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GM: Frank Wren

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2008, 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
$100M
Surplus $M
-30
Win %
0.444
TAB
-3.5
WAB
-11.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
32.3
Dead money %
44%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2008 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian McCann138
RCorky Miller29
RClint Sammons22
BBrayan Peña14

1B

BMark Teixeira⇄103
LCasey Kotchman⇄43
RMartín Prado17
BGreg Norton⇄11

2B

LKelly Johnson144
RMartín Prado17
ROmar Infante10
BRuben Gotay3

3B

BChipper Jones115
ROmar Infante32
RMartín Prado24
BRuben Gotay10
RBrent Lillibridge1

SS

RYunel Escobar126
RBrent Lillibridge23
ROmar Infante20
RMartín Prado2

LF

LGrégor Blanco77
RMatt Diaz37
ROmar Infante34
LBrandon Jones29
BGreg Norton⇄25
LJosh Anderson6
RMartín Prado3
RChris Resop1

CF

LMark Kotsay⇄84
LGrégor Blanco69
LJosh Anderson30
ROmar Infante3

RF

RJeff Francoeur152
LBrandon Jones7
LGrégor Blanco5
LJason Perry4
BGreg Norton⇄2
LJosh Anderson1

DH

BGreg Norton⇄8
BChipper Jones3

Starters

RJair Jurrjens3.3 WAR
RJorge Campillo2.0 WAR
RTim Hudson1.9 WAR
RJohn Smoltz0.8 WAR
RJeff Bennett0.5 WAR
LMike Hampton0.4 WAR
RJames Parr0.1 WAR
LJo-Jo Reyes-0.1 WAR
RCharlie Morton-0.2 WAR
LTom Glavine-0.6 WAR
LChuck James-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ LMichael Gonzalez14 sv
LWill Ohman23 h
RJeff Bennett15 h
RBlaine Boyer14 h
RJulian Tavarez⇄6 h
RManny Acosta4 h
LRoyce Ring4 h
RBuddy Carlyle0 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 2007)

PlayerfWAR
Jair Jurrjens3.3
Jorge Campillo2.0
Grégor Blanco1.2
Will Ohman0.9
Omar Infante0.7
Josh Anderson0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2007)

Player2007 fWAR
Edgar Renteria4.0
Andruw Jones3.3
Willie Harris1.4
Kyle Davies0.6
Tyler Yates0.5
Oscar Villarreal0.4

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 2008; everyone else is shown as a 2008 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brian McCann 2008 +8.3 +84.9 1.0 +83.9 $0.1M 1.28× –
Chipper Jones Jr. 2008 +7.1 +81.1 12.3 +68.8 $1.7M 1.43× –
Jair Jurrjens 2008 +3.3 +51.4 0.4 +51.0 $0.1M 1.96× –
Yunel Escobar 2008 +2.8 +26.2 0.4 +25.8 $0.1M 1.18× –
Kelly Johnson 2008 +2.6 +22.7 0.4 +22.3 $0.2M 1.07× –
Mark Teixeira↔ 2008 +3.4 +29.1 8.2 +20.9 $2.4M 1.07× –
Grégor Blanco 2008 +1.2 +7.8 0.4 +7.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
Tim Hudson 2008 +1.9 +22.5 15.5 +7.0 $8.2M 1.49× –
Martín Prado 2008 +1.1 +5.2 0.4 +4.8 $0.3M 0.58× –
Omar Infante 2008 +0.7 +4.6 1.4 +3.2 $2.0M 0.83× –
Will Ohman 2008 +0.9 +4.7 1.6 +3.1 $1.8M 0.67× –
Buddy Carlyle 2008 +0.5 +2.9 0.4 +2.5 $0.7M 0.67× –
Jeff Bennett 2008 +0.5 +2.7 0.4 +2.3 $0.8M 0.67× –
Jorge Julio↔ 2008 +0.2 +1.3 0.4 +0.8 $1.9M 0.67× –
Brayan Peña 2008 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Blaine Boyer 2008 -0.0 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 1.34× –
Peter Moylan 2008 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Royce Ring 2008 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Ruben Gotay 2008 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.58× –
Michael Gonzalez 2008 +0.1 +1.3 2.4 -1.1 $19.5M 1.34× –
Chris Resop 2008 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Casey Kotchman↔ 2008 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.56× –
Charlie Morton 2008 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Rafael Soriano 2008 +0.1 +0.6 2.6 -2.1 $23.9M 0.67× –
Corky Miller 2008 -0.4 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 0.52× –
Mark Kotsay↔ 2008 +0.5 +3.0 5.6 -2.6 $12.4M 0.83× –
Julian Tavarez↔ 2008 -0.1 -0.3 2.7 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Matt Diaz 2008 -0.8 -5.4 1.2 -6.7 – 0.83× –
Manny Acosta 2008 -0.6 -6.5 0.4 -6.9 – 1.34× –
John Smoltz 2008 +0.8 +6.9 14.0 -7.1 $16.6M 1.02× –
Chuck James 2008 -0.9 -7.3 0.4 -7.7 – 1.02× –
Jeff Francoeur 2008 -1.3 -8.4 0.5 -8.9 – 0.83× –
Mike Hampton 2008 +0.4 +3.4 16.0 -12.6 $38.5M 1.02× –
Tom Glavine 2008 -0.6 -4.7 8.0 -12.7 – 1.02× –
Brandon Jones 2008 -0.5 -3.6 – – – 0.83× –
Brent Lillibridge 2008 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.61× –
Clint Sammons 2008 -0.4 -1.7 – – – 0.52× –
Elmer Dessens 2008 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Francisley Bueno 2008 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Greg Norton↔ 2008 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 0.83× –
James Parr 2008 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 1.02× –
Jason Perry 2008 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Ridgway 2008 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jo-Jo Reyes 2008 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Jorge Campillo 2008 +2.0 +23.8 – – – 1.49× –
Josh Anderson 2008 +0.7 +4.6 – – – 0.83× –
Matt DeSalvo 2008 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Phil Stockman 2008 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Vladimir Nunez 2008 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+32.2+344.0100.4+222.4—

Trades

Every graded 2008 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2008 · ATL / CHW
ATL · Frank Wren +$75.2M
Javier Vázquez, Boone Logan
CHW · Kenny Williams −$75.2M
Brent Lillibridge, Tyler Flowers, Jon Gilmore, Santos Rodriguez
ATL came out ahead by $75.2M
2008 · ATL / BOS
ATL · Frank Wren +$20.0M
Luis Sumoza
BOS · Theo Epstein −$20.0M
Mark Kotsay
ATL came out ahead by $20.0M
2008 · ATL / PIT
ATL · Frank Wren +$2.4M
Todd Redmond
PIT · Neal Huntington −$2.4M
Tyler Yates
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
2008 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Lee Pelekoudas +$2.4M
Nelson Payano
ATL · Frank Wren −$2.4M
Greg Norton
SEA came out ahead by $2.4M
2008 · OAK / ATL
OAK · Billy Beane +$18.4M
Joey Devine, Jamie Richmond
ATL · Frank Wren −$18.4M
Mark Kotsay
OAK came out ahead by $18.4M
2008 · ANA / ATL
ANA · Tony Reagins +$14.4M
Mark Teixeira
ATL · Frank Wren −$14.4M
Casey Kotchman, Stephen Marek
ANA came out ahead by $14.4M
2008 · TBR / ATL
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$3.2M
Willy Aybar, Chase Fontaine
ATL · Frank Wren −$3.2M
Jeff Ridgway
TBR came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2008 payroll
$100.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Mike Hampton3515.000$16.0MFREE AGENT
Tim Hudson329.000$15.5M$15.5M$9.0M$9.0M$9.0M$9.0MFREE AGENT
John Smoltz4120.000$14.0MFREE AGENT
Chipper Jones Jr.3615.000$12.3M$10.0M$14.0M$14.0M$13.0MFREE AGENT
Tom Glavine4221.000$8.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Kotsay3211.000$5.6MFREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez3515.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Rafael Soriano286.000$2.6M$6.3MFREE AGENT
Will Ohman308.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Omar Infante266.000$1.4M$1.9M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jorge Julio297.000$444kFREE AGENT
Corky Miller327.000$400kFREE AGENT
Buddy Carlyle309.000$390k$425kFREE AGENT
Elmer Dessens3712.000—FREE AGENT
Greg Norton3512.000—$800kFREE AGENT
Vladimir Nunez3310.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Mark Teixeira285.000$8.2MFREE AGENT
Michael Gonzalez305.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Matt Diaz305.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Brian McCann243.000$967kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Francoeur243.000$460kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Kotchman254.000$436kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Johnson263.000$430kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck James263.000$428kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruben Gotay254.000$403kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bennett284.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Royce Ring273.000$398kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Resop253.000$390kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blaine Boyer263.000$390kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brayan Peña263.000$390kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Campillo293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Peter Moylan292.000$410kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yunel Escobar251.000$402kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Acosta271.000$392kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Martín Prado242.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grégor Blanco240.000$390kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jair Jurrjens221.000$390kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Morton240.000$220kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Stockman28–—
Jason Perry27–—
James Parr220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Jones24–—
Matt DeSalvo27–—
Brent Lillibridge240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Ridgway27–—
Jo-Jo Reyes231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clint Sammons251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Anderson251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisley Bueno270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2008 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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