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199298–64 (0.605)Lost World Series
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GM: John Schuerholz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$34M
Surplus $M
-0
Win %
0.605
TAB
+8.3
WAB
+14.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.0
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-5.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RGreg Olson94
BDamon Berryhill84
RJavy Lopez9
RFrancisco Cabrera1
LJerry Willard⇄1

1B

LSid Bream120
RBrian R. Hunter92
LRyan Klesko5

2B

BMark Lemke145
LJeff Treadway45
RJeff Blauser21
RRafael Belliard1

3B

BTerry Pendleton158
BMark Lemke13
LSteve Lyons⇄11
RVinny Castilla4
LJeff Treadway1
RJeff Blauser1

SS

RRafael Belliard139
RJeff Blauser106
RVinny Castilla4

LF

RRon Gant138
RLonnie Smith35
LDeion Sanders12
BMelvin Nieves3
BOtis Nixon2
LTommy Gregg2
RBrian R. Hunter1

CF

BOtis Nixon102
LDeion Sanders60
RRon Gant23
LTommy Gregg4

RF

LDavid Justice140
BOtis Nixon16
LDeion Sanders9
RBrian R. Hunter5
LTommy Gregg4
BMelvin Nieves3

DH

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Starters

RJohn Smoltz5.3 WAR
LTom Glavine5.3 WAR
LSteve Avery3.7 WAR
LCharlie Leibrandt3.5 WAR
RMike Bielecki1.8 WAR
RPete Smith1.1 WAR
RDavid Nied0.9 WAR
RArmando Reynoso-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Reardon⇄30 sv
LMike Stanton0 h
RMarvin Freeman0 h
LKent Mercker0 h
RAlejandro Pena0 h
RMark Wohlers0 h
RJuan Berenguer⇄0 h
LMark Davis⇄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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
David Nied0.9
Jeff Reardon0.3
Javy Lopez0.1
Melvin Nieves0.0
Pedro Borbon Jr.0.0
Steve Lyons-0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Keith Mitchell0.2
Danny Heep0.1
Rico Rossy-0.0
Jeff Parrett-0.1
Rick Mahler-0.1
Jim Clancy-0.2

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
John Smoltz 1992 +5.3 +105.7 1.6 +104.1 $0.3M 2.50× –
Tom Glavine 1992 +5.3 +106.0 3.0 +103.0 $0.6M 2.50× –
David Justice 1992 +5.1 +82.8 0.6 +82.2 $0.1M 2.05× –
Steve Avery 1992 +3.7 +64.8 0.4 +64.4 $0.1M 2.19× –
Terry Pendleton 1992 +5.1 +58.4 3.0 +55.4 $0.6M 1.43× –
Charlie Leibrandt 1992 +3.5 +54.1 3.2 +50.9 $0.9M 1.96× –
Deion Sanders 1992 +3.3 +41.7 0.6 +41.1 $0.2M 1.60× –
Ron Gant 1992 +3.0 +37.8 2.7 +35.1 $0.9M 1.60× –
Otis Nixon 1992 +2.6 +33.4 1.8 +31.6 $0.7M 1.60× –
Jeff Blauser 1992 +2.5 +24.0 0.9 +23.0 $0.4M 1.18× –
Mike Bielecki 1992 +1.8 +22.0 1.3 +20.6 $0.7M 1.49× –
Lonnie Smith 1992 +1.5 +14.6 1.8 +12.9 $1.2M 1.22× –
Pete Smith 1992 +1.1 +8.6 0.4 +8.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Greg Olson 1992 +1.4 +5.8 0.3 +5.5 $0.2M 0.52× –
Sid Bream 1992 +1.3 +5.9 2.4 +3.5 $1.8M 0.56× –
Brian R. Hunter 1992 +0.6 +2.9 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 0.56× –
Jeff Reardon↔ 1992 +0.3 +3.3 0.6 +2.7 $2.0M 1.34× –
Mike Stanton 1992 +0.2 +1.8 0.3 +1.5 $1.6M 1.34× –
Francisco Cabrera 1992 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.8 $0.6M 0.52× –
Tommy Gregg 1992 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Vinny Castilla 1992 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.58× –
Steve Lyons↔ 1992 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.58× –
Kent Mercker 1992 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 1.34× –
Ben Rivera↔ 1992 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Damon Berryhill 1992 -0.3 -1.3 0.4 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Mark Lemke 1992 -0.4 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Marvin Freeman 1992 -0.5 -2.6 0.4 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Jeff Treadway 1992 -0.4 -1.9 1.3 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Mark Davis↔ 1992 -0.3 -1.8 1.9 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Rafael Belliard 1992 -1.0 -5.0 0.5 -5.5 – 0.61× –
Juan Berenguer↔ 1992 -1.0 -5.4 0.7 -6.1 – 0.67× –
Alejandro Pena 1992 -0.4 -4.0 2.6 -6.6 – 1.34× –
Armando Reynoso 1992 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
David Nied 1992 +0.9 +4.8 – – – 0.67× –
Javy Lopez 1992 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Jerry Willard↔ 1992 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Mark Wohlers 1992 +0.3 +1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Melvin Nieves 1992 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Pedro Borbon Jr. 1992 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Randy St. Claire 1992 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Klesko 1992 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+44.0+653.633.7+614.1—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1992 · PHI / ATL
PHI · Lee Thomas +$4.8M
Ben Rivera
ATL · John Schuerholz −$4.8M
Donnie Elliott
PHI came out ahead by $4.8M
1992 · KCR / ATL
KCR · Herk Robinson +$16.8M
Juan Berenguer
ATL · John Schuerholz −$16.8M
Mark Davis
KCR came out ahead by $16.8M
1992 · BOS / ATL
BOS · Lou Gorman +$14.4M
Nate Minchey, Sean Ross
ATL · John Schuerholz −$14.4M
Jeff Reardon
BOS came out ahead by $14.4M
1992 · TEX / ATL
TEX · Tom Grieve +$12.0M
Charlie Leibrandt, Pat Gomez
ATL · John Schuerholz −$12.0M
José Oliva
TEX came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$33.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Charlie Leibrandt3513.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Terry Pendleton318.000$3.0M$2.2M$3.2MFREE AGENT$1.2M
Alejandro Pena3311.000$2.6MFREE AGENT$174k
Sid Bream319.000$2.4M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Mark Davis3112.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Otis Nixon339.000$1.8M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Lonnie Smith3614.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Bielecki328.000$1.3MFREE AGENT$150k$125k$708k
Juan Berenguer3714.000$715kFREE AGENT
Jeff Reardon3613.000$614kFREE AGENT
Rafael Belliard3010.000$500k$800k$800k$550k$575k$250k$250k
Marvin Freeman296.000$400k$725kFREE AGENT
Steve Lyons327.000$149kFREE AGENT
Randy St. Claire318.000—FREE AGENT
Jerry Willard328.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Tom Glavine265.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Ron Gant275.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
John Smoltz254.000$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Treadway295.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jeff Blauser265.000$940kFREE AGENT
Deion Sanders243.000$600kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Justice263.000$555kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Smith265.000$410kFREE AGENT
Damon Berryhill285.000$370kFREE AGENT
Greg Olson313.000$350kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Stanton253.000$265kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lemke264.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Gregg285.000$248kFREE AGENT
Kent Mercker243.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Cabrera253.000$148kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Steve Avery222.000$355kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian R. Hunter241.000$146kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinny Castilla241.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Rivera240.000$31kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Borbon Jr.240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Klesko210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javy Lopez210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Nied230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Melvin Nieves200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Reynoso261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Wohlers221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 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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