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Braves ATL

199065–97 (0.401)
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GM: Bobby Cox

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
$13M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.401
TAB
-6.7
WAB
-13.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.2
Dead money %
56%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-8.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RGreg Olson97
LErnie Whitt59
LJimmy Kremers27
RKelly Mann10
RJody Davis4
RFrancisco Cabrera3

1B

LDavid Justice69
LTommy Gregg50
RFrancisco Cabrera48
LMike Bell24
RJim Presley17
RNick Esasky9
RJody Davis6

2B

LJeff Treadway122
BMark Lemke44
RJeff Blauser14
RAlexis Infante10
RVictor Rosario1

3B

RJim Presley133
BMark Lemke45
RJeff Blauser9
RAndres Thomas5
RAlexis Infante4
RGreg Olson1

SS

RJeff Blauser93
RAndres Thomas72
RAlexis Infante3
RVictor Rosario3
BMark Lemke1

LF

RLonnie Smith122
RRon Gant38
LOddibe McDowell12
RJim Vatcher⇄10
LTommy Gregg7
RGerónimo Berroa3
LDavid Justice1

CF

RRon Gant113
LOddibe McDowell60
RJeff Blauser1

RF

LDavid Justice60
LTommy Gregg13
RJim Vatcher⇄11
RRon Gant2
LOddibe McDowell1

DH

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Starters

RJohn Smoltz3.9 WAR
LCharlie Leibrandt3.3 WAR
LTom Glavine3.0 WAR
LSteve Avery1.4 WAR
LTony Castillo1.4 WAR
RPete Smith0.6 WAR
RMark Grant⇄0.6 WAR
LDerek Lilliquist⇄0.6 WAR
RMarty Clary0.2 WAR
RPaul Marak0.2 WAR
RTommy Greene⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ LKent Mercker7 sv
LTony Castillo0 h
RRick Luecken⇄0 h
RDwayne Henry0 h
RMark Grant⇄0 h
RJoe Boever⇄0 h
LJoe Hesketh⇄0 h
RCharlie Kerfeld⇄0 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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Charlie Leibrandt3.3
Steve Avery1.4
Greg Olson0.9
Mark Grant0.6
Paul Marak0.2
Marvin Freeman0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Zane Smith1.7
Paul Assenmacher1.5
Jim Acker1.4
Dion James0.5
Mark Eichhorn0.5
Bruce Benedict0.4

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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ron Gant 1990 +5.1 +82.8 0.1 +82.7 $0.0M 2.05× –
John Smoltz 1990 +3.9 +67.5 0.2 +67.3 $0.1M 2.19× –
Lonnie Smith 1990 +4.0 +57.6 1.5 +56.1 $0.4M 1.79× –
Charlie Leibrandt 1990 +3.3 +51.8 1.0 +50.8 $0.3M 1.96× –
Tom Glavine 1990 +3.0 +47.2 0.3 +47.0 $0.1M 1.96× –
David Justice 1990 +3.3 +28.3 0.1 +28.2 $0.0M 1.07× –
Steve Avery 1990 +1.4 +11.5 0.1 +11.4 $0.1M 1.02× –
Tony Castillo 1990 +1.4 +7.7 0.1 +7.6 $0.1M 0.67× –
Jeff Treadway 1990 +1.3 +6.0 0.2 +5.8 $0.2M 0.56× –
Derek Lilliquist↔ 1990 +0.6 +5.2 0.1 +5.1 $0.1M 1.02× –
Dale Murphy↔ 1990 +0.9 +6.2 1.3 +4.9 $1.4M 0.83× –
Pete Smith 1990 +0.6 +5.0 0.2 +4.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jeff Blauser 1990 +0.8 +4.1 0.2 +3.9 $0.2M 0.61× –
Greg Olson 1990 +0.9 +3.6 0.1 +3.5 $0.1M 0.52× –
Mark Grant↔ 1990 +0.6 +3.4 0.2 +3.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Francisco Cabrera 1990 +0.3 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.3M 0.56× –
Marty Clary 1990 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.0 $0.6M 0.67× –
Tommy Gregg 1990 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.6M 0.56× –
Jim Vatcher↔ 1990 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.6 $0.4M 0.83× –
Mark Lemke 1990 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.3M 0.58× –
Mike Bell 1990 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.3M 0.56× –
Dwayne Henry 1990 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.2M 0.67× –
Sergio Valdez↔ 1990 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.8M 0.67× –
Charlie Kerfeld↔ 1990 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Jeff Parrett↔ 1990 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $12.6M 0.67× –
Victor Rosario 1990 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.61× –
Mike Stanton 1990 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Rick Luecken↔ 1990 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Oddibe McDowell 1990 -0.1 -1.0 0.7 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Joe Hesketh↔ 1990 -0.3 -1.6 0.3 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Tommy Greene↔ 1990 -0.4 -2.0 0.0 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Jody Davis 1990 -0.3 -1.4 0.8 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Kent Mercker 1990 -0.2 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 1.34× –
Nick Esasky 1990 -0.6 -2.7 1.4 -4.0 – 0.56× –
Ernie Whitt 1990 -0.7 -3.0 1.2 -4.2 – 0.52× –
Alexis Infante 1990 -0.9 -4.2 0.1 -4.3 – 0.56× –
Joe Boever↔ 1990 -0.9 -4.7 0.1 -4.8 – 0.67× –
Jim Presley 1990 -1.0 -4.7 0.6 -5.3 – 0.58× –
Andres Thomas 1990 -1.3 -6.3 0.6 -6.8 – 0.61× –
Doug Sisk 1990 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Geronimo Berroa 1990 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Jimmy Kremers 1990 -0.9 -3.9 – – – 0.52× –
Kelly Mann 1990 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.52× –
Marvin Freeman↔ 1990 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Marak 1990 +0.2 +1.9 – – – 1.02× –
Rusty Richards 1990 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+24.0+354.112.9+344.7—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1990 · TOR / ATL
TOR · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Nate Cromwell
ATL · Bobby Cox +$0.0M
Earl Sanders
Even trade
1990 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.0M
Dennis Hood
ATL · Bobby Cox +$0.0M
Scott Taylor
Even trade
1990 · PIT / ATL
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.8M
Greg Tubbs
ATL · Bobby Cox −$0.8M
Rico Rossy
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
1990 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Woody Woodward +$8.8M
Gary Eave, Ken Pennington
ATL · Bobby Cox −$8.8M
Jim Presley
SEA came out ahead by $8.8M
1990 · NYM / ATL
NYM · Frank Cashen +$1.6M
Tony Valle
ATL · Bobby Cox −$1.6M
Doug Sisk
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M
1990 · CLE / ATL
CLE · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Jeff Wetherby, Miguel Sabino
ATL · Bobby Cox +$0.0M
Tommy Hinzo, Dwight Taylor
Even trade
1990 · PHI / ATL
PHI · Lee Thomas +$10.4M
Joe Boever
ATL · Bobby Cox −$10.4M
Marvin Freeman
PHI came out ahead by $10.4M
1990 · PHI / ATL
PHI · Lee Thomas +$47.2M
Dale Murphy, Tommy Greene
ATL · Bobby Cox −$47.2M
Jeff Parrett, Jim Vatcher, Víctor Rosario
PHI came out ahead by $47.2M
1990 · HOU / ATL
HOU · Bill Wood +$0.8M
Kevin Dean, Lee Johnson
ATL · Bobby Cox −$0.8M
Charlie Kerfeld
HOU came out ahead by $0.8M
1990 · ATL / SDP
ATL · Bobby Cox +$2.4M
Mark Grant
SDP · Jack McKeon −$2.4M
Derek Lilliquist
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$12.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Lonnie Smith3412.000$1.5M$2.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Nick Esasky307.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Dale Murphy3414.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Ernie Whitt3814.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Charlie Leibrandt3311.000$1.0M$1.8M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Jody Davis339.000$800kFREE AGENT
Jim Presley286.000$640kFREE AGENT
Joe Hesketh316.000$258kFREE AGENT
Mark Grant266.000$224kFREE AGENT
Dwayne Henry286.000$120kFREE AGENT
Doug Sisk328.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Oddibe McDowell275.000$690kFREE AGENT
Andres Thomas265.000$550kFREE AGENT
Tom Glavine243.000$285kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Treadway273.000$250kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Parrett284.000$194kARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Smith243.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Blauser243.000$180kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Gregg263.000$155kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Gant253.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty Clary283.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexis Infante283.000$114kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Boever295.000$106kFREE AGENT
Charlie Kerfeld265.000$102kFREE AGENT
Sergio Valdez254.000$20kARB 3FREE AGENT
Marvin Freeman274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
John Smoltz232.000$210kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Stanton231.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Luecken291.000$111kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lemke242.000$105kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Cabrera231.000$102kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Justice241.000$102kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kent Mercker221.000$102kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Avery200.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Castillo272.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Bell220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Rosario230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Olson291.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Lilliquist241.000$61kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Vatcher250.000$37kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Greene231.000$33kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geronimo Berroa251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Kremers24–—
Kelly Mann22–—
Paul Marak24–—
Rusty Richards25–—

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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