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Braves ATL

1998106–56 (0.654)Made Playoffs
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GM: John Schuerholz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1998, 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
$61M
Surplus $M
+9
Win %
0.654
TAB
+25.7
WAB
+19.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
64.5
Dead money %
11%
Depth Players
12.0
Dead WAR
-1.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1998 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJavy Lopez128
REddie Pérez45

1B

RAndres Galarraga149
RGreg Colbrunn⇄24
REddie Pérez8
LRyan Klesko7
LRandall Simon4
LOzzie Guillen⇄1

2B

LKeith Lockhart97
RTony Graffanino93
LMarty Malloy10
LOzzie Guillen⇄2

3B

BChipper Jones158
RWes Helms4
LOzzie Guillen⇄2
LKeith Lockhart1
RTony Graffanino1

SS

BWalt Weiss96
LOzzie Guillen⇄77
RRay Holbert⇄7
RRafael Belliard7
RMark DeRosa4
RTony Graffanino2

LF

LRyan Klesko120
RGerald Williams56
RDanny Bautista53
LCurtis Pride8

CF

RAndruw Jones159
RGerald Williams11
RDanny Bautista1

RF

LMichael Tucker118
RGerald Williams61
LCurtis Pride14
RDanny Bautista4
RGreg Colbrunn⇄4
LGeorge Lombard2

DH

RAndres Galarraga2
LCurtis Pride2
LKeith Lockhart2
REddie Pérez1
RJavy Lopez1

Starters

RGreg Maddux8.1 WAR
RJohn Smoltz5.7 WAR
LTom Glavine5.3 WAR
RKevin Millwood3.2 WAR
LDenny Neagle3.2 WAR
RDennis Martinez1.1 WAR
LBruce Chen0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKerry Ligtenberg30 sv
LJohn Rocker0 h
RMike Cather0 h
RRudy Seanez0 h
RMark Wohlers0 h
RRuss Springer⇄0 h
LAlan Embree⇄0 h
LNorm Charlton⇄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 1997)

PlayerfWAR
Andres Galarraga5.0
Walt Weiss2.8
Gerald Williams2.7
Dennis Martinez1.1
Rudy Seanez0.9
Ozzie Guillen0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1997)

Player1997 fWAR
Jeff Blauser5.2
Kenny Lofton5.2
Fred McGriff1.4
Mark Lemke1.2
Brad Clontz0.5
Terrell Wade0.5

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 1998; everyone else is shown as a 1998 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Greg Maddux 1998 +8.1 +161.6 9.6 +152.0 $1.2M 2.50× –
Andruw Jones 1998 +7.0 +115.4 0.2 +115.1 $0.0M 2.05× –
John Smoltz 1998 +5.7 +114.7 7.8 +106.9 $1.4M 2.50× –
Tom Glavine 1998 +5.3 +106.0 7.0 +99.0 $1.3M 2.50× –
Chipper Jones Jr. 1998 +7.1 +81.1 2.5 +78.6 $0.4M 1.43× –
Kevin Millwood 1998 +3.2 +50.5 0.2 +50.4 $0.1M 1.96× –
Andres Galarraga 1998 +5.0 +55.0 8.4 +46.6 $1.7M 1.37× –
Denny Neagle 1998 +3.2 +50.0 4.5 +45.5 $1.4M 1.96× –
Gerald Williams 1998 +2.7 +34.5 1.2 +33.2 $0.5M 1.60× –
Ryan Klesko 1998 +2.8 +35.5 3.5 +32.0 $1.3M 1.60× –
Javy Lopez 1998 +3.8 +33.8 3.9 +29.9 $1.0M 1.12× –
Walt Weiss 1998 +2.8 +26.8 3.0 +23.7 $1.1M 1.18× –
Kerry Ligtenberg 1998 +1.5 +23.5 0.2 +23.3 $0.1M 1.95× –
Eddie Pérez 1998 +1.9 +11.8 0.2 +11.6 $0.1M 0.76× –
Dennis Martinez 1998 +1.1 +6.0 0.6 +5.5 $0.5M 0.67× –
Rudy Seanez 1998 +0.9 +4.7 0.2 +4.5 $0.3M 0.67× –
Keith Lockhart 1998 +1.1 +4.8 0.7 +4.1 $0.6M 0.56× –
Michael Tucker 1998 +0.6 +4.1 0.4 +3.8 $0.6M 0.83× –
Ozzie Guillen↔ 1998 +0.7 +3.3 0.4 +2.9 $0.6M 0.61× –
Danny Bautista 1998 +0.4 +2.7 0.3 +2.4 $0.8M 0.83× –
Curtis Pride 1998 +0.4 +2.5 0.2 +2.3 $0.6M 0.83× –
Russ Springer↔ 1998 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $1.7M 0.67× –
Greg Colbrunn↔ 1998 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.6 $1.2M 0.56× –
John Rocker 1998 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.6M 0.67× –
Alan Embree↔ 1998 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.7M 0.67× –
Norm Charlton↔ 1998 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Rafael Belliard 1998 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.7 – 0.61× –
Brian Edmondson↔ 1998 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Mike Cather 1998 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Adam Butler 1998 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Tony Graffanino 1998 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Mark Wohlers 1998 -0.7 -7.0 4.1 -11.1 – 1.34× –
Paul Byrd↔ 1998 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.0 $2.1M 0.67× –
Bruce Chen 1998 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Damon Hollins↔ 1998 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
George Lombard 1998 +0.2 +1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Mark DeRosa 1998 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.61× –
Marty Malloy 1998 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Odalis Perez 1998 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Randall Simon 1998 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Ray Holbert↔ 1998 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.61× –
Wes Helms 1998 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+64.4+920.961.0+859.4—

Trades

Every graded 1998 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1998 · ATL / CHC
ATL · John Schuerholz +$2.4M
Jon Ratliff
CHC · Ed Lynch −$2.4M
Ray King
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
1998 · COL / ATL
COL · Bob Gebhard +$0.8M
Anthony Briggs
ATL · John Schuerholz −$0.8M
David Cortés
COL came out ahead by $0.8M
1998 · ATL / COL
ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.8M
Greg Colbrunn
COL · Bob Gebhard −$0.8M
David Cortés, Mike Porzio
ATL came out ahead by $0.8M
1998 · ATL / LAD
ATL · John Schuerholz +$1.6M
Jose Pimentel
LAD · Tommy Lasorda −$1.6M
Damon Hollins
ATL came out ahead by $1.6M
1998 · ATL / ARI
ATL · John Schuerholz +$2.4M
Russ Springer
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$2.4M
Alan Embree
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
1998 · ATL / CIN
ATL · John Schuerholz +$21.6M
Bret Boone, Mike Remlinger
CIN · Jim Bowden −$21.6M
Rob Bell, Denny Neagle, Michael Tucker
ATL came out ahead by $21.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1998 payroll
$61.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1998, 1998–2004. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Greg Maddux3212.000$9.6M$10.6M$11.1M$12.5M$13.1M$14.8MFREE AGENT
Andres Galarraga3713.000$8.4MFREE AGENT$8.5M
John Smoltz3110.000$7.8M$7.8MFREE AGENT$8.0M$7.7M$10.7M$11.7M
Tom Glavine3211.000$7.0M$7.0M$9.5M$9.5M$8.6MFREE AGENT
Denny Neagle297.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Wohlers287.000$4.1M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Javy Lopez276.000$3.9M$5.2M$6.2M$7.8M$6.0M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Ryan Klesko276.000$3.5M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Walt Weiss3411.000$3.0M$3.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Gerald Williams316.000$1.2M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Dennis Martinez4422.000$550kFREE AGENT
Ozzie Guillen3413.000$393k$550kFREE AGENT
Russ Springer296.000$321kFREE AGENT
Rafael Belliard3616.000$250kFREE AGENT
Greg Colbrunn286.000$229kFREE AGENT
Rudy Seanez299.000$225k$775k$1.6MFREE AGENT
Alan Embree286.000$209kFREE AGENT
Norm Charlton3510.000$172kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Chipper Jones Jr.265.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Keith Lockhart334.000$700kARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Tucker273.000$370kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Bautista265.000$345kFREE AGENT
Eddie Pérez303.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curtis Pride295.000$216kFREE AGENT
Paul Byrd273.000$26kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray Holbert274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Andruw Jones212.000$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Graffanino262.000$192kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Cather271.000$182kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Millwood231.000$175kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kerry Ligtenberg271.000$175kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Butler240.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Rocker230.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Edmondson250.000$32kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randall Simon231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damon Hollins240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wes Helms220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Chen210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
George Lombard22–—
Odalis Perez200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark DeRosa230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty Malloy260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1998 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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