Braves — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2012, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$88M

Surplus $M

+11

Win %

0.580

TAB

+5.8

WAB

+13.6

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

38.5

Dead money %

28%

Depth Players

10.0

Dead WAR

-6.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian McCann114

RDavid Ross54

RJ.C. Boscan6

1B

LFreddie Freeman146

LLyle Overbay⇄23

LEric Hinske15

RMartín Prado4

2B

RDan Uggla152

RMartín Prado10

RJeff Baker⇄3

RTyler Pastornicky3

RJack Wilson2

3B

BChipper Jones103

LJuan Francisco49

RMartín Prado25

SS

RPaul Janish55

RAndrelton Simmons49

RTyler Pastornicky47

RJack Wilson29

RMartín Prado13

LF

RMartín Prado119

LJose Constanza21

RMatt Diaz19

RReed Johnson⇄16

LEric Hinske6

RJeff Baker⇄2

CF

LMichael Bourn153

RReed Johnson⇄14

LJose Constanza5

LJason Heyward2

RF

LJason Heyward154

RReed Johnson⇄13

RJeff Baker⇄9

RMatt Diaz6

LEric Hinske4

DH

LEric Hinske4

LBrian McCann3

RMatt Diaz2

BChipper Jones1

Starters

RKris Medlen3.3 WAR

RTim Hudson2.0 WAR

RBrandon Beachy1.3 WAR

RRandall Delgado0.7 WAR

LMike Minor0.4 WAR

LPaul Maholm⇄0.4 WAR

RBen Sheets0.2 WAR

RJulio Teheran0.2 WAR

RTommy Hanson-0.4 WAR

RJair Jurrjens-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCraig Kimbrel42 sv

LEric O'Flaherty28 h

LJonny Venters20 h

RChad Durbin15 h

LLuis Avilan5 h

RCory Gearrin4 h

RCristhian Martinez1 h

RLivan Hernandez⇄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 2011)

Player	fWAR
Andrelton Simmons	1.8
Luis Avilán	0.6
Juan Francisco	0.5
Paul Maholm	0.4
Ben Sheets	0.2
Miguel Batista	-0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Player	2011 fWAR
Brooks Conrad	0.6
Álex González	0.5
Jordan Schafer	0.5
George Sherrill	0.3
Arodys Vizcaíno	0.1
Antoan Richardson	0.1

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 2012; everyone else is shown as a 2012 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Jason Heyward	2012	+5.3	+86.2	0.6	+85.6	$0.1M	2.05×	–
Michael Bourn	2012	+5.3	+87.4	6.8	+80.5	$1.3M	2.05×	–
Craig Kimbrel	2012	+3.1	+63.7	0.6	+63.1	$0.2M	2.57×	Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Martín Prado	2012	+4.5	+65.1	4.8	+60.4	$1.0M	1.79×	–
Kris Medlen	2012	+3.3	+33.7	0.5	+33.2	$0.1M	1.28×	–
Brian McCann	2012	+3.9	+34.8	11.5	+23.3	$3.0M	1.12×	–
David Ross	2012	+2.7	+21.5	1.6	+19.9	$0.6M	1.00×	–
Tim Hudson	2012	+2.0	+24.3	9.0	+15.3	$4.4M	1.49×	–
Dan Uggla	2012	+3.3	+28.1	13.0	+15.1	$4.0M	1.07×	–
Andrelton Simmons	2012	+1.8	+13.2	0.1	+13.1	$0.1M	0.89×	–
Freddie Freeman	2012	+1.7	+11.1	0.5	+10.6	$0.3M	0.81×	Free Agent · 2022–2027 · $27.0M AAV
Chipper Jones Jr.	2012	+2.6	+22.9	13.0	+9.9	$5.1M	1.12×	–
Brandon Beachy	2012	+1.3	+10.2	0.5	+9.7	$0.4M	1.02×	–
Randall Delgado	2012	+0.7	+5.9	0.5	+5.4	$0.7M	1.02×	–
Luis Avilán	2012	+0.6	+3.4	0.5	+2.9	$0.8M	0.67×	–
Mike Minor	2012	+0.4	+3.1	0.5	+2.6	$1.3M	1.02×	–
Juan Francisco	2012	+0.5	+2.5	0.5	+2.1	$0.9M	0.58×	–
Cristhian Martinez	2012	+0.4	+2.4	0.5	+1.9	$1.1M	0.67×	–
Paul Maholm↔	2012	+0.4	+3.0	1.6	+1.4	$4.4M	1.02×	–
Julio Teheran	2012	+0.2	+1.7	0.5	+1.2	$2.3M	1.02×	–
Cory Gearrin	2012	+0.2	+1.1	0.5	+0.6	$2.4M	0.67×	–
Ben Sheets	2012	+0.2	+1.4	1.1	+0.3	$6.4M	1.02×	–
Jose Constanza	2012	+0.1	+0.8	0.5	+0.3	$4.0M	0.83×	–
Eric O'Flaherty	2012	+0.4	+2.3	2.5	-0.2	$5.9M	0.67×	–
Miguel Batista↔	2012	-0.1	-0.3	0.1	-0.4	–	0.67×	–
Anthony Varvaro	2012	-0.0	-0.1	0.5	-0.6	–	0.67×	–
J.C. Boscan	2012	-0.0	-0.1	0.5	-0.6	–	0.52×	–
Jonny Venters	2012	-0.1	-0.4	0.5	-0.9	–	0.67×	–
Lyle Overbay↔	2012	-0.3	-1.2	0.3	-1.5	–	0.56×	–
Reed Johnson↔	2012	-0.2	-1.3	0.4	-1.7	–	0.83×	–
Peter Moylan	2012	-0.1	-0.8	1.0	-1.8	–	0.67×	–
Livan Hernandez↔	2012	-0.3	-1.6	0.3	-1.9	–	0.67×	–
Jeff Baker↔	2012	-0.4	-2.4	0.2	-2.7	–	0.83×	–
Paul Janish	2012	-0.5	-2.3	0.8	-3.1	–	0.61×	–
Tommy Hanson	2012	-0.4	-2.9	0.5	-3.4	–	1.02×	–
Jack Wilson	2012	-0.7	-3.3	1.0	-4.3	–	0.61×	–
Tyler Pastornicky	2012	-0.8	-3.9	0.5	-4.4	–	0.61×	–
Chad Durbin	2012	-0.7	-3.8	0.9	-4.7	–	0.67×	–
Matt Diaz	2012	-0.5	-3.2	2.0	-5.2	–	0.83×	–
Eric Hinske	2012	-1.0	-4.3	1.5	-5.8	–	0.56×	–
Jair Jurrjens	2012	-0.6	-4.5	5.5	-10.0	–	1.02×	–
Total	—	+38.2	+493.4	88.2	+405.2	—

Trades

Every graded 2012 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2012 · ATL / CIN

ATL · Frank Wren +$8.0M

Juan Francisco

CIN · Walt Jocketty −$8.0M

J. J. Hoover

ATL came out ahead by $8.0M

2012 · CHC / ATL

CHC · Theo Epstein +$10.4M

Jaye Chapman, Arodys Vizcaíno

ATL · Frank Wren −$10.4M

Reed Johnson, Paul Maholm

CHC came out ahead by $10.4M

2012 · CIN / ATL

CIN · Walt Jocketty +$4.8M

Todd Redmond

ATL · Frank Wren −$4.8M

Paul Janish

CIN came out ahead by $4.8M

2012 · DET / ATL

DET · Dave Dombrowski +$4.8M

Greg Ross

ATL · Frank Wren −$4.8M

Jeff Baker

DET came out ahead by $4.8M

2012 · ATL / ANA

ATL · Frank Wren +$8.0M

Jordan Walden

ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$8.0M

Tommy Hanson

ATL came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2012 payroll

$88.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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 (15)

Player	Age	Svc	2012	2013	2014	2015
Chipper Jones Jr.	40	19.000	$13.0M	FREE AGENT
Dan Uggla	32	6.000	$13.0M	$13.0M	$12.2M	FREE AGENT
Brian McCann	28	6.117	$11.5M	$12.0M	FREE AGENT
Tim Hudson	36	12.119	$9.0M	$9.0M	FREE AGENT
Matt Diaz	34	6.157	$2.0M	FREE AGENT
Paul Maholm	30	6.037	$1.6M	$6.5M	FREE AGENT
David Ross	35	13.001	$1.6M	FREE AGENT
Eric Hinske	34	10.000	$1.5M	FREE AGENT
Ben Sheets	33	9.000	$1.1M	FREE AGENT
Jack Wilson	34	10.147	$1.0M	FREE AGENT
Chad Durbin	34	7.102	$900k	FREE AGENT
Reed Johnson	35	8.145	$416k	$1.6M	FREE AGENT
Lyle Overbay	35	9.026	$308k	FREE AGENT
Livan Hernandez	37	14.097	$307k	FREE AGENT
Miguel Batista	41	13.163	$107k	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

Player	Age	Svc	2012	2013	2014	2015
Michael Bourn	29	5.028	$6.8M	FREE AGENT
Jair Jurrjens	26	4.047	$5.5M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Martín Prado	28	4.105	$4.8M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Eric O'Flaherty	27	4.062	$2.5M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Peter Moylan	33	5.061	$1.0M	FREE AGENT
Paul Janish	29	3.064	$850k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jeff Baker	31	5.049	$232k	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

Player	Age	Svc	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Craig Kimbrel	24	1.066	$590k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jason Heyward	22	2.000	$565k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Freddie Freeman	22	1.033	$535k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tommy Hanson	25	2.120	$535k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jonny Venters	27	2.000	$533k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brandon Beachy	25	1.014	$495k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Cristhian Martinez	30	1.158	$491k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Kris Medlen	26	2.137	$490k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Minor	24	0.138	$482k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Anthony Varvaro	27	0.058	$481k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
J.C. Boscan	32	1.000	$480k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Julio Teheran	21	0.030	$480k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Cory Gearrin	26	0.062	$480k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Randall Delgado	22	0.030	$480k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Juan Francisco	25	0.156	$480k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Luis Avilán	22	0.000	$480k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tyler Pastornicky	22	1.134	$480k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jose Constanza	28	1.039	$480k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Andrelton Simmons	22	0.000	$150k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Graphs

Regime	Seasons	Win %	Playoff %	Pennant %	WS %
WINDOW	289	52.2	30.1	4.8	1.0
CONTEND	309	56.8	63.1	19.1	10.0
FORCED-SPEND	262	48.0	9.2	1.5	1.5
REBUILD	328	43.3	1.2	0.3	0.3

How each 2012 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Braves ATL

Overview

Front Office

Offense

Pitching & Defense

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2011)

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (15)

Arbitration-eligible (7)

Pre-arbitration (19)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Braves ATL

Overview

Front Office

Offense All positionsC1B2B3BSSOF (LF/CF/RF)LFCFRFINF (1B/2B/3B/SS)Middle infield (2B/SS)C/DH

Pitching & Defense ALL SP RP

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2011)

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (15)

Arbitration-eligible (7)

Pre-arbitration (19)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Offense

Pitching & Defense