Pittsburgh Pirates Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
SABRhood team report

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates ranks 4th in run generation and 11th in pitching performance, with a taxed bullpen and 3 recent risers.

League intelligence# 6 66.3 index
Run generation#4
Composite score 70.5
Pitching#11
Composite score 62.1
Recent play#14
3 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#28
Current state taxed
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsSecond base / ShortstopClearest upgrade lanesThird base / Designated hitter
CMiddle

Catcher

1.5WAR#16 of 30
Top valueEndy Rodríguez1.1 WAR
1BMiddle

First base

2.0WAR#12 of 30
Top valueSpencer Horwitz1.3 WAR
2BStrength

Second base

5.3WAR#2 of 30
Top valueBrandon Lowe3.2 WAR
3BNeed

Third base

0.1WAR#22 of 29
Top valueJared Triolo0.2 WAR
SSStrength

Shortstop

2.7WAR#8 of 28
Top valueOneil Cruz1.6 WAR
OFStrength

Outfield

5.2WAR#8 of 30
Top valueBryan Reynolds2.7 WAR
DHNeed

Designated hitter

-1.0WAR#20 of 20
Top valueMarcell Ozuna-1.0 WAR
SPStrength

Starting pitching

10.2WAR#8 of 30
Top valuePaul Skenes3.6 WAR
RPMiddle

Relief pitching

3.5WAR#13 of 30
Top valueCarmen Mlodzinski1.5 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Pittsburgh Pirates’s analytical identity

    Pittsburgh Pirates ranks 4th in run generation and 11th in pitching performance, with a taxed bullpen and 3 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Yohan Ramírez is the strongest recent pitcher signal

    Recent OPS allowed 0.095 versus 0.617 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Brandon Lowe is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

    Estimated wOBA: 0.273 vs L, 0.385 vs R.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Pitcher change profile

Yohan Ramírez

Pittsburgh Pirates | RHP

34.3
Season BF346OPS allowed0.582Est. wOBA allowed0.266Samplestrong
Biggest changeestimated wOBA allowed +2.34 z

Estimated wOBA allowed is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.3 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 85th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed88th
0.582
Est. wOBA allowed85th
0.266
Strikeout rate87th
28.6%
Walk rate allowed19th
10.4%
Hard-hit rate allowed93rd
30.8%
Run value allowed / PA83rd
-0.037
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+2.01 z
Recent 0.095 baseline 0.617
Est. wOBA allowed+2.34 z
Recent 0.042 baseline 0.281
Strikeout rate+1.98 z
Recent 42.9% baseline 27.7%
Walk rate allowed+2.08 z
Recent 0.0% baseline 11.1%
Hard-hit rate allowed-0.58 z
Recent 36.4% baseline 30.5%
Run value allowed / PA+2.30 z
Recent -0.249 baseline -0.024
Broadcast read: Estimated wOBA allowed is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.3 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 85th percentile. Recent sample: 21 BF; prior sample: 325 BF.
Pitcher change profile

Luke Weaver

Pittsburgh Pirates | RHP

30.8
Season BF229OPS allowed0.570Est. wOBA allowed0.250Samplemoderate
Biggest changeOPS allowed -2.11 z

OPS allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.1 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 90th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed90th
0.570
Est. wOBA allowed91st
0.250
Strikeout rate77th
26.2%
Walk rate allowed85th
6.1%
Hard-hit rate allowed75th
34.9%
Run value allowed / PA86th
-0.038
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed-2.11 z
Recent 1.128 baseline 0.517
Est. wOBA allowed-1.93 z
Recent 0.449 baseline 0.231
Strikeout rate-0.84 z
Recent 20.0% baseline 26.8%
Walk rate allowed+1.23 z
Recent 0.0% baseline 6.7%
Hard-hit rate allowed+0.12 z
Recent 33.3% baseline 35.0%
Run value allowed / PA-0.70 z
Recent 0.035 baseline -0.045
Broadcast read: OPS allowed is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.1 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 90th percentile. Recent sample: 20 BF; prior sample: 209 BF.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Bryan ReynoldsPittsburgh Pirates133
  2. 2Brandon LowePittsburgh Pirates113
  3. 3Oneil CruzPittsburgh Pirates95
  4. 4Nick GonzalesPittsburgh Pirates68
  5. 5Ryan O’HearnPittsburgh Pirates58
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Oneil CruzPittsburgh Pirates43.4%
  2. 2Esmerlyn ValdezPittsburgh Pirates33.8%
  3. 3Rafael Flores Jr.Pittsburgh Pirates31.5%
  4. 4Bryan ReynoldsPittsburgh Pirates31.2%
  5. 5Endy RodríguezPittsburgh Pirates29.8%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Bubba ChandlerPittsburgh Pirates156
  2. 2Camilo DovalPittsburgh Pirates112
  3. 3Mason MontgomeryPittsburgh Pirates82
  4. 4Jared JonesPittsburgh Pirates60
  5. 5Antwone KellyPittsburgh Pirates34
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Antwone KellyPittsburgh Pirates14.8%
  2. 2Camilo DovalPittsburgh Pirates11.1%
  3. 3Mason MontgomeryPittsburgh Pirates7.3%
  4. 4Bubba ChandlerPittsburgh Pirates6.0%
  5. 5Jared JonesPittsburgh Pirates4.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Nick GonzalesPittsburgh Pirates0.301
  2. 2Rafael Flores Jr.Pittsburgh Pirates0.286
  3. 3Jake MangumPittsburgh Pirates0.279
  4. 4Oneil CruzPittsburgh Pirates0.279
  5. 5Endy RodríguezPittsburgh Pirates0.267
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Brandon LowePittsburgh Pirates33
  2. 2Oneil CruzPittsburgh Pirates20
  3. 3Ryan O’HearnPittsburgh Pirates18
  4. 4Esmerlyn ValdezPittsburgh Pirates17
  5. 5Bryan ReynoldsPittsburgh Pirates17
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Rafael Flores Jr.Pittsburgh Pirates0.906
  2. 2Esmerlyn ValdezPittsburgh Pirates0.855
  3. 3Oneil CruzPittsburgh Pirates0.848
  4. 4Endy RodríguezPittsburgh Pirates0.840
  5. 5Brandon LowePittsburgh Pirates0.823
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Paul SkenesPittsburgh Pirates192
  2. 2Braxton AshcraftPittsburgh Pirates173
  3. 3Bubba ChandlerPittsburgh Pirates138
  4. 4Jared JonesPittsburgh Pirates109
  5. 5Mason MontgomeryPittsburgh Pirates99
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Mason MontgomeryPittsburgh Pirates37.4%
  2. 2Yohan RamírezPittsburgh Pirates28.6%
  3. 3Jared JonesPittsburgh Pirates28.6%
  4. 4Gregory SotoPittsburgh Pirates27.9%
  5. 5Kirby YatesPittsburgh Pirates27.8%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Mason MontgomeryPittsburgh Pirates0.529
  2. 2Luke WeaverPittsburgh Pirates0.570
  3. 3Yohan RamírezPittsburgh Pirates0.582
  4. 4Gregory SotoPittsburgh Pirates0.628
  5. 5Kirby YatesPittsburgh Pirates0.641
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Paul Skenes

124.2 IP · 3.90 ERA · 3.6 WAR

2,784 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
Four-Seam FastballFF · 1,142 pitches 41.0% 96.883rd pct 27.2%93rd pct 33.2%85th pct 52.5%52nd pct 0.0%100th pct 45.9%38th pct
SweeperST · 443 pitches 15.9% 84.374th pct 26.6%38th pct 22.2%8th pct 51.2%94th pct 0.0%100th pct 22.4%83rd pct
ChangeupCH · 347 pitches 12.5% 88.779th pct 33.5%72nd pct 37.6%64th pct 24.2%7th pct 0.0%100th pct 19.6%92nd pct
SinkerSI · 331 pitches 11.9% 96.686th pct 11.9%59th pct 25.7%51st pct 54.1%36th pct 0.0%100th pct 44.1%41st pct
SplitterFS · 286 pitches 10.3% 93.298th pct 17.4%7th pct 36.6%53rd pct 42.7%81st pct 0.0%100th pct 38.6%20th pct
SliderSL · 235 pitches 8.4% 86.651st pct 31.8%49th pct 38.6%78th pct 40.4%32nd pct 0.0%100th pct 39.5%36th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge83.7

Brandon Lowe

Pittsburgh Pirates

Brandon Lowe is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.273
vs R0.385

Estimated wOBA: 0.273 vs L, 0.385 vs R.

pitcher edge78.7

Luke Weaver

Pittsburgh Pirates

Luke Weaver is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.318
vs R0.174

Estimated wOBA: 0.318 vs L, 0.174 vs R.

hitter edge75.4

Ryan O’Hearn

Pittsburgh Pirates

Ryan O’Hearn is doing more damage against right-handed pitching

vs L0.257
vs R0.365

Estimated wOBA: 0.257 vs L, 0.365 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter89.4

Gregory Soto

LHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability90.0%Matchup100.0%Performance73.7%
Right-handed batter84.9

Luke Weaver

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability92.8%Matchup70.0%Performance75.3%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Oneil Cruz Oneil Cruz is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 90.4
Brandon Lowe Brandon Lowe is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 88.4
Esmerlyn Valdez Esmerlyn Valdez is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 87.5
Rafael Flores Jr. Rafael Flores Jr. is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 85.5
Yohan Ramírez Yohan Ramírez is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 84.9
Mason Montgomery Mason Montgomery is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 84.0
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.