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201396–66 (0.593)Made Playoffs
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GM: Frank Wren

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, 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
$93M
Surplus $M
+24
Win %
0.593
TAB
+10.7
WAB
+15.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.6
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-2.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian McCann92
REvan Gattis42
RGerald Laird40
RChristian Bethancourt1

1B

LFreddie Freeman147
LJuan Francisco⇄33
RChris Johnson12
BJoey Terdoslavich6
REvan Gattis4

2B

RDan Uggla133
BElliot Johnson⇄23
BRamiro Pena10
RPaul Janish9
RTyler Pastornicky6
RPhil Gosselin3

3B

RChris Johnson125
RPaul Janish36
BRamiro Pena32
BElliot Johnson⇄2
LBlake DeWitt1

SS

RAndrelton Simmons156
BRamiro Pena7
RPaul Janish6
BElliot Johnson⇄3
RTyler Pastornicky1

LF

RJustin Upton108
REvan Gattis48
LJordan Schafer15
BJoey Terdoslavich13
RReed Johnson10
LJose Constanza9
BTodd Cunningham5
BElliot Johnson⇄2

CF

RB.J. Upton118
LJordan Schafer30
LJason Heyward20
RReed Johnson12
LJose Constanza2
RTyler Pastornicky1

RF

LJason Heyward86
RJustin Upton54
LJordan Schafer29
RReed Johnson15
BJoey Terdoslavich4
BTodd Cunningham2
BElliot Johnson⇄1

DH

LBrian McCann3
REvan Gattis2
LJuan Francisco⇄2
RJustin Upton2
RDan Uggla1

Starters

LMike Minor3.6 WAR
RJulio Teheran3.0 WAR
RKris Medlen2.8 WAR
RTim Hudson2.0 WAR
LAlex Wood1.3 WAR
LPaul Maholm0.6 WAR
RDavid Hale0.5 WAR
RFreddy Garcia⇄0.4 WAR
RBrandon Beachy0.2 WAR
RKameron Loe⇄-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCraig Kimbrel50 sv
LLuis Avilan27 h
LScott Downs⇄26 h
RJordan Walden14 h
RDavid Carpenter12 h
RLuis Ayala⇄10 h
RAnthony Varvaro6 h
RCory Gearrin1 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 2012)

PlayerfWAR
Justin Upton3.5
Chris Johnson3.1
Evan Gattis2.2
Alex Wood1.3
Jordan Schafer0.9
David Carpenter0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player2012 fWAR
Michael Bourn5.3
Martín Prado4.5
David Ross2.7
Chipper Jones Jr.2.6
Randall Delgado0.7
Ben Sheets0.2

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Minor 2013 +3.6 +63.0 0.5 +62.5 $0.1M 2.19× –
Freddie Freeman 2013 +5.0 +47.9 0.6 +47.4 $0.1M 1.20× Free Agent · 2022–2027 · $27.0M AAV
Julio Teheran 2013 +3.0 +47.6 0.5 +47.1 $0.2M 1.96× –
Kris Medlen 2013 +2.8 +43.9 2.6 +41.3 $0.9M 1.96× –
Andrelton Simmons 2013 +3.5 +37.4 0.5 +36.9 $0.1M 1.32× –
Jason Heyward 2013 +3.1 +39.5 3.6 +35.9 $1.2M 1.60× –
Justin Upton 2013 +3.5 +44.6 9.8 +34.9 $2.8M 1.60× –
Craig Kimbrel 2013 +2.2 +34.3 0.7 +33.6 $0.3M 1.95× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Chris Johnson 2013 +3.1 +27.8 2.9 +24.9 $0.9M 1.12× –
Evan Gattis 2013 +2.2 +21.4 0.5 +20.9 $0.2M 1.22× –
Tim Hudson 2013 +2.0 +23.6 9.0 +14.6 $4.5M 1.49× –
Brian McCann 2013 +3.3 +26.5 12.0 +14.5 $3.6M 1.00× –
Alex Wood 2013 +1.3 +7.2 0.3 +6.8 $0.2M 0.67× –
Jordan Schafer 2013 +0.9 +6.2 0.5 +5.6 $0.6M 0.83× –
David Carpenter 2013 +0.9 +4.8 0.5 +4.3 $0.5M 0.67× –
David Hale 2013 +0.5 +4.2 0.1 +4.2 $0.1M 1.02× –
Jordan Walden 2013 +0.8 +4.5 0.5 +3.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Ramiro Pena 2013 +0.8 +3.7 0.6 +3.2 $0.7M 0.58× –
Freddy Garcia↔ 2013 +0.4 +3.0 0.0 +3.0 $0.1M 1.02× –
Luis Avilán 2013 +0.5 +2.6 0.5 +2.1 $1.0M 0.67× –
Juan Francisco↔ 2013 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.5M 0.69× –
Brandon Beachy 2013 +0.2 +1.5 0.5 +1.0 $2.7M 1.02× –
Anthony Varvaro 2013 +0.2 +1.2 0.5 +0.7 $2.2M 0.67× –
Elliot Johnson↔ 2013 +0.2 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.0M 0.56× –
Christian Bethancourt 2013 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Luis Ayala↔ 2013 +0.1 +0.8 0.9 -0.2 $6.5M 0.67× –
Tyler Pastornicky 2013 +0.1 +0.3 0.5 -0.2 $7.0M 0.56× –
Scott Downs↔ 2013 +0.2 +1.2 1.8 -0.6 $8.1M 0.67× –
Cristhian Martinez 2013 +0.0 +0.1 0.7 -0.7 $70.3M 0.67× –
Todd Cunningham 2013 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Jose Constanza 2013 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Joey Terdoslavich 2013 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Kameron Loe↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Cory Gearrin 2013 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Gerald Laird 2013 -0.0 -0.1 1.5 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Cory Rasmus↔ 2013 -0.3 -1.8 0.0 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Paul Maholm 2013 +0.6 +4.5 6.5 -2.0 $11.7M 1.02× –
Reed Johnson 2013 -0.1 -0.5 1.6 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Paul Janish 2013 -0.3 -1.5 0.7 -2.2 – 0.58× –
Eric O'Flaherty 2013 -0.1 -0.3 4.3 -4.6 – 0.67× –
Dan Uggla 2013 +0.5 +2.4 13.0 -10.6 $24.7M 0.56× –
B.J. Upton 2013 -0.9 -6.2 12.4 -18.7 – 0.83× –
Blake DeWitt 2013 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.58× –
Phil Gosselin 2013 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+43.4+494.093.1+400.4—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2013 · BAL / ATL
BAL · Dan Duquette +$0.8M
Chris Jones
ATL · Frank Wren −$0.8M
Luis Ayala
BAL came out ahead by $0.8M
2013 · ATL / MIL
ATL · Frank Wren +$4.0M
Thomas Keeling
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$4.0M
Juan Francisco
ATL came out ahead by $4.0M
2013 · ARI / ATL
ARI · Kevin Towers +$22.4M
Martín Prado, Randall Delgado, Zeke Spruill, Nick Ahmed, Brandon Drury
ATL · Frank Wren −$22.4M
Justin Upton, Chris Johnson
ARI came out ahead by $22.4M
2013 · ANA / ATL
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$4.0M
Cory Rasmus
ATL · Frank Wren −$4.0M
Scott Downs
ANA came out ahead by $4.0M
2013 · MIN / ATL
MIN · Terry Ryan +$8.8M
Sean Gilmartin
ATL · Frank Wren −$8.8M
Ryan Doumit
MIN came out ahead by $8.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll
$93.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Dan Uggla337.000$13.0M$12.2MFREE AGENT
B.J. Upton286.126$12.4M$13.4MFREE AGENT
Brian McCann297.117$12.0MFREE AGENT$2.0M
Tim Hudson3713.119$9.0MFREE AGENT
Paul Maholm317.037$6.5MFREE AGENT
Scott Downs3710.121$1.8MFREE AGENT
Reed Johnson369.145$1.6MFREE AGENT
Gerald Laird338.007$1.5M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Luis Ayala359.121$949kFREE AGENT
Kameron Loe319.000$473kFREE AGENT
Freddy Garcia3612.060$48kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Justin Upton255.060$9.8MFREE AGENT
Eric O'Flaherty285.062$4.3MFREE AGENT
Jason Heyward233.000$3.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kris Medlen273.137$2.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Janish303.145$725kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elliot Johnson293.068$150kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake DeWitt274.048—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Chris Johnson282.144$2.9MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cristhian Martinez312.158$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Kimbrel252.066$655kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddie Freeman232.033$560kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramiro Pena272.089$550kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Walden252.043$542kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Schafer262.121$512kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Beachy262.014$510kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Minor251.138$505kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Gearrin270.119$491kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrelton Simmons230.125$491kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Avilán230.091$491kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Varvaro280.121$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Teheran220.062$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Gattis260.000$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Carpenter270.110$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Pastornicky231.134$490kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Wood220.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Terdoslavich241.050$233kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Cunningham240.080$163kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Constanza291.039$158kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Francisco261.156$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hale250.000$70kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Bethancourt210.000$59kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Rasmus251.155$16kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Gosselin240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2013 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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