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Braves ATL

198963–97 (0.394)
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GM: Bobby Cox

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$8M
Surplus $M
+2
Win %
0.394
TAB
-0.3
WAB
-11.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.8
Dead money %
41%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-7.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJody Davis72
RBruce Benedict65
RJohn Russell45
LJohn Mizerock11
RKelly Mann7
RFrancisco Cabrera⇄1

1B

LGerald Perry72
LDarrell Evans50
LTommy Gregg37
BDrew Denson12
REd Whited3
RFrancisco Cabrera⇄2
RJody Davis2
RJohn Russell2

2B

LJeff Treadway123
RJeff Blauser39
BMark Lemke14
REd Romero⇄7

3B

RJeff Blauser78
RRon Gant53
REd Whited29
LDarrell Evans28
LJeff Treadway6
RJohn Russell2

SS

RAndres Thomas138
RJeff Blauser30

LF

RLonnie Smith132
LJeff Wetherby7
LTommy Gregg7
LDavid Justice3
RRon Gant2
LTerry Blocker2
RJohn Russell1
RGerónimo Berroa1

CF

RDale Murphy82
LOddibe McDowell⇄69
RRon Gant14
RJeff Blauser2
LTerry Blocker2
LTommy Gregg2

RF

RDale Murphy70
LTommy Gregg41
RGerónimo Berroa33
LDion James⇄23
RJohn Russell14
LDavid Justice13
LTerry Blocker4
LJeff Wetherby2

DH

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Starters

RJohn Smoltz4.2 WAR
LDerek Lilliquist2.1 WAR
LTom Glavine2.1 WAR
RPete Smith2.0 WAR
LZane Smith⇄1.7 WAR
RMarty Clary1.3 WAR
RGary Eave0.1 WAR
RTommy Greene-0.0 WAR
LKent Mercker-0.0 WAR
RCharlie Puleo-0.1 WAR
RSergio Valdez-0.2 WAR
RRusty Richards-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJoe Boever21 sv
RJim Acker⇄0 h
LPaul Assenmacher⇄0 h
RMark Eichhorn0 h
RJose Alvarez0 h
LMike Stanton0 h
RSergio Valdez0 h
RCharlie Puleo0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Derek Lilliquist2.1
Oddibe McDowell1.6
Jeff Treadway1.6
Marty Clary1.3
Mike Stanton1.1
Geronimo Berroa0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Rick Mahler4.1
Ozzie Virgil Jr.1.3
Bruce Sutter0.7
German Jimenez0.5
Kevin Blankenship0.0
Juan Eichelberger-0.0

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Braves. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Lonnie Smith 1989 +8.1 +133.3 0.4 +132.9 $0.0M 2.05× –
John Smoltz 1989 +4.2 +72.8 0.1 +72.7 $0.0M 2.19× –
Derek Lilliquist 1989 +2.1 +25.3 0.1 +25.3 $0.0M 1.49× –
Tom Glavine 1989 +2.1 +24.5 0.1 +24.4 $0.1M 1.49× –
Pete Smith 1989 +2.0 +23.4 0.3 +23.1 $0.1M 1.49× –
Zane Smith↔ 1989 +1.7 +20.2 0.3 +19.9 $0.2M 1.49× –
Oddibe McDowell↔ 1989 +1.6 +16.0 0.2 +15.8 $0.1M 1.22× –
Mike Stanton 1989 +1.1 +12.2 0.1 +12.2 $0.1M 1.34× –
Paul Assenmacher↔ 1989 +1.5 +11.8 0.2 +11.5 $0.1M 0.98× –
Marty Clary 1989 +1.3 +10.7 0.1 +10.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Jeff Treadway 1989 +1.6 +10.3 0.1 +10.2 $0.1M 0.82× –
Joe Boever 1989 +0.8 +8.8 0.2 +8.6 $0.2M 1.34× –
Dale Murphy 1989 +1.4 +9.3 2.0 +7.3 $1.4M 0.83× –
Jim Acker↔ 1989 +1.4 +7.5 0.6 +7.0 $0.4M 0.67× –
Jeff Blauser 1989 +0.9 +4.4 0.1 +4.3 $0.1M 0.58× –
Geronimo Berroa 1989 +0.6 +4.0 0.1 +3.9 $0.1M 0.83× –
Dion James↔ 1989 +0.5 +3.6 0.2 +3.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
Bruce Benedict 1989 +0.4 +1.8 0.4 +1.4 $0.9M 0.52× –
José Álvarez 1989 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Tony Castillo↔ 1989 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.5 $0.3M 0.67× –
Jeff Wetherby 1989 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Ed Romero↔ 1989 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Sergio Valdez 1989 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
John Russell 1989 -0.4 -1.8 0.1 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Gerald Perry 1989 -0.5 -2.3 0.7 -2.9 – 0.56× –
Tommy Gregg 1989 -0.5 -3.1 0.1 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Jody Davis 1989 -0.6 -2.5 0.9 -3.4 – 0.52× –
Ed Whited 1989 -0.8 -3.7 0.1 -3.8 – 0.58× –
Andres Thomas 1989 -1.2 -5.7 0.5 -6.3 – 0.61× –
Darrell Evans 1989 -1.4 -6.3 0.4 -6.7 – 0.56× –
Charlie Puleo 1989 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
David Justice 1989 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Drew Denson 1989 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Dwayne Henry 1989 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Francisco Cabrera↔ 1989 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Gary Eave 1989 +0.1 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Jay Aldrich↔ 1989 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
John Mizerock 1989 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Kelly Mann 1989 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Kent Mercker 1989 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Mark Eichhorn 1989 +0.5 +2.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Lemke 1989 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Ron Gant 1989 -0.7 -3.1 – – – 0.58× –
Rusty Richards 1989 -0.3 -2.1 – – – 1.02× –
Terry Blocker 1989 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 0.83× –
Tommy Greene 1989 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+27.6+373.08.7+365.9—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1989 · ATL / KCR
ATL · Bobby Cox +$117.6M
Charlie Leibrandt, Rick Luecken
KCR · John Schuerholz −$117.6M
Gerald Perry, Jim Lemasters
ATL came out ahead by $117.6M
1989 · ATL / CLE
ATL · Bobby Cox +$4.0M
Oddibe McDowell
CLE · Hank Peters −$4.0M
Dion James
ATL came out ahead by $4.0M
1989 · ATL / TOR
ATL · Bobby Cox +$12.0M
Tony Castillo, Francisco Cabrera
TOR · Pat Gillick −$12.0M
Jim Acker
ATL came out ahead by $12.0M
1989 · ATL / MIL
ATL · Bobby Cox +$2.4M
Jay Aldrich
MIL · Harry Dalton −$2.4M
Ed Romero
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
1989 · CHC / ATL
CHC · Jim Frey +$5.6M
Paul Assenmacher
ATL · Bobby Cox −$5.6M
Kelly Mann, Pat Gomez
CHC came out ahead by $5.6M
1989 · TEX / ATL
TEX · Tom Grieve +$1.6M
Dave Miller
ATL · Bobby Cox −$1.6M
Dwayne Henry
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
1989 · TOR / ATL
TOR · Pat Gillick +$13.6M
Ricky Trlicek
ATL · Bobby Cox −$13.6M
Ernie Whitt, Kevin Batiste
TOR came out ahead by $13.6M
1989 · WSN / ATL
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$8.0M
Zane Smith
ATL · Bobby Cox −$8.0M
Sergio Valdez, Nate Minchey, Kevin Dean
WSN came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$8.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Dale Murphy3313.000$2.0M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jody Davis328.000$887k$800kFREE AGENT
Gerald Perry286.000$662kFREE AGENT
Jim Acker306.000$556kFREE AGENT
Darrell Evans4220.000$415kFREE AGENT
Lonnie Smith3311.000$400k$1.5M$2.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Bruce Benedict3311.000$395kFREE AGENT
Dion James266.000$188kFREE AGENT
José Álvarez338.000$125kFREE AGENT
Ed Romero3112.000$7kFREE AGENT
Mark Eichhorn287.000—FREE AGENT
John Mizerock286.000—FREE AGENT
Charlie Puleo348.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Andres Thomas254.000$510kARB 3FREE AGENT
Zane Smith285.000$258kFREE AGENT
Paul Assenmacher283.000$211kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oddibe McDowell264.000$197kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Boever284.000$167kARB 3FREE AGENT
John Russell285.000$145kFREE AGENT
Sergio Valdez243.000$68kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Blocker294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dwayne Henry275.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Pete Smith232.000$275kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Glavine232.000$118kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Treadway262.000$95kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Smoltz221.000$86kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Blauser232.000$82kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Gregg252.000$82kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geronimo Berroa240.000$70kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Wetherby250.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty Clary272.000$68kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Stanton220.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Lilliquist230.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Whited250.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Castillo261.000$30kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Aldrich282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Cabrera220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Denson23–—
Gary Eave251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Gant242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Greene220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Justice230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lemke231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Mann21–—
Kent Mercker210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rusty Richards24–—

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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