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Braves ATL

200784–78 (0.519)
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GM: John Schuerholz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$77M
Surplus $M
+7
Win %
0.519
TAB
+6.8
WAB
+2.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.3
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-6.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian McCann132
BJarrod Saltalamacchia⇄45
RCorky Miller11
BBrayan Peña10
RClint Sammons2

1B

LScott Thorman84
BMark Teixeira⇄54
RCraig Wilson20
RJulio Franco⇄16
RChris Woodward6
RMatt Diaz2

2B

LKelly Johnson133
RYunel Escobar21
RChris Woodward11
RMartín Prado10
LPete Orr4

3B

BChipper Jones126
RChris Woodward24
RYunel Escobar22
LPete Orr14
RMartín Prado9
LWillie Harris2

SS

REdgar Renteria121
RYunel Escobar53
RChris Woodward13
BChipper Jones1

LF

RMatt Diaz95
LWillie Harris85
LBrandon Jones5
LPete Orr1

CF

RAndruw Jones154
LWillie Harris20

RF

RJeff Francoeur162
RMatt Diaz5

DH

BChipper Jones6
BJarrod Saltalamacchia⇄2
RMatt Diaz1

Starters

RTim Hudson5.5 WAR
RJohn Smoltz5.1 WAR
RKyle Davies⇄0.6 WAR
RBuddy Carlyle0.4 WAR
LChuck James0.2 WAR
RJeff Bennett0.0 WAR
LMark Redman⇄-0.1 WAR
RAnthony Lerew-0.3 WAR
LJo-Jo Reyes-0.5 WAR
RLance Cormier-1.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ ROctavio Dotel⇄11 sv
RRafael Soriano19 h
RTyler Yates13 h
RPeter Moylan8 h
LRon Mahay⇄7 h
ROscar Villarreal2 h
RChad Paronto2 h
RBob Wickman⇄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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Kelly Johnson3.4
Yunel Escobar2.4
Mark Teixeira2.2
Willie Harris1.4
Rafael Soriano0.6
Buddy Carlyle0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Adam LaRoche2.2
Marcus Giles1.0
Horacio Ramirez0.8
John Thomson0.7
Wilson Betemit0.5
Danys Baez0.2

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tim Hudson 2007 +5.5 +110.7 8.5 +102.2 $1.5M 2.50× –
John Smoltz 2007 +5.1 +101.8 8.0 +93.8 $1.6M 2.50× –
Chipper Jones Jr. 2007 +6.9 +78.6 12.3 +66.3 $1.8M 1.43× –
Jeff Francoeur 2007 +3.3 +42.0 0.4 +41.5 $0.1M 1.60× –
Edgar Renteria 2007 +4.0 +42.2 9.0 +33.2 $2.3M 1.32× –
Kelly Johnson 2007 +3.4 +28.8 0.4 +28.5 $0.1M 1.07× –
Andruw Jones 2007 +3.3 +42.4 14.0 +28.4 $4.2M 1.60× –
Matt Diaz 2007 +2.3 +22.3 0.4 +21.9 $0.2M 1.22× –
Yunel Escobar 2007 +2.4 +16.9 0.3 +16.6 $0.1M 0.89× –
Mark Teixeira↔ 2007 +2.2 +14.5 3.7 +10.8 $1.7M 0.81× –
Brian McCann 2007 +1.5 +9.3 0.4 +8.8 $0.3M 0.76× –
Rafael Soriano 2007 +0.6 +6.1 1.2 +4.9 $2.1M 1.34× –
Kyle Davies↔ 2007 +0.6 +4.9 0.2 +4.6 $0.4M 1.02× –
Buddy Carlyle 2007 +0.4 +3.0 0.4 +2.6 $1.0M 1.02× –
Tyler Yates 2007 +0.5 +2.8 0.4 +2.4 $0.8M 0.67× –
Chuck James 2007 +0.2 +1.7 0.4 +1.3 $1.9M 1.02× –
Oscar Villarreal 2007 +0.4 +2.2 0.9 +1.2 $2.3M 0.67× –
Octavio Dotel↔ 2007 +0.2 +2.5 1.4 +1.1 $5.9M 1.34× –
Ron Mahay↔ 2007 +0.3 +1.6 0.6 +0.9 $2.2M 0.67× –
Chad Paronto 2007 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $7.1M 0.67× –
Wilfredo Ledezma↔ 2007 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $41.6M 0.67× –
Macay McBride↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Michael Gonzalez 2007 +0.3 +1.7 2.4 -0.6 $7.3M 0.67× –
Mark Redman↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 1.02× –
Brayan Peña 2007 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Pete Orr 2007 -0.4 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 0.58× –
Craig Wilson 2007 -0.2 -1.1 2.0 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Bob Wickman↔ 2007 +0.3 +1.3 5.6 -4.2 $22.3M 0.67× –
Scott Thorman 2007 -1.0 -4.3 0.4 -4.7 – 0.56× –
Ryan Langerhans↔ 2007 -0.7 -4.8 0.1 -4.9 – 0.83× –
Chris Woodward 2007 -1.0 -4.5 0.8 -5.3 – 0.58× –
Lance Cormier 2007 -1.2 -9.7 0.4 -10.1 – 1.02× –
Blaine Boyer 2007 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 +0.0 $5.2M 0.67× –
Julio Franco↔ 2007 +0.1 +0.3 0.3 -0.0 $4.6M 0.56× –
Anthony Lerew 2007 -0.3 -2.6 – – – 1.02× –
Brandon Jones 2007 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Clint Sammons 2007 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Corky Miller 2007 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Jarrod Saltalamacchia↔ 2007 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.69× –
Jeff Bennett 2007 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Jo-Jo Reyes 2007 -0.5 -3.8 – – – 1.02× –
Joey Devine 2007 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Ascanio 2007 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Barry 2007 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Manny Acosta 2007 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Martín Prado 2007 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Peter Moylan 2007 +0.5 +2.6 – – – 0.67× –
Royce Ring↔ 2007 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Colyer 2007 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Willie Harris 2007 +1.4 +9.6 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+40.3+516.377.2+432.5—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2007 · ATL / PIT
ATL · John Schuerholz +$10.4M
Mike Gonzalez, Brent Lillibridge
PIT · Brian Graham −$10.4M
Adam LaRoche, Jamie Romak
ATL came out ahead by $10.4M
2007 · ATL / DET
ATL · John Schuerholz +$92.0M
Jair Jurrjens, Gorkys Hernández
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$92.0M
Édgar Rentería
ATL came out ahead by $92.0M
2007 · ATL / HOU
ATL · John Schuerholz +$11.2M
Josh Anderson
HOU · Tal Smith −$11.2M
Óscar Villarreal
ATL came out ahead by $11.2M
2007 · ATL / CHC
ATL · John Schuerholz +$9.6M
Will Ohman, Omar Infante
CHC · Jim Hendry −$9.6M
José Ascanio
ATL came out ahead by $9.6M
2007 · ATL / KCR
ATL · John Schuerholz +$10.4M
Erik Cordier
KCR · Dayton Moore −$10.4M
Tony Peña
ATL came out ahead by $10.4M
2007 · KCR / ATL
KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.0M
Bill McCarthy
ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.0M
Graham Koonce
Even trade
2007 · TEX / ATL
TEX · Jon Daniels +$194.4M
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Elvis Andrus, Neftalí Feliz, Matt Harrison, Beau Jones
ATL · John Schuerholz −$194.4M
Mark Teixeira, Ron Mahay
TEX came out ahead by $194.4M
2007 · ATL / SDP
ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.8M
Royce Ring
SDP · Kevin Towers −$0.8M
Wil Ledezma, Will Startup
ATL came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · ATL / DET
ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.8M
Wil Ledezma
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Macay McBride
ATL came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · KCR / ATL
KCR · Dayton Moore +$28.0M
Kyle Davies
ATL · John Schuerholz −$28.0M
Octavio Dotel
KCR came out ahead by $28.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$77.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Andruw Jones3011.000$14.0MFREE AGENT
Chipper Jones Jr.3514.000$12.3M$12.3M$10.0M$14.0M$14.0M$13.0MFREE AGENT
Edgar Renteria3011.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Tim Hudson318.000$8.5M$15.5M$15.5M$9.0M$9.0M$9.0M$9.0M
John Smoltz4019.000$8.0M$14.0MFREE AGENT
Bob Wickman3815.000$5.6MFREE AGENT
Craig Wilson306.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Octavio Dotel338.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Chris Woodward318.000$850kFREE AGENT
Ron Mahay3612.000$647kFREE AGENT
Chad Paronto316.000$420kFREE AGENT
Mark Redman338.000$409kFREE AGENT
Buddy Carlyle298.000$380k$390k$425kFREE AGENT
Julio Franco4825.000$314kFREE AGENT
Corky Miller316.000—$400kFREE AGENT
Willie Harris296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Mark Teixeira274.000$3.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Gonzalez294.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Soriano275.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Oscar Villarreal254.000$925kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Yates293.000$412kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Cormier263.000$405kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Diaz294.000$395kARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilfredo Ledezma264.000$113kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Langerhans275.000$66kFREE AGENT
Steve Colyer284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bennett273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Brian McCann232.000$440kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Francoeur232.000$428kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Orr282.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck James252.000$398kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brayan Peña252.000$380kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blaine Boyer252.000$380kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Thorman251.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Johnson252.000$380kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yunel Escobar240.000$251kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Davies232.000$236kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Macay McBride242.000$189kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Acosta260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Royce Ring262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Lerew242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Barry28–—
Martín Prado231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Jones23–—
Jose Ascanio220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrod Saltalamacchia220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jo-Jo Reyes220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Devine230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clint Sammons240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Peter Moylan281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2007 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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