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200496–66 (0.593)Made Playoffs
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GM: John Schuerholz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2004, 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
$90M
Surplus $M
-15
Win %
0.593
TAB
+7.2
WAB
+10.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
45.1
Dead money %
7%
Depth Players
12.0
Dead WAR
-5.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2004 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJohnny Estrada133
REddie Pérez66

1B

LAdam LaRoche98
RJulio Franco84
RMike Hessman16
REddie Pérez1

2B

RMarcus Giles97
RNick Green75
RJesse Garcia11
RMark DeRosa5
BRafael Furcal1

3B

BChipper Jones96
RMark DeRosa72
BWilson Betemit7
RMike Hessman7
RNick Green5
RJesse Garcia3

SS

BRafael Furcal131
RJesse Garcia25
RMark DeRosa11
BWilson Betemit11

LF

LCharles Thomas70
REli Marrero47
LDewayne Wise34
BChipper Jones29
RDamon Hollins6
RMark DeRosa3
RMike Hessman3

CF

RAndruw Jones154
LJ.D. Drew8
LDewayne Wise7
REli Marrero4
LCharles Thomas1

RF

LJ.D. Drew138
REli Marrero25
LDewayne Wise15
LCharles Thomas2
RDamon Hollins1
RNick Green1

DH

BChipper Jones7
LJ.D. Drew1
RJulio Franco1

Starters

RJaret Wright4.3 WAR
RJohn Thomson3.3 WAR
LMike Hampton2.3 WAR
RPaul Byrd2.0 WAR
RRuss Ortiz1.4 WAR
LHoracio Ramirez0.2 WAR
RJose Capellan-0.2 WAR
RTravis Smith-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJohn Smoltz44 sv
RChris Reitsma31 h
RKevin Gryboski16 h
RAntonio Alfonseca13 h
LTom Martin⇄12 h
RJuan Cruz2 h
RRoman Colon1 h
LC.J. Nitkowski⇄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 2003)

PlayerfWAR
J.D. Drew8.6
John Thomson3.3
Charles Thomas2.0
Paul Byrd2.0
Eli Marrero1.7
Adam LaRoche0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2003)

Player2003 fWAR
Gary Sheffield7.3
Javy Lopez6.8
Greg Maddux3.5
Vinny Castilla1.9
Shane Reynolds1.0
Robert Fick0.9

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 2004; everyone else is shown as a 2004 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
J.D. Drew 2004 +8.6 +141.7 4.2 +137.5 $0.5M 2.05× –
Jaret Wright 2004 +4.3 +75.7 0.8 +74.9 $0.2M 2.19× –
Andruw Jones 2004 +5.3 +87.0 12.5 +74.5 $2.4M 2.05× –
John Thomson 2004 +3.3 +52.0 2.2 +49.7 $0.7M 1.96× –
Marcus Giles 2004 +3.0 +25.8 0.4 +25.4 $0.1M 1.07× –
Rafael Furcal 2004 +2.8 +26.1 3.7 +22.4 $1.3M 1.18× –
Johnny Estrada 2004 +2.7 +21.4 0.3 +21.1 $0.1M 1.00× –
John Smoltz 2004 +2.1 +32.6 11.7 +20.9 $5.6M 1.95× –
Paul Byrd 2004 +2.0 +23.8 7.0 +16.8 $3.5M 1.49× –
Chipper Jones Jr. 2004 +3.3 +29.8 15.3 +14.5 $4.6M 1.12× –
Eli Marrero 2004 +1.7 +17.0 3.0 +14.0 $1.7M 1.22× –
Mike Hampton 2004 +2.3 +27.0 14.6 +12.4 $6.4M 1.49× –
Chris Reitsma 2004 +0.5 +5.7 0.9 +4.8 $1.8M 1.34× –
Russ Ortiz 2004 +1.4 +11.0 6.2 +4.8 $4.6M 1.02× –
Julio Franco 2004 +1.2 +5.4 0.8 +4.7 $0.6M 0.56× –
Adam LaRoche 2004 +0.8 +3.5 0.3 +3.2 $0.4M 0.56× –
Juan Cruz 2004 +0.6 +3.1 0.4 +2.8 $0.6M 0.67× –
Dewayne Wise 2004 +0.3 +1.9 0.3 +1.6 $1.2M 0.83× –
Kevin Gryboski 2004 +0.3 +1.8 0.4 +1.4 $1.2M 0.67× –
Horacio Ramirez 2004 +0.2 +1.5 0.3 +1.2 $1.8M 1.02× –
Antonio Alfonseca 2004 +0.4 +2.3 1.4 +0.9 $3.1M 0.67× –
Eddie Pérez 2004 +0.2 +0.9 0.6 +0.3 $2.8M 0.52× –
C.J. Nitkowski↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Will Cunnane 2004 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Jesse Garcia 2004 -0.2 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 – 0.61× –
Armando Almanza 2004 -0.2 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Tom Martin↔ 2004 -0.2 -1.2 0.5 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Mike Hessman 2004 -0.8 -3.6 0.3 -3.9 – 0.56× –
Mark DeRosa 2004 -1.9 -8.7 0.7 -9.4 – 0.58× –
Charles Thomas 2004 +2.0 +19.9 – – – 1.22× –
Damon Hollins 2004 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Dan Meyer 2004 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Capellan 2004 -0.2 -1.5 – – – 1.02× –
Nick Green 2004 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Roman Colon 2004 +0.3 +1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Sam McConnell 2004 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Drew 2004 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Travis Smith 2004 -0.6 -3.3 – – – 0.67× –
Wilson Betemit 2004 -0.6 -2.9 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+45.1+595.490.3+489.7—

Trades

Every graded 2004 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2004 · ATL / OAK
ATL · John Schuerholz +$89.6M
Tim Hudson
OAK · Billy Beane −$89.6M
Juan Cruz, Dan Meyer, Charles Thomas
ATL came out ahead by $89.6M
2004 · ATL / CHC
ATL · John Schuerholz +$4.0M
Juan Cruz, Steve Smyth
CHC · Jim Hendry −$4.0M
Andy Pratt, Richard Lewis
ATL came out ahead by $4.0M
2004 · CIN / ATL
CIN · Dan O'Brien +$2.4M
Jung Bong, Bubba Nelson#75
ATL · John Schuerholz −$2.4M
Chris Reitsma
CIN came out ahead by $2.4M
2004 · CLE / ATL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$4.0M
Russell Branyan
ATL · John Schuerholz −$4.0M
Scott Sturkie
CLE came out ahead by $4.0M
2004 · ATL / KCR
ATL · John Schuerholz +$11.2M
Jorge Vásquez
KCR · Allard Baird −$11.2M
Eli Marrero
ATL came out ahead by $11.2M
2004 · LAD / ATL
LAD · Dan Evans +$9.6M
Matt Merricks
ATL · John Schuerholz −$9.6M
Tom Martin
LAD came out ahead by $9.6M
2004 · MIL / ATL
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$7.2M
José Capellán, Alec Zumwalt
ATL · John Schuerholz −$7.2M
Danny Kolb
MIL came out ahead by $7.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2004 payroll
$90.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Chipper Jones Jr.3211.000$15.3M$16.1M$12.3M$12.3M$12.3M$10.0M$14.0M
Mike Hampton3111.000$14.6M$15.1MFREE AGENT$16.0M
Andruw Jones278.000$12.5M$13.0M$13.5M$14.0MFREE AGENT
John Smoltz3716.000$11.7M$9.0M$11.0M$8.0M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Paul Byrd339.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Russ Ortiz306.000$6.2MFREE AGENT
J.D. Drew286.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Eli Marrero307.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
John Thomson307.000$2.2M$4.2M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Antonio Alfonseca327.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Jaret Wright287.000$850kFREE AGENT
Julio Franco4522.000$750k$1.0MFREE AGENT$836k
Mark DeRosa296.000$725kFREE AGENT
Eddie Pérez369.000$625k$625kFREE AGENT
Tom Martin347.000$534k$1.9MFREE AGENT
Will Cunnane307.000$525kFREE AGENT
C.J. Nitkowski319.000$201kFREE AGENT
Damon Hollins306.000—FREE AGENT
Travis Smith316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Rafael Furcal264.000$3.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Reitsma263.000$950kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Almanza315.000$500kFREE AGENT
Marcus Giles263.000$430kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Cruz253.000$370kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dewayne Wise264.000$325kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Garcia305.000$312kFREE AGENT
Johnny Estrada283.000$312kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Drew254.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Betemit223.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Kevin Gryboski302.000$378kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Horacio Ramirez241.000$330kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam LaRoche240.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hessman261.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Green250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roman Colon240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Capellan230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam McConnell28–—
Charles Thomas250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Meyer220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2004 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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