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GM: John Schuerholz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$78M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.488
TAB
+0.2
WAB
-3.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.7
Dead money %
12%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-3.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian McCann124
RTodd Pratt54
BBrayan Peña15

1B

LAdam LaRoche142
RBrian Jordan25
LScott Thorman18
LDaryle Ward⇄10

2B

RMarcus Giles134
LPete Orr32
RMartín Prado11
BWilson Betemit⇄10

3B

BChipper Jones105
BWilly Aybar⇄36
LPete Orr10
RMartín Prado8
BBrayan Peña1
RTony Pena Jr.1

SS

REdgar Renteria146
RTony Pena Jr.22
BWilson Betemit⇄18

LF

LRyan Langerhans104
RMatt Diaz95
LScott Thorman21
LDaryle Ward⇄4
RBrian Jordan3

CF

RAndruw Jones153
LRyan Langerhans24
RBrian Jordan2
RJeff Francoeur2

RF

RJeff Francoeur162
RMatt Diaz6
LRyan Langerhans2
RBrian Jordan1

DH

RAndruw Jones2
BChipper Jones2
REdgar Renteria1
BWilson Betemit⇄1

Starters

RJohn Smoltz5.5 WAR
RTim Hudson2.2 WAR
LHoracio Ramirez0.8 WAR
RJohn Thomson0.7 WAR
LChuck James0.3 WAR
RLance Cormier0.1 WAR
RKevin Barry0.1 WAR
RTravis Smith0.1 WAR
RJorge Sosa⇄0.1 WAR
ROscar Villarreal-0.1 WAR
RJason Shiell-0.3 WAR
RKyle Davies-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBob Wickman⇄33 sv
RTyler Yates12 h
LMacay McBride10 h
RChad Paronto8 h
RKen Ray7 h
RChris Reitsma3 h
ROscar Villarreal2 h
LMike Remlinger2 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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Edgar Renteria3.6
Matt Diaz1.8
Bob Wickman1.1
Chad Paronto0.4
Danys Baez0.2
Mike Remlinger0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Rafael Furcal4.5
Kelly Johnson1.5
Mike Hampton1.4
Julio Franco0.5
Adam Bernero0.4
Kyle Farnsworth0.3

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
John Smoltz 2006 +5.5 +110.3 11.0 +99.3 $2.0M 2.50× –
Andruw Jones 2006 +6.0 +98.2 13.5 +84.7 $2.3M 2.05× –
Brian McCann 2006 +4.3 +38.1 0.3 +37.8 $0.1M 1.12× –
Edgar Renteria 2006 +3.6 +38.1 9.0 +29.1 $2.5M 1.32× –
Chipper Jones Jr. 2006 +3.9 +39.2 12.3 +26.9 $3.1M 1.25× –
Tim Hudson 2006 +2.2 +25.6 6.5 +19.1 $3.0M 1.49× –
Matt Diaz 2006 +1.8 +17.5 0.3 +17.2 $0.2M 1.22× –
Adam LaRoche 2006 +2.2 +14.4 0.4 +13.9 $0.2M 0.81× –
Bob Wickman↔ 2006 +1.1 +11.5 2.5 +9.0 $2.3M 1.34× –
Ryan Langerhans 2006 +1.2 +8.0 0.3 +7.7 $0.3M 0.83× –
Horacio Ramirez 2006 +0.8 +6.6 2.2 +4.4 $2.7M 1.02× –
Jeff Francoeur 2006 +0.7 +4.8 0.4 +4.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Macay McBride 2006 +0.6 +3.3 0.3 +3.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Chuck James 2006 +0.3 +2.7 0.3 +2.3 $1.0M 1.02× –
Wilson Betemit↔ 2006 +0.5 +2.5 0.2 +2.3 $0.4M 0.61× –
Danys Baez↔ 2006 +0.2 +2.6 0.8 +1.8 $3.2M 1.34× –
Mike Remlinger 2006 +0.2 +2.4 0.7 +1.7 $3.1M 1.34× –
John Thomson 2006 +0.7 +5.5 4.8 +0.8 $7.0M 1.02× –
Marcus Giles 2006 +1.0 +4.5 3.9 +0.7 $3.8M 0.56× –
Brayan Peña 2006 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $3.1M 0.52× –
Daryle Ward↔ 2006 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $203.4M 0.56× –
Lance Cormier 2006 +0.1 +0.3 0.3 -0.1 $6.7M 0.67× –
Blaine Boyer 2006 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jorge Sosa↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.7 1.3 -0.6 $14.9M 1.02× –
Pete Orr 2006 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Oscar Villarreal 2006 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Brian Jordan 2006 -0.4 -1.6 0.7 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Todd Pratt 2006 -0.4 -1.7 0.8 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Kyle Davies 2006 -0.4 -3.0 0.3 -3.4 – 1.02× –
Chris Reitsma 2006 -0.7 -7.0 2.8 -9.7 – 1.34× –
Anthony Lerew 2006 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Chad Paronto 2006 +0.4 +2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Shiell 2006 -0.3 -2.3 – – – 1.02× –
Joey Devine 2006 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Ken Ray 2006 -0.2 -2.2 – – – 1.34× –
Kevin Barry 2006 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Martín Prado 2006 -0.5 -2.1 – – – 0.56× –
Peter Moylan 2006 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Phil Stockman 2006 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Thorman 2006 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Tony Pena Jr. 2006 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.61× –
Travis Smith 2006 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Tyler Yates 2006 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 1.34× –
Wayne Franklin 2006 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Willy Aybar↔ 2006 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+34.5+418.677.4+345.4—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2006 · LAD / ATL
LAD · Ned Colletti +$8.8M
Wilson Betemit
ATL · John Schuerholz −$8.8M
Danys Báez, Willy Aybar
LAD came out ahead by $8.8M
2006 · ATL / STL
ATL · John Schuerholz +$8.0M
Rich Scalamandre
STL · Walt Jocketty −$8.0M
Jorge Sosa
ATL came out ahead by $8.0M
2006 · ATL / SEA
ATL · John Schuerholz +$1.6M
Rafael Soriano
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$1.6M
Horacio Ramírez
ATL came out ahead by $1.6M
2006 · BOS / ATL
BOS · Jed Hoyer +$0.0M
Brad Baker
ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.0M
Franklin Núñez
Even trade
2006 · WSN / ATL
WSN · Jim Bowden +$0.8M
Luis Atilano
ATL · John Schuerholz −$0.8M
Daryle Ward
WSN came out ahead by $0.8M
2006 · CLE / ATL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$9.6M
Max Ramírez
ATL · John Schuerholz −$9.6M
Bob Wickman
CLE came out ahead by $9.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$77.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Andruw Jones2910.000$13.5M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Chipper Jones Jr.3413.000$12.3M$12.3M$12.3M$10.0M$14.0M$14.0M$13.0M
John Smoltz3918.000$11.0M$8.0M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Edgar Renteria2910.000$9.0M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Tim Hudson307.000$6.5M$8.5M$15.5M$15.5M$9.0M$9.0M$9.0M
John Thomson329.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Bob Wickman3714.000$2.5M$5.6MFREE AGENT
Todd Pratt3914.000$850kFREE AGENT
Brian Jordan3914.000$700kFREE AGENT
Mike Remlinger4015.000$700kFREE AGENT
Daryle Ward318.000$143kFREE AGENT
Travis Smith338.000—FREE AGENT
Wayne Franklin326.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Marcus Giles285.000$3.9MFREE AGENT
Chris Reitsma285.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Horacio Ramirez263.000$2.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Sosa284.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Danys Baez285.000$772kFREE AGENT
Oscar Villarreal243.000$462kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Langerhans264.000$345kARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Diaz283.000$330kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Betemit245.000$212kFREE AGENT
Chad Paronto305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Adam LaRoche262.000$420kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Francoeur221.000$384kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Cormier252.000$345kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Orr271.000$340kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blaine Boyer241.000$336kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian McCann221.000$334kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Davies221.000$334kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Macay McBride231.000$332kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck James241.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brayan Peña241.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Ray31–—
Tyler Yates282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Shiell29–—
Scott Thorman240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willy Aybar231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Pena Jr.250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Stockman26–—
Anthony Lerew231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Barry27–—
Martín Prado220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Devine220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Peter Moylan270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 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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