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Pittsburgh enters the World Series with the 2nd lowest payroll in baseball at $86,042,100. For reference the 2003 World Series winning Marlins were the 6th lowest that year in payroll. Let’s take a look at how the Pirates acquired each player on the 2026 World Series roster.

Trade - 11
MLB Draft - 8
Waiver Claims - 5
FA Signing - 2

SP Hunter Brown trade with HOU (04/30/2025)
SP Paul Skenes 2023 MLB Draft Rd 1 Pick 1
SP Matthew Boyd trade with TOR (06/01/2026)
SP Jared Jones 2020 MLB Draft Rd 2 Pick 44
CL Ryan Helsley trade with StL (03/27/2025)
SU/CL Angel Perdomo waivers from NYY (06/02/2026)
SU Bubba Chandler 2021 MLB Draft Rd 3 Pick 72
RP Yennier Cano trade with BAL (07/28/2025)
RP Braxton Ashcraft 2018 MLB Draft Rd 2 Pick 51
RP Caleb Ferguson FA Signing (01/10/2025)
RP Hunter Stratton 2017 MLB Draft Rd 16 Pick 478
RP Declan Cronin waivers from KC (06/10/2026)
RP Colin Holderman trade with NYM (07/22/2022)
RF Kyle Tucker FA Signing (12/06/2025)
CF Jack Suwinski trade with SD (07/26/2021)
2B Jack Brannigan 2022 MLB Draft Rd 3 Pick 83
1B Oneil Cruz trade with LAD (07/31/2017)
LF Jarred Kelenic waivers from ATL (06/25/2026)
3B Jared Triolo 2019 MLB Draft Rd 2 Pick 72
C Endy Rodriguez trade with NYM (01/19/2021)
DH Sean Bouchard waivers from COL (04/18/2026)
SS Dansby Swanson trade with CHC (03/24/2026)
C Joey Bart trade with SF (04/02/2024)
2B Liover Peguero trade with ARI (01/27/2020)
2B Oswald Peraza waivers from NYY (04/12/2025)
LF Termarr Johnson 2022 MLB Draft Rd 1 Pick 4