitting coach, 1997-2002
• 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

 

Starling Marte cf
6 years/$31M (2014-19), plus 2020-21 options

• 6 years/$31M (2014-19), plus 2020-21 club option
  • signed extension with Pittsburgh 3/27/14, replacing 1-year, $516,000 contract signed 3/6/14
  • $2M signing bonus
  • 14:$500,000, 15:$1M, 16:$3M, 17:$5M, 18:$7.5M, 19:$10M, 20:$11.5M club option ($2M buyout), 21:$12.5M club option ($1M buyout)
  • option prices increase by $500,000 each for top-five finish in 2014-19 MVP votes, with maximum increase of $1M
  • 2021 option increases $500,000 for top-5 finish in 2020 MVP vote
  • placed on restricted list 4/18/17 (80-game suspension for violation of MLB’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs)
  • Pittsburgh exercised 2020 option 10/31/19
• 1 year/$500,000 (2013)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/1/13
• 1 year (2012)
  • contract purchased by Pittsburgh 11/18/11
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/3/12
• signed by Pittsburgh 1/07 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $85,000 signing bonus
• agent: GSE Worldwide
• ML service: 6.162

Chris Archer rhp
6 years/$25.5M (2014-19), plus 2020-21 club options

• 6 years/25.5M (2014-19), plus 2020-21 club options
  • signed extension with Tampa Bay 4/2/14, replacing 1-year contract for $511,200 signed 3/2/14
  • $1M signing bonus
  • 14:$500,000, 15:$1M, 16:$2.75M, 17:$4.75M, 18:$6.25M, 19:$7.5M, 20:$9M club option ($1.75M buyout), 21:$11M club option ($250,000 buyout)
  • if Archer does not qualify for arbitration as a Super 2 after 2015 season, guarantee is reduced to $20M (16:$1M, 17:$3M, 18:$4.75M, 19:$7M)
  • at signing, largest deal for player with less than 1 year of service
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Tampa Bay 7/31/18 with $2,049,731 remaining in 2018 salary ($11,799,731 total)
  • Pittsburgh exercised 2020 option 11/4/19
• 1 year/$511,200 (2014)
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/2/14
• 1 year (2013)
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/2/13
• 1 year (2012)
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/3/12
• 1 year (2011)
  • contract purchased by Chicago Cubs 11/19/10
  • acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Chicago Cubs 1/7/11
• acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Cleveland 12/31/08
  
• drafted by Cleveland 2006 (5-161) (Clayton HS, N.C.)
• agent: GSE Worldwide (previously ISE Baseball)
• ML service: 6.156

Gregory Polanco lf
5 years/$35M (2017-21), plus 2022-23 option

• 5 years/$35M (2017-21), plus 2022-23 club option
  • signed extension with Pittsburgh 4/5/16
  • $3M signing bonus
  • 17:$1M, 18:$3.5M, 19:$5.5M, 20:$8M, 21:$11M, 22:$12.5M club option ($3M buyout), 23:$13.5M club option ($1M buyout)
  • price of 2022-23 options may increase by $2M each with escalators based on performance
• 1 year/$535,000 (2016)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/16
• 1 year/$525,000 (2015)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/4/15
• 1 year (2014)
  • contract purchased by Pittsburgh 11/20/13
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/6/14
• signed by Pittsburgh 2009 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $175,000 signing bonus
• agent: Wasserman Media Group
• ML service: 5.103

Felipe Vazquez lhp
4 years/$22M (2018-21), plus 2022-23 options

• 4 years/$22M (2018-21), plus 2022-23 club options
  
  • signed extension with Pittsburgh 1/15/18 (avoided arbitration, $2.9M-$2.4M)
  • $2M signing bonus
  • 18:$2.5M, 19:$4M, 20:$5.25M, 21:$7.25M, 22:$10M club option ($1M buyout), 23:$10M club option ($500,000 buyout)
  • award bonuses, including $0.325M for Reliever of Year
  • placed on restricted list 9/17/19 (arrest)
• 1 year/$564,500 (2017)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• 1 year/$516,100 (2016)
  • re-signed by Washington 3/16
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Washington 7/29/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • re-signed by Washington 3/15
• 1 year (2014)
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 2/14
  • acquired by Washington in trade from Tampa Bay 2/13/14
• 1 year (2013)
  • contract purchased by Tampa Bay 11/20/12
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/2/13
• signed by Tampa Bay 7/30/08 as a free agent from Venezuela
• agent: Magnus Sports
  
• ML service: 4.162

Keone Kela rhp
1 year/$3.175M (2019)

• 1 year/$3.175M (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration)
  • placed on restricted list 7/23/19 (unspecified contract violation), activated 7/24/19
    
• 1 year/$1.2M (2018)
  • re-signed by Texas 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Texas 7/30/18 with $0.4M remaining on contract
• 1 year/$543,210 (2017)
  • re-signed by Texas 2/25/17
  • Kela was optioned to Triple-A on March 31, 2017, and recalled April 17, 2017, leaving him 4 days shy of a full season of ML service time. MLB later credited him with a full season for 2017
• 1 year/$518,000 (2016)
  • re-signed by Texas 2/27/16
• 1 year/$507,500 (2015)
  • contract selected by Texas 4/5/15
• drafted by Texas 2012 (12-396) (Everett CC, Wash.)
• $100,000 signing bonus
• agent: Wasserman Media Group
• ML service: 5.000

Richard Rodriguez rhp
1 year/$650,000 (2019)

• 1 year/$650,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/7/17 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 4/13/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Baltimore (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Baltimore 9/1/17
  • DFA by Baltimore, sent outright to Triple-A 9/17/17
• acquired by Baltimore in trade from Houston 6/25/15
• signed by Houston 4/20/10 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• ML service: 2.016

Jameson Taillon rhp
1 year/$587,500 (2019)

• 1 year/$587,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$571,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year/$555,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/14
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/4/15
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2010 (1-2) (The Woodlands HS, Texas)
• $6.5M signing bonus
• agent: Hendricks Sports
• ML service: 3.110

Josh Bell of
1 year/$587,000 (2019)

• 1 year/$587,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$572,500 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year/$549,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/15
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/16
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2011 (2-61) (Dallas Jesuit HS)
• $5M signing bonus
• agent: Boras Corp.
• ML service: 3.053

Adam Frazier ss
1 year/$584,000 (2019)

• 1 year/$584,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$571,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year/$549,500 (2017)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/24/16
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2013 (6-179) (Mississippi State)
• $240,600 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 3.075

Trevor Williams rhp
1 year/$584,000 (2019)

• 1 year/$584,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$569,500 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year/$544,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Miami 10/24/15
    
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/6/16
• drafted by Miami 2013 (2-44) (Arizona State)
• $1.2614M signing bonus
• ML service: 3.027

Joe Musgrove rhp
1 year/$582,500 (2019)

• 1 year/$582,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$571,000 (2018)
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Houston 1/13/18
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
• 1 year/$543,400 (2017)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/20/15
  • re-signed by Houston 3/16
• acquired by Houston in trade from Toronto 7/20/12
  
• drafted by Toronto 2011 (1s-46) (Grossmont HS, Cajon, Calif.)
• $500,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 3.063

Kyle Crick rhp
1 year/$581,500 (2019)

• 1 year/$581,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from San Francisco 1/15/18
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by San Francisco 11/20/15
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/16
• drafted by San Francisco 2011 (1s-49) (Sherman HS, Texas)
• $900,000 signing bonus
• agent: BBI Sports Group
• ML service: 2.104

Edgar Santana rhp
1 year/$581,500 (2019)

• 1 year/$581,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$556,500 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/10/17
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 8/23/17
• signed by Pittsburgh 10/12/13 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• ML service: 2.048

Colin Moran 3b
1 year/$579,500 (2019)

• 1 year/$579,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$550,000 (2018)
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Houston 1/13/18
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/17
• 1  year (2016)
  • contract selected by Houston 5/17/16
• acquired by Houston in trade from Miami 7/31/14
  
• drafted by Miami 2013 (1-6) (University of North Carolina)
• $3.5165M signing bonus
• agent: Excel Sports
• ML service: 2.107

Elias Diaz c
1 year/$578,500 (2019)

• 1 year/$578,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$559,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• 1 year/$510,000 (2016)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/14
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/4/15
• signed by Pittsburgh 11/7/08 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• agent: Magnus Sports
• ML service: 3.088

Chad Kuhl rhp
1 year/$578,000 (2019)

• 1 year/$578,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$570,500 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year/$550,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/26/16
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2013 (9-269) (Delaware)
• $145,000 signing bonus ($145,200 slot)
• ML service: 3.079

Erik Gonzalez 3b
1 year/$577,000 (2019)

• 1 year/$577,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
• 1 year/$547,800 (2018)
  • re-signed by Cleveland 3/18
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Cleveland 11/14/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Cleveland 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by Cleveland 3/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • re-signed by Cleveland 3/10/15
• 1 year (2014)
  • contract purchased by Cleveland 11/20/13
  • re-signed by Cleveland 3/10/14
• signed by Cleveland 8/26/08 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• ML service: 3.007

Steven Brault lhp
1 year/$574,500 (2019)

• 1 year/$574,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$557,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 7/5/16
• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Baltimore 7/5/16
• drafted by Baltimore 2013 (11-339) (Regis University, Colo.)
• ML service: 2.085

Jose Osuna of
1 year/$573,500 (2019)

• 1 year/$573,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/5/16
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• signed by Pittsburgh 12/9/09 as an amateur free agent from Veneuzuela
• ML service: 2.069

Dovydas Neverauskas rhp
1 year/$569,000 (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$557,500 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/5/16
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• signed by Pittsburgh 7/9/09 as an amateur free agent from Lithuania
• $60,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.170

Chris Stratton rhp
1 year/$567,500 (2019)

• 1 year/$567,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/19
  • acquired by LA Angels in trade from San Francisco 3/26/19
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from LA Angels 5/11/19
    
• 1 year/$552,500 (2018)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by San Francisco 11/20/15
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/16
• drafted by San Francisco 2012 (1-20) (Mississippi State)
• $1.85M signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Bo McKinnis
• ML service: 2.100

Pablo Reyes 2b
1 year/$565,500 (2019)

• 1 year/$565,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/1/18
    
• signed by Pittsburgh 4/5/12 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• ML service: 0.127

Nick Burdi rhp
1 year/$559,000 (2019)

• 1 year/$559,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year/$545,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Philadelphia 12/14/17
• selected by Philadelphia from Minnesota in Rule 5 draft 12/14/17
  
• drafted by Minnesota 2014 (2-46) (Louisville)
• $1.2188M signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 2.000

Kevin Newman 2b
1 year/$557,500 (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 8/16/18
    
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2015 (1-19) (Arizona)
• $2.175M signing bonus ($2.2738M slot)
• ML service: 1.046

Dario Agrazal rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 1/11/19, sent outright to Triple-A 1/18/19
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/15/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/17
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
• signed by Pittsburgh 7/1/12 as an amateur free agent from Panama
  
• ML service: 0.076

J.T. Brubaker rhp
1 year (2019)

• 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: 0.000

Montana DuRapau rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 5/9/19
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2014 (32-971) (Bethune-Cookman)
• $ signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.030

Luis Escobar rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/17
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
• signed by Pittsburgh 7/8/13 as an amateur free agent from Colombia
• ML service: 0.020

Michael Feliz rhp
1 year/$850,000 (2019)

• 1 year/$850,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 11/30/18 (avoided arbitration)
  • split contract paying $0.375M in minors
    
• 1 year/$575,500 (2018)
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Houston 1/13/18
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
• 1 year/$546,200 (2017)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/17
• 1 year/$508,200 (2016)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by Houston 11/20/14
  • signed by Houston 3/15
• signed by Houston 2010 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $400,000 signing bonus 
• previous contract with Oakland ($0.8M signing bonus) was voided
• agent: Octagon
• ML service: 3.169

Geoff Hartlieb rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 5/17/19
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2016 (29-885) (Lindenwood University, Mo.)
• ML service: 0.093

Clay Holmes rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/18/16
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2011 (9-272) (Slocomb HS, Ala.)
• $1.2M signing bonus
• ML service: 1.031

Sam Howard lhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Colorado as a free agent 1/13/19 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Colorado 7/21/19
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Colorado 10/30/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Colorado 11/20/17
  • re-signed by Colorado 3/18
  • non-tendered by Colorado 11/30/18
• drafted by Colorado 2014 (3-82) (Georgia Southern)
• $672,100 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 0.102

Williams Jerez rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by LA Angels 3/19
  • acquired by San Francisco in trade from LA Angels 3/26/19
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 9/13/19 after being DFA by San Francisco 9/10/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Boston 11/20/17
  • re-signed by Boston 3/18
  • acquired by LA Angels in trade from Boston 7/30/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Boston 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by Boston 11/20/15
  • re-signed by Boston 3/2/16
  • DFA by Boston 12/8/16, sent outright to Triple-A 12/16/16
• drafted by Boston 2011 (2-81) (Grant Street HS, Brooklyn, N.Y.)
• $443,700 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.074

Mitch Keller rhp
1 year (2019)

• 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)
• ML service: 0.059

Kevin Kramer 2b
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/4/18
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2015 (2-62) (UCLA)
• $850,000 signing bonus ($994,800 slot)
• ML service: 0.060

Jason Martin of
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/18
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Houston 1/13/18
• drafted by Houston 2013 (8-227) (Orange Lutheran HS, Calif.)
• $159,700 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 0.058

Bryan Reynolds of
1 year (2019)

• 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)
• ML service: 0.163

Yacksel Rios rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/19
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 8/3/19 after being DFA by Philadelphia 7/29/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Philadelphia 8/22/17
• drafted by Philadelphia 2011 (12-391) (Conchita Cuevas HS, Gurabo P.R.)
• ML service: 1.036

Jacob Stallings c
1 year/$564,000 (2019)

• 1 year/$564,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 5/17/19
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 5/26/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/7/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 6/19/16
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 7/5/16, sent outright to Triple-A 7/6/16
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/13/16
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 11/2/16
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2012 (7-226) (University of North Carolina)
• $10,000 signing bonus ($148,000 slot)
• ML service: 1.149

Cole Tucker ss
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/20/18
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2014 (1-24) (Mountain Pointe HS, Calif.)
• $1.8M signing bonus ($1.9255M slot)
• ML service: 0.080

 

Minor leagues

Steve Baron c
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/18/18 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/3/19
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 10/25/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • signed by St. Louis as a free agent 1/2/18 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by St. Louis 5/17/18
  • DFA by St. Louis 6/5/18, sent outright to Triple-A 6/7/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Seattle as a free agent 11/25/16 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/16
  • DFA by Seattle 11/2/16, released 11/9/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by Seattle 9/8/15
• drafted by Seattle 2009 (1s-33) (Ferguson HS, Miami)
• $980,000 signing bonus
• agent: Magnus Sports
  
• ML service: 0.074

Will Craig 3b
2019

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2016 (1-22) (Wake Forest)
• $2.2537M signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Bledsoe Agency
• ML service:

Oneil Cruz ss
2019

• 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
  
• ML service:

Jake Elmore 2b
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Chicago White Sox (minor-league contract)
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Chicago White Sox 3/28/19
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 5/13/19
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 5/26/19, sent outright to Triple-A 5/29/19
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/17/19
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 10/25/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 2/10/18 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2017)
  • signed by Toronto as a free agent 2/8/17 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2016)
  • signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 12/15/15 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Milwaukee 6/28/16
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Milwaukee 10/28/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 11/5/14
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Cincinnati 11/7/14
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 1/29/15 (elected free agency)
  • signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 2/9/15 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 4/22/15
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Tampa Bay 11/6/15
    
• 1 year/$505,500 (2014)
  • acquired by Oakland in trade 2/27/14 after being DFA by Chicago White Sox 2/26/14
  • signed by Oakland 3/14
  • claimed by Cincinnati off waivers 8/2/14 after being DFA by Oakland 7/31/14
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Cincinnati 11/3/14
• 1 year (2013)
  • re-signed by Houston 3/13
  • claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers from Houston 11/20/13
• 1 year (2012)
  • contract purchased by Arizona 8/11/12
  • claimed by Houston off waivers from Arizona 11/1/12
• drafted by Arizona 2008 (34-1,038) (Arizona State)
• ML service: 2.125

Ke’Bryan Hayes 3b
2019

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2015 (1s-32) (Concordia Lutheran HS, Tomball, Texas)
• $1.855M signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Ballengee Group
• ML service:

Corban Joseph 1b-2b
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Baltimore 11/18 (minor-league contract)
  • selected by Oakland from Baltimore in minor-league phase of Rule 5 draft 11/18
  • contract selected by Oakland 8/14/19
  • claimed by San Francisco off waivers 9/3/19 after being DFA by Oakland 9/1/19
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 9/16/19 after being DFA by San Francisco 9/14/19
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 10/25/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • signed by Baltimore as a free agent 2/14/18 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Baltimore 6/15/19
  • DFA by Baltimore 6/29/18, sent outright to Triple-A 7/1/18
  • contract selected by Baltimore 9/7/18
  • sent outright to Triple-A 11/1/18
    
• 1 year/ (2017)
  • signed by Washington 11/20/16 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by Baltimore (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2015)
  • signed by Atlanta as a free agent 1/25/15 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Atlanta 6/3/15
  • signed by Baltimore as a free agent 6/15/15 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2014)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees (minor-league contract)
  • released by NY Yankees 8/27/14
    
• 1 year (2013)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/13
  • sent outright to Triple-A by NY Yankees 11/21/13
    
• 1 year/$480,000 (2012)
  • contract selected by NY Yankees 11/18/11
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/7/11
    
• drafted by NY Yankees 2008 (4-140) (Franklin HS, Tenn.)
• $207,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.113

Tom Koehler rhp
1 year (2019), plus 2020 option

• 1 year (2019), plus 2020 club option
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 2/6/19 (minor-league contract)
  • 19:$0.85M in majors, 20:$1.25M club option
  • performance bonuses: may earn additional $250,000 in 2019 and $1.25M in 2020
• 1 year/$2M (2018)
  • signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 12/20/17
  • performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 40, 45 games. $100,000 for 50 games. $150,000 each for 55, 60 games. $250,000 each for 10, 15, 20, 25 games started. $150,000 each for 20, 32, 40 games finished
  • released by LA Dodgers 11/20/18
    
• 1 year/$5.75M (2017)
  • re-signed by Miami 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Toronto in trade from Miami 8/19/17, with Marlins paying an undisclosed portion of remaining $1,351,092 remaining on contract
  • non-tendered by Toronto 12/1/17
• 1 year/$3.5M (2016)
  • re-signed by Miami 1/15/16 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$555,000 (2015)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/3/15
• 1 year/$515,000 (2014)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/1/14
• 1 year (2013)
  • re-signed by Miami 2/19/13
• 1 year (2012)
  • contract purchased by Miami 11/18/11
  • re-signed by Miami 3/2/12
• drafted by Florida 2008 (18-538) (Stony Brook)
• agent: Dave Pepe, Pro Stars
• ML service: 5.152

Jesus Liranzo rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 6/5/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Baltimore 3/18
  • acquired by LA Dodgers in trade 4/2/18 after being DFA by Baltimore 3/29/18
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 4/5/18 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 4/4/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Baltimore 11/18/16
  • re-signed by Baltimore 3/17
• signed by Baltimore as a free agent 7/6/13 (minor-league contract)
• released by Atlanta 6/12/13
• signed by Atlanta 5/4/12 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
  
• ML service: 0.000 (through 2018)

James Marvel rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 9/8/19
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 11/4/19
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2015 (36-1,087) (Duke)
• $150,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.022

Brandon Maurer rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 1/30/19 (minor-league contract with salary of $1.5M in majors)
  • may earn additional $1.25M in performance bonuses
  • may opt out of contract 3/24/19 if not on Major League roster
• 1 year/$2.95M (2018)
  • lost arbitration with Kansas City 2/16/18 ($3.5M-$2.95M)
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Kansas City 5/3/18
  • contract selected by Kansas City 6/15/18
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Kansas City 11/2/18 (elected free agency)
    
• 1 year/$1.9M (2017)
  • re-signed by San Diego 1/13/17 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Kansas City in trade from San Diego 7/24/17, with Royals responsible for remaining $716,393 in 2017 salary)
• 1 year/$526,400 (2016)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/16
• 1 year/$519,000 (2015)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/10/15
• 1 year/$504,600 (2014)
  • re-signed by Seattle 2/27/14
  • acquired by San Diego in trade from Seattle 12/30/14
• 1 year/$490,000 (2013)
  • contract purchased by Seattle 11/20/12
  • re-signed by Seattle 2/19/13
• drafted by Seattle 2008 (23-702) (Orange Lutheran HS, Calif.)
• $150,000 signing bonus
• agent: Frye McCann
• ML service: 5.040 (through 2018)

Alex McRae rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 11/30/18 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 5/27/19
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 11/4/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 7/7/18
  • DFA by Pittsburgh 11/27/18, sent outright to Triple-A 11/30/18
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2015 (10-311) (Jacksonville)
• $125,000 signing bonus ($137,600 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.061

Calvin Mitchell of
2019

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2017 (2-50) (Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego)
• $1.3573M signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service:

Gift Ngoepe 2b
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 1/11/19 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Philadelphia 6/20/19
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 6/29/19 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2018)
  • acquired by Toronto in trade from Pittsburgh 11/20/17
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/18
  • DFA by Toronto 5/3/18, sent outright to Triple-A 5/7/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 11/5/15
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/16
• signed by Pittsburgh 9/29/08 as a free agent from South Africa
• $15,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.072 (through 2018)

Quinn Priester rhp
2019

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2019 (1-18) (Cary-Grove HS, Cary, Ill.)
  
• $3.4M signing bonus ($3,481,300 slot)
• ML service:

Yefry Ramirez rhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Baltimore 3/19
  • acquired by Pittsburgh in trade 5/27/19 after being DFA by Baltimore 5/22/19
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 11/4/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Baltimore 3/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by NY Yankees 8/13/16
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/17
  • acquired by Baltimore in trade from NY Yankees 7/31/17
• selected by NY Yankees from Arizona in Rule 5 draft 12/10/15
• signed by Arizona 1/25/11 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
  
• ML service: 0.163

Sammy Siani of
2019

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

Travis Swagerty of
2019

• drafted by Pittsburgh 2018 (1-10) (South Alabama)
• $4.4M signing bonus ($4.5602M slot)
• ML service:

Nik Turley lhp
2019

• 1 year/$545,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/18
  • sent outright to Triple-A 10/4/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • signed by Minnesota as a free agent 10/21/16 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 6/11/17
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Minnesota 11/6/17
    
• 1 year (2016)
  • signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 11/24/15 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Chicago White Sox 3/26/16
  • signed by Boston as a free agent 4/3/16 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Boston 7/14/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • signed by San Francisco as a free agent 12/14 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2014)
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/14
  • released by NY Yankees 4/26/14
    
• 1 year (2013)
  • contract selected by NY Yankees 11/20/12
  • re-signed by NY Yankees 3/13
    
• drafted by NY Yankees 2008 (50-1,502) (Harvard Westlake HS, North Hollywood, Calif.)
• $125,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.048 (through 2017)
  

Wei-Chung Wang lhp
1 year (2019)

• 1 year (2019)
  • signed by Oakland as a free agent 2/2/19 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Oakland 5/25/19
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers from Oakland 8/31/19
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 11/4/19
    
• 2018
  • released by Milwaukee 1/26/18 (will play in South Korea)
  • signed with NC Dinos of KBO
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Milwaukee 7/30/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2015)
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/15 (minor-league contract)
  • DFA by Milwaukee 6/16/15, sent outright to Triple-A 6/18/15
    
• 1 year/$500,000 (2014)
  • selected by Milwaukee from Pittsburgh in Rule 5 draft 12/12/13
  • re-signed by Milwaukee 3/14
    
• re-signed by Pittsburgh 10/5/11 after initial contract was voided when it was discovered Wang need elbow surgery (making him eligible for Rule 5 draft if not on Major League roster)
  
• signed by Pittsburgh 6/24/11 as an amateur free agent from Taiwan
• ML service: 1.148