Braves — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$16M

Surplus $M

Win %

0.580

TAB

+2.1

WAB

+16.5

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

32.2

Dead money %

36%

Depth Players

5.0

Dead WAR

-4.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RGreg Olson127

RMike Heath45

RFrancisco Cabrera17

BDamon Berryhill⇄1

LJerry Willard1

1B

RBrian R. Hunter85

LSid Bream85

LMike Bell14

RFrancisco Cabrera14

LTommy Gregg13

LDanny Heep1

2B

BMark Lemke110

LJeff Treadway93

RJeff Blauser32

3B

BTerry Pendleton148

RJeff Blauser18

BMark Lemke15

SS

RRafael Belliard145

RJeff Blauser85

RVinny Castilla12

RRico Rossy1

LF

RLonnie Smith99

BOtis Nixon55

LDeion Sanders41

RKeith Mitchell24

LTommy Gregg9

RBrian R. Hunter5

LDanny Heep1

CF

RRon Gant148

BOtis Nixon17

LDeion Sanders5

RKeith Mitchell1

RF

LDavid Justice106

BOtis Nixon48

RKeith Mitchell10

LTommy Gregg5

RBrian R. Hunter1

LDeion Sanders1

DH

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Starters

LTom Glavine6.1 WAR

RJohn Smoltz3.7 WAR

LCharlie Leibrandt3.1 WAR

LSteve Avery3.1 WAR

LKent Mercker0.7 WAR

RPete Smith0.3 WAR

RRick Mahler⇄-0.1 WAR

RArmando Reynoso-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJuan Berenguer17 sv

LMike Stanton0 h

LKent Mercker0 h

RMarvin Freeman0 h

RJim Clancy⇄0 h

RRandy St. Claire0 h

RJeff Parrett0 h

RMark Wohlers0 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 1990)

Player	fWAR
Terry Pendleton	6.3
Otis Nixon	1.9
Juan Berenguer	0.6
Rafael Belliard	0.5
Sid Bream	0.5
Alejandro Pena	0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player	1990 fWAR
Dale Murphy	0.9
Derek Lilliquist	0.6
Mark Grant	0.6
Paul Marak	0.2
Marty Clary	0.2
Jim Vatcher	0.1

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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Tom Glavine	1991	+6.1	+122.4	0.7	+121.7	$0.1M	2.50×	–
Terry Pendleton	1991	+6.3	+71.5	1.8	+69.8	$0.3M	1.43×	–
John Smoltz	1991	+3.7	+64.3	0.4	+64.0	$0.1M	2.19×	–
Steve Avery	1991	+3.1	+49.3	0.1	+49.1	$0.0M	1.96×	–
Charlie Leibrandt	1991	+3.1	+48.6	1.8	+46.7	$0.6M	1.96×	–
Ron Gant	1991	+1.9	+18.6	1.2	+17.4	$0.6M	1.22×	–
David Justice	1991	+1.8	+17.6	0.3	+17.3	$0.2M	1.22×	–
Mike Stanton	1991	+1.0	+11.2	0.1	+11.1	$0.1M	1.34×	–
Kent Mercker	1991	+0.7	+7.0	0.1	+6.9	$0.2M	1.34×	–
Juan Berenguer	1991	+0.6	+6.9	0.9	+6.0	$1.4M	1.34×	–
Lonnie Smith	1991	+1.0	+6.9	2.0	+4.8	$2.0M	0.83×	–
Alejandro Pena↔	1991	+0.5	+5.0	0.3	+4.7	$0.5M	1.34×	–
Jeff Treadway	1991	+1.1	+4.9	0.8	+4.1	$0.7M	0.56×	–
Marvin Freeman	1991	+0.5	+2.8	0.2	+2.6	$0.4M	0.67×	–
Jeff Blauser	1991	+0.5	+2.4	0.3	+2.2	$0.6M	0.61×	–
Pete Smith	1991	+0.3	+2.1	0.4	+1.7	$1.4M	1.02×	–
Sid Bream	1991	+0.5	+2.1	1.6	+0.5	$3.4M	0.56×	–
Mike Bielecki↔	1991	+0.0	+0.1	0.0	+0.1	$2.1M	0.67×	–
Damon Berryhill↔	1991	-0.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	–	0.52×	–
Francisco Cabrera	1991	+0.0	+0.0	0.1	-0.1	$42.5M	0.52×	–
Jeff Parrett	1991	-0.1	-0.3	0.9	-1.1	–	0.67×	–
Dan Petry↔	1991	-0.2	-1.1	0.2	-1.2	–	0.67×	–
Mark Lemke	1991	-0.3	-1.3	0.1	-1.5	–	0.56×	–
Tony Castillo↔	1991	-0.3	-1.6	0.1	-1.6	–	0.67×	–
Tommy Gregg	1991	-0.4	-2.0	0.3	-2.2	–	0.56×	–
Mike Heath	1991	-0.8	-3.4	0.9	-4.4	–	0.52×	–
Deion Sanders	1991	-0.8	-5.6	0.7	-6.2	–	0.83×	–
Armando Reynoso	1991	-0.2	-1.9	–	–	–	1.02×	–
Brian R. Hunter	1991	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Danny Heep	1991	+0.1	+0.5	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Doug Sisk	1991	-0.2	-0.9	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Greg Olson	1991	+0.8	+3.3	–	–	–	0.52×	–
Jerry Willard	1991	+0.1	+0.3	–	–	–	0.52×	–
Jim Clancy↔	1991	-0.2	-1.7	–	–	–	1.34×	–
Keith Mitchell	1991	+0.2	+1.0	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Mark Wohlers	1991	-0.1	-0.7	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Mike Bell	1991	-0.4	-1.6	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Otis Nixon	1991	+1.9	+18.1	–	–	–	1.22×	–
Rafael Belliard	1991	+0.5	+2.4	–	–	–	0.61×	–
Randy St. Claire	1991	+0.2	+1.0	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Rick Mahler↔	1991	-0.1	-0.4	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Rico Rossy	1991	-0.0	-0.1	–	–	–	0.61×	–
Vinny Castilla	1991	-0.1	-0.6	–	–	–	0.61×	–
Total	—	+32.3	+447.0	16.3	+412.3	—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1991 · ATL / CHC

ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.0M

Mike Bielecki, Damon Berryhill

CHC · Jim Frey +$0.0M

Turk Wendell, Yorkis Pérez

Even trade

1991 · ATL / BOS

ATL · John Schuerholz +$6.4M

Mickey Pina

BOS · Lou Gorman −$6.4M

Dan Petry

ATL came out ahead by $6.4M

1991 · KCR / ATL

KCR · Herk Robinson +$0.8M

Rico Rossy

ATL · John Schuerholz −$0.8M

Bobby Moore

KCR came out ahead by $0.8M

1991 · ATL / WSN

ATL · John Schuerholz +$31.2M

Otis Nixon, Boi Rodriguez

WSN · Dave Dombrowski −$31.2M

Jimmy Kremers, Keith Morrison

ATL came out ahead by $31.2M

1991 · DET / ATL

DET · Joe McDonald +$5.6M

Víctor Rosario

ATL · John Schuerholz −$5.6M

Dan Petry

DET came out ahead by $5.6M

1991 · ATL / CHW

ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.0M

Danny Heep

CHW · Ron Schueler +$0.0M

Kevin Castleberry

Even trade

1991 · HOU / ATL

HOU · Bill Wood +$1.6M

Matt Turner, Earl Sanders

ATL · John Schuerholz −$1.6M

Jim Clancy

HOU came out ahead by $1.6M

1991 · NYM / ATL

NYM · Frank Cashen +$4.8M

Tony Castillo, Joe Roa

ATL · John Schuerholz −$4.8M

Alejandro Peña

NYM came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll

$16.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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 (17)

Player	Age	Svc	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Lonnie Smith	35	13.000	$2.0M	$1.8M	FREE AGENT
Charlie Leibrandt	34	12.000	$1.8M	$3.2M	FREE AGENT
Terry Pendleton	30	7.000	$1.8M	$3.0M	$2.2M	$3.2M	FREE AGENT	$1.2M
Sid Bream	30	8.000	$1.6M	$2.4M	$1.6M	FREE AGENT
Mike Heath	36	13.000	$950k	FREE AGENT
Juan Berenguer	36	13.000	$900k	$715k	FREE AGENT
Alejandro Pena	32	10.000	$254k	$2.6M	FREE AGENT		$174k
Dan Petry	32	12.000	$162k	FREE AGENT
Mike Bielecki	31	7.000	$40k	$1.3M	FREE AGENT	$150k		$125k	$708k
Rafael Belliard	29	9.000	—	$500k	$800k	$800k	$550k	$575k	$250k
Jim Clancy	35	14.000	—	FREE AGENT
Danny Heep	33	12.000	—	FREE AGENT
Rick Mahler	37	12.000	—	FREE AGENT
Otis Nixon	32	8.000	—	$1.8M	$2.8M	FREE AGENT
Randy St. Claire	30	7.000	—	FREE AGENT
Doug Sisk	33	9.000	—	FREE AGENT
Jerry Willard	31	7.000	—	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

Player	Age	Svc	1991	1992	1993	1994
Ron Gant	26	4.000	$1.2M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jeff Parrett	29	5.000	$855k	FREE AGENT
Jeff Treadway	28	4.000	$770k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tom Glavine	25	4.000	$698k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Pete Smith	25	4.000	$365k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
John Smoltz	24	3.000	$355k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jeff Blauser	25	4.000	$280k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tommy Gregg	27	4.000	$265k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Marvin Freeman	28	5.000	$190k	FREE AGENT
Mark Lemke	25	3.000	$138k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tony Castillo	28	3.000	$68k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Damon Berryhill	27	4.000	$4k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

Player	Age	Svc	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Deion Sanders	23	2.000	$660k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
David Justice	25	2.000	$296k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Stanton	24	2.000	$120k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Kent Mercker	23	2.000	$117k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Steve Avery	21	1.000	$110k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Francisco Cabrera	24	2.000	$110k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Bell	23	1.000	—	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Vinny Castilla	23	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brian R. Hunter	23	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Keith Mitchell	21	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Greg Olson	30	2.000	—	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Armando Reynoso	25	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Rico Rossy	27	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mark Wohlers	21	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Graphs

Regime	Seasons	Win %	Playoff %	Pennant %	WS %
WINDOW	289	52.2	30.1	4.8	1.0
CONTEND	309	56.8	63.1	19.1	10.0
FORCED-SPEND	262	48.0	9.2	1.5	1.5
REBUILD	328	43.3	1.2	0.3	0.3

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Braves ATL

Overview

Front Office

Offense

Pitching & Defense

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 1990)

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (17)

Arbitration-eligible (12)

Pre-arbitration (14)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Braves ATL

Overview

Front Office

Offense All positionsC1B2B3BSSOF (LF/CF/RF)LFCFRFINF (1B/2B/3B/SS)Middle infield (2B/SS)C/DH

Pitching & Defense ALL SP RP

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 1990)

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (17)

Arbitration-eligible (12)

Pre-arbitration (14)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Offense

Pitching & Defense