Rosternomics
JC

John Coppolella

Born Jul 28, 1979 · California, CA · age 46

General manager for the Braves (2016–2017).

2 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs0
Record140–183
Win %0.433
-15.8WAB — wins above budget137th/195 execs
-16.7Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)137th/195 execs
0.25Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)161st/195 execs
-13.7WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)69th/195 execs
-46Roster surplus $M101st/195 execs

How the roster was sourced

Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+6.3
Trade+0.1
Free agency+0.1
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.4
Sourcing mix: 43% draft · 29% FA · 28% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Braves GM 2016–2017 2 -15.8 -7.92 -16.7 -13.7 +6.3 +0.1 +0.1 +0.4 0.25 0.433 -46
Career total (1985+ data) 2 -15.8 -16.7 -13.7 +6.3 +0.1 +0.1 +0.4 0.25 0.433 -46

Players acquired — 34 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Ian Anderson P ATL Draft 2016 +3.6
Kurt Suzuki C ATL Free agency 2017 +2.1
Kyle Wright P ATL Draft 2017 +1.9
Huascar Ynoa P ATL Trade 2017 +1.5
R. A. Dickey P ATL Free agency 2016 +1.4
Charlie Culberson 3B/OF ATL Trade 2017 +1.3
Lane Adams OF ATL Free agency 2016 +0.9
Sam Freeman P ATL Free agency 2016 +0.9
Luiz Gohara P ATL Trade 2017 +0.9
Kyle Muller P ATL Draft 2016 +0.6
Jesse Biddle P ATL Trade 2016 +0.3
Rex Brothers P ATL Free agency 2017 +0.2
Luke Jackson P ATL Trade 2016 +0.1
Brandon McCarthy P ATL Trade 2017 +0.1
Danny Santana OF ATL Trade 2017 +0.1
Jeremy Walker P ATL Draft 2016 +0.1
Bryse Wilson P ATL Draft 2016 +0.1
Jed Bradley P ATL Trade 2016 +0.0
Tucker Davidson P ATL Draft 2016 -0.0
Adam McCreery P ATL Trade 2016 +0.0
Alexi Ogando P ATL Free agency 2016 -0.0
Michael Reed OF ATL Free agency 2017 -0.0
Madison Younginer P ATL Trade 2016 +0.0
Jhoulys Chacín P ATL Free agency 2016 -0.1
David Freitas C ATL Trade 2017 -0.1
Micah Johnson 2B ATL Trade 2017 -0.1
Blake Lalli C/1B ATL Free agency 2016 -0.1
Joel De La Cruz P ATL Trade 2016 -0.2
Alex Jackson C ATL Trade 2016 -0.2
Roberto Hernández P ATL Free agency 2016 -0.3
Eric O'Flaherty P ATL Free agency 2016 -0.3
Jason Motte P ATL Free agency 2017 -0.4
Travis Demeritte OF ATL Trade 2016 -0.5
Matt Kemp OF ATL Trade 2016 -1.0

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.