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200590–72 (0.556)Made Playoffs
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GM: John Schuerholz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$89M
Surplus $M
-13
Win %
0.556
TAB
+7.3
WAB
+5.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.0
Dead money %
12%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-5.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJohnny Estrada104
LBrian McCann57
BBrayan Peña15
REddie Pérez13

1B

LAdam LaRoche125
RJulio Franco62
LTodd Hollandsworth⇄1

2B

RMarcus Giles149
LPete Orr25
BWilson Betemit1

3B

BChipper Jones101
BWilson Betemit63
RAndy Marte17
LPete Orr12
RMarcus Giles1

SS

BRafael Furcal152
BWilson Betemit25
LPete Orr1

LF

LKelly Johnson79
LRyan Langerhans54
RBrian Jordan45
LTodd Hollandsworth⇄22
LPete Orr3

CF

RAndruw Jones159
LRyan Langerhans19

RF

RJeff Francoeur67
LRyan Langerhans48
RRaúl Mondesi40
RBrian Jordan17
LTodd Hollandsworth⇄2

DH

RJulio Franco4
LKelly Johnson1
LPete Orr1

Starters

RJohn Smoltz5.2 WAR
RJohn Thomson2.2 WAR
RTim Hudson1.8 WAR
LMike Hampton1.4 WAR
RJorge Sosa0.9 WAR
RKyle Davies0.8 WAR
LHoracio Ramirez0.7 WAR
RSeth Greisinger-0.0 WAR
RRoman Colon⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RChris Reitsma15 sv
RKyle Farnsworth⇄19 h
RJim Brower⇄12 h
LJohn Foster12 h
RBlaine Boyer9 h
RDan Kolb6 h
RAdam Bernero3 h
RKevin Gryboski⇄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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Jeff Francoeur3.0
Ryan Langerhans2.5
Tim Hudson1.8
Kelly Johnson1.5
Jorge Sosa0.9
Kyle Davies0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
J.D. Drew8.6
Jaret Wright4.3
Charles Thomas2.0
Paul Byrd2.0
Eli Marrero1.7
Russ Ortiz1.4

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Andruw Jones 2005 +7.9 +128.6 13.0 +115.6 $1.7M 2.05× –
John Smoltz 2005 +5.2 +105.0 9.0 +96.0 $1.7M 2.50× –
Marcus Giles 2005 +5.2 +56.7 2.4 +54.3 $0.5M 1.38× –
Rafael Furcal 2005 +4.5 +47.7 5.6 +42.1 $1.2M 1.32× –
Chipper Jones Jr. 2005 +4.9 +48.5 16.1 +32.5 $3.3M 1.25× –
Ryan Langerhans 2005 +2.5 +32.6 0.3 +32.3 $0.1M 1.60× –
John Thomson 2005 +2.2 +26.4 4.2 +22.2 $1.9M 1.49× –
Chris Reitsma 2005 +1.5 +23.6 1.6 +22.0 $1.1M 1.95× –
Tim Hudson 2005 +1.8 +21.4 6.5 +14.9 $3.6M 1.49× –
Kyle Davies 2005 +0.8 +6.7 0.3 +6.4 $0.4M 1.02× –
Horacio Ramirez 2005 +0.7 +6.1 0.4 +5.7 $0.5M 1.02× –
Wilson Betemit 2005 +1.1 +5.3 0.3 +5.0 $0.3M 0.58× –
Jorge Sosa 2005 +0.9 +5.1 0.7 +4.4 $0.7M 0.67× –
Blaine Boyer 2005 +0.6 +3.1 0.3 +2.8 $0.5M 0.67× –
Brian Jordan 2005 +0.5 +3.4 0.6 +2.8 $1.2M 0.83× –
Kyle Farnsworth↔ 2005 +0.3 +3.3 0.7 +2.6 $2.3M 1.34× –
Brian McCann 2005 +0.5 +2.2 0.3 +1.8 $0.6M 0.52× –
Adam Bernero 2005 +0.4 +2.0 0.5 +1.5 $1.2M 0.67× –
Julio Franco 2005 +0.5 +2.2 1.0 +1.2 $2.0M 0.56× –
Pete Orr 2005 +0.3 +1.5 0.3 +1.2 $0.9M 0.56× –
Eddie Pérez 2005 +0.1 +0.6 0.6 -0.1 $4.6M 0.52× –
Kevin Gryboski↔ 2005 +0.1 +0.4 0.6 -0.2 $8.1M 0.67× –
Johnny Estrada 2005 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $10.0M 0.52× –
Todd Hollandsworth↔ 2005 -0.2 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Brayan Peña 2005 -0.5 -1.9 0.3 -2.3 – 0.52× –
Jim Brower↔ 2005 -0.4 -1.9 0.6 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Roman Colon↔ 2005 -0.4 -2.4 0.2 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Tom Martin 2005 -0.2 -0.8 1.9 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Mike Hampton 2005 +1.4 +11.8 15.1 -3.4 $10.5M 1.02× –
Raul Mondesi 2005 -0.4 -2.8 1.0 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Dan Kolb 2005 -0.1 -0.6 3.4 -4.0 – 1.34× –
Adam LaRoche 2005 -1.8 -8.1 0.3 -8.4 – 0.56× –
Andy Marte 2005 -1.1 -5.1 – – – 0.58× –
Anthony Lerew 2005 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Chuck James 2005 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Frank Brooks 2005 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jay Powell 2005 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Francoeur 2005 +3.0 +38.7 – – – 1.60× –
Joey Devine 2005 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
John Foster 2005 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Jorge Vasquez 2005 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Kelly Johnson 2005 +1.5 +14.8 – – – 1.22× –
Macay McBride 2005 +0.6 +3.4 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Childers 2005 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Seth Greisinger 2005 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+43.6+574.388.8+435.2—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2005 · ATL / MIL
ATL · John Schuerholz +$4.0M
Wes Obermueller
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$4.0M
Danny Kolb
ATL came out ahead by $4.0M
2005 · ATL / TEX
ATL · John Schuerholz +$3.2M
Matt Lorenzo
TEX · John Hart −$3.2M
Kevin Gryboski
ATL came out ahead by $3.2M
2005 · TBR / ATL
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$2.4M
Nick Green
ATL · John Schuerholz −$2.4M
Jorge Sosa
TBR came out ahead by $2.4M
2005 · CHC / ATL
CHC · Jim Hendry +$3.2M
Todd Blackford, Angelo Burrows
ATL · John Schuerholz −$3.2M
Todd Hollandsworth
CHC came out ahead by $3.2M
2005 · ARI / ATL
ARI · Bob Gebhard +$7.2M
Johnny Estrada
ATL · John Schuerholz −$7.2M
Lance Cormier, Óscar Villarreal
ARI came out ahead by $7.2M
2005 · ATL / KCR
ATL · John Schuerholz +$22.4M
Matt Diaz
KCR · Allard Baird −$22.4M
Ricardo Rodriguez
ATL came out ahead by $22.4M
2005 · DET / ATL
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$19.2M
Román Colón, Zach Miner
ATL · John Schuerholz −$19.2M
Kyle Farnsworth
DET came out ahead by $19.2M
2005 · ATL / BOS
ATL · John Schuerholz +$43.2M
Édgar Rentería
BOS · Theo Epstein −$43.2M
Andy Marte
ATL came out ahead by $43.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$88.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Chipper Jones Jr.3312.000$16.1M$12.3M$12.3M$12.3M$10.0M$14.0M$14.0M
Mike Hampton3212.000$15.1MFREE AGENT$16.0M
Andruw Jones289.000$13.0M$13.5M$14.0MFREE AGENT
John Smoltz3817.000$9.0M$11.0M$8.0M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Tim Hudson296.000$6.5M$6.5M$8.5M$15.5M$15.5M$9.0M$9.0M
John Thomson318.000$4.2M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Dan Kolb306.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Tom Martin358.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Julio Franco4623.000$1.0MFREE AGENT$836k
Raul Mondesi3412.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Kyle Farnsworth296.000$713kFREE AGENT$2.8M
Eddie Pérez3710.000$625kFREE AGENT
Jim Brower326.000$623kFREE AGENT
Brian Jordan3813.000$600k$700kFREE AGENT
Todd Hollandsworth3210.000$165kFREE AGENT
Jay Powell3310.000—FREE AGENT
Seth Greisinger297.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Rafael Furcal275.000$5.6MFREE AGENT
Marcus Giles274.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Reitsma274.000$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Sosa273.000$650kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Gryboski313.000$648kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Estrada294.000$460kARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Bernero285.000$450kFREE AGENT
Ryan Langerhans253.000$316kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Betemit234.000$316kARB 3FREE AGENT
John Foster273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Horacio Ramirez252.000$370kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam LaRoche251.000$338kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian McCann210.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blaine Boyer230.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Davies210.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brayan Peña230.000$315kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Orr260.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roman Colon251.000$209kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Childers26–—
Jeff Francoeur210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Brooks26–—
Andy Marte210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Johnson230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Vasquez26–—
Anthony Lerew220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Macay McBride220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Devine210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck James230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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