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Braves ATL

2003101–61 (0.623)Made Playoffs
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GM: John Schuerholz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2003, 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
$104M
Surplus $M
-16
Win %
0.623
TAB
+11.6
WAB
+13.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
50.7
Dead money %
6%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-4.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJavy Lopez120
RHenry Blanco52
BJohnny Estrada14

1B

LRobert Fick115
RJulio Franco75
LMatt Franco15
RMike Hessman4
RMark DeRosa1

2B

RMarcus Giles139
RMark DeRosa29
RJesse Garcia6

3B

RVinny Castilla147
RMark DeRosa25
RMike Hessman3
RJesse Garcia2

SS

BRafael Furcal155
RMark DeRosa20
RJesse Garcia3

LF

BChipper Jones149
LDarren Bragg29
RMike Hessman7
LRyan Langerhans3
RMark DeRosa2
LMatt Franco1

CF

RAndruw Jones155
LDarren Bragg21
LRyan Langerhans4

RF

RGary Sheffield153
LDarren Bragg35
LRyan Langerhans9
LMatt Franco2
RMike Hessman1

DH

RJavy Lopez3
LMatt Franco3
RMark DeRosa2
BChipper Jones1

Starters

RRuss Ortiz3.9 WAR
RGreg Maddux3.5 WAR
LMike Hampton3.1 WAR
LHoracio Ramirez1.1 WAR
RShane Reynolds1.0 WAR
RJason Marquis0.2 WAR
RTrey Hodges-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJohn Smoltz45 sv
RRoberto Hernandez19 h
LRay King18 h
RKevin Gryboski12 h
RDarren Holmes10 h
RTrey Hodges4 h
LJung Bong2 h
RJason Marquis0 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 2002)

PlayerfWAR
Russ Ortiz3.9
Mike Hampton3.1
Horacio Ramirez1.1
Shane Reynolds1.0
Robert Fick0.9
Ray King0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Player2002 fWAR
Kevin Millwood5.0
Tom Glavine2.5
Chris Hammond1.8
Mike Remlinger1.5
Damian Moss0.9
Albie Lopez0.8

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 2003; everyone else is shown as a 2003 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Gary Sheffield 2003 +7.3 +120.1 11.4 +108.7 $1.6M 2.05× –
Andruw Jones 2003 +5.2 +85.9 12.0 +73.9 $2.3M 2.05× –
Marcus Giles 2003 +6.7 +74.1 0.3 +73.7 $0.0M 1.38× –
Russ Ortiz 2003 +3.9 +68.2 4.7 +63.6 $1.2M 2.19× –
Javy Lopez 2003 +6.8 +69.3 7.0 +62.3 $1.0M 1.28× –
John Smoltz 2003 +2.9 +59.2 10.7 +48.5 $3.7M 2.57× –
Chipper Jones Jr. 2003 +3.9 +56.3 13.3 +43.0 $3.4M 1.79× –
Rafael Furcal 2003 +4.0 +42.4 2.2 +40.2 $0.5M 1.32× –
Greg Maddux 2003 +3.5 +54.6 14.8 +39.8 $4.2M 1.96× –
Mike Hampton 2003 +3.1 +48.9 13.6 +35.2 $4.4M 1.96× –
Horacio Ramirez 2003 +1.1 +8.6 0.3 +8.3 $0.3M 1.02× –
Vinny Castilla 2003 +1.9 +13.0 5.0 +8.0 $2.6M 0.85× –
Robert Fick 2003 +0.9 +3.9 1.0 +2.9 $1.1M 0.56× –
Darren Holmes 2003 +0.6 +3.4 0.7 +2.7 $1.1M 0.67× –
Jaret Wright↔ 2003 +0.2 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.7M 1.34× –
Ray King 2003 +0.6 +2.9 0.6 +2.3 $1.1M 0.67× –
Jason Marquis 2003 +0.2 +0.9 0.4 +0.6 $2.1M 0.67× –
Kent Mercker↔ 2003 +0.0 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $3.7M 1.34× –
Julio Franco 2003 +0.2 +0.7 0.6 +0.1 $3.7M 0.56× –
Kevin Gryboski 2003 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $4.3M 0.67× –
Joe Dawley 2003 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Mark DeRosa 2003 -0.2 -0.7 0.3 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Trey Hodges 2003 -0.2 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Jung Keun Bong 2003 -0.3 -1.7 0.3 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Matt Franco 2003 -0.4 -1.9 0.8 -2.7 – 0.56× –
Henry Blanco 2003 -0.6 -2.7 1.3 -4.0 – 0.52× –
Roberto Hernandez 2003 -1.1 -5.8 0.6 -6.4 – 0.67× –
Darren Bragg 2003 -1.1 -7.1 0.5 -7.5 – 0.83× –
Jesse Garcia 2003 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Johnny Estrada 2003 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Mike Hessman 2003 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Ryan Langerhans 2003 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Shane Reynolds 2003 +1.0 +7.9 – – – 1.02× –
Will Cunnane 2003 +0.4 +2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+50.9+705.8103.6+590.4—

Trades

Every graded 2003 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2003 · STL / ATL
STL · Walt Jocketty +$180.8M
Jason Marquis, Ray King, Adam Wainwright
ATL · John Schuerholz −$180.8M
J. D. Drew, Eli Marrero
STL came out ahead by $180.8M
2003 · ATL / DET
ATL · John Schuerholz +$4.0M
Matt Coenen
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$4.0M
Chris Spurling
ATL came out ahead by $4.0M
2003 · CIN / ATL
CIN · Jim Bowden +$8.8M
Matt Belisle
ATL · John Schuerholz −$8.8M
Kent Mercker
CIN came out ahead by $8.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2003 payroll
$103.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Greg Maddux3717.000$14.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Hampton3010.000$13.6M$14.6M$15.1MFREE AGENT$16.0M
Chipper Jones Jr.3110.000$13.3M$15.3M$16.1M$12.3M$12.3M$12.3M$10.0M
Andruw Jones267.000$12.0M$12.5M$13.0M$13.5M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Gary Sheffield3415.000$11.4MFREE AGENT
John Smoltz3615.000$10.7M$11.7M$9.0M$11.0M$8.0M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Javy Lopez3211.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Vinny Castilla3512.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Henry Blanco316.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Matt Franco338.000$800kFREE AGENT
Darren Holmes3713.000$700kFREE AGENT
Roberto Hernandez3812.000$600kFREE AGENT
Julio Franco4421.000$600k$750k$1.0MFREE AGENT$836k
Darren Bragg339.000$450kFREE AGENT
Jaret Wright276.000$160k$850kFREE AGENT
Kent Mercker3514.000$148kFREE AGENT
Will Cunnane296.000—$525kFREE AGENT
Shane Reynolds3511.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Russ Ortiz295.000$4.7MFREE AGENT
Rafael Furcal253.000$2.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Fick295.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ray King294.000$600kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Marquis243.000$368kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark DeRosa285.000$340kFREE AGENT
Jesse Garcia294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Marcus Giles252.000$316kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Gryboski291.000$315kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trey Hodges251.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Horacio Ramirez230.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Dawley311.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jung Keun Bong221.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Estrada272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Langerhans231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hessman250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2003 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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