Braves — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2014, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$103M

Surplus $M

-10

Win %

0.488

TAB

-1.0

WAB

-1.8

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

32.1

Dead money %

43%

Depth Players

9.0

Dead WAR

-4.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

REvan Gattis93

RGerald Laird48

RChristian Bethancourt31

BRyan Doumit2

1B

LFreddie Freeman162

BJoey Terdoslavich2

RChris Johnson1

2B

LTommy La Stella88

RDan Uggla⇄48

BRamiro Pena38

RPhil Gosselin26

BEmilio Bonifácio⇄11

RTyler Pastornicky10

3B

RChris Johnson150

BRamiro Pena17

RPhil Gosselin9

SS

RAndrelton Simmons146

BRamiro Pena15

RPhil Gosselin8

BEmilio Bonifácio⇄1

LF

RJustin Upton150

BRyan Doumit9

LJose Constanza2

BEmilio Bonifácio⇄1

RPhil Gosselin1

CF

RB.J. Upton139

BEmilio Bonifácio⇄24

RF

LJason Heyward149

BRyan Doumit9

BEmilio Bonifácio⇄2

BJoey Terdoslavich2

LJose Constanza1

DH

BRyan Doumit5

REvan Gattis3

BEmilio Bonifácio⇄1

LJordan Schafer⇄1

RJustin Upton1

LTommy La Stella1

Starters

RJulio Teheran3.3 WAR

RErvin Santana3.1 WAR

LAlex Wood2.7 WAR

RAaron Harang2.5 WAR

RGavin Floyd0.6 WAR

LMike Minor0.6 WAR

LJames Russell⇄0.4 WAR

RDavid Hale-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCraig Kimbrel47 sv

RJordan Walden20 h

RDavid Carpenter19 h

RAnthony Varvaro13 h

RShae Simmons9 h

LLuis Avilan8 h

LJames Russell⇄6 h

RJuan Jaime0 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 2013)

Player	fWAR
Ervin Santana	3.1
Aaron Harang	2.5
Gavin Floyd	0.6
James Russell	0.4
Chasen Shreve	0.3
Ian Thomas	0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Player	2013 fWAR
Brian McCann	3.3
Tim Hudson	2.0
Paul Maholm	0.6
Freddy Garcia	0.4
Juan Francisco	0.3
Scott Downs	0.2

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 2014; everyone else is shown as a 2014 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Jason Heyward	2014	+4.7	+66.9	4.5	+62.4	$1.0M	1.79×	–
Julio Teheran	2014	+3.3	+51.2	0.8	+50.4	$0.2M	1.96×	–
Alex Wood	2014	+2.7	+41.9	0.5	+41.4	$0.2M	1.96×	–
Justin Upton	2014	+3.7	+53.4	14.2	+39.2	$3.8M	1.79×	–
Freddie Freeman	2014	+4.5	+42.7	5.1	+37.6	$1.2M	1.20×	Free Agent · 2022–2027 · $27.0M AAV
Ervin Santana	2014	+3.1	+48.0	14.1	+33.9	$4.6M	1.96×	–
Craig Kimbrel	2014	+2.4	+38.0	7.0	+31.0	$2.9M	1.95×	Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Aaron Harang	2014	+2.5	+29.4	1.0	+28.4	$0.4M	1.49×	–
Evan Gattis	2014	+2.6	+21.1	0.5	+20.6	$0.2M	1.00×	–
Andrelton Simmons	2014	+1.7	+11.9	1.0	+10.9	$0.6M	0.89×	–
David Carpenter	2014	+0.9	+9.3	0.5	+8.7	$0.6M	1.34×	–
Jordan Walden	2014	+0.8	+8.9	1.5	+7.4	$1.8M	1.34×	–
James Russell↔	2014	+0.4	+2.1	0.6	+1.5	$1.5M	0.67×	–
Anthony Varvaro	2014	+0.4	+2.0	0.5	+1.4	$1.4M	0.67×	–
Ian Thomas	2014	+0.2	+1.2	0.2	+1.1	$0.7M	0.67×	–
Mike Minor	2014	+0.6	+5.0	3.9	+1.1	$6.3M	1.02×	–
Chasen Shreve	2014	+0.3	+1.5	0.5	+1.0	$1.8M	0.67×	–
Ramiro Pena	2014	+0.3	+1.6	0.7	+0.9	$2.0M	0.56×	–
Shae Simmons	2014	+0.2	+1.0	0.3	+0.7	$1.7M	0.67×	–
Gavin Floyd	2014	+0.6	+4.6	4.0	+0.6	$7.0M	1.02×	–
Tommy La Stella	2014	+0.2	+0.7	0.3	+0.4	$2.0M	0.56×	–
Ryan Buchter	2014	-0.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	–	0.67×	–
Emilio Bonifácio↔	2014	+0.1	+0.7	0.9	-0.2	$8.6M	0.83×	–
Joey Terdoslavich	2014	+0.0	+0.2	0.5	-0.3	$13.9M	0.56×	–
Juan Jaime	2014	+0.0	+0.2	0.5	-0.3	$14.9M	0.67×	–
Pedro Beato	2014	+0.0	+0.1	0.3	-0.3	$31.5M	0.67×	–
Gus Schlosser	2014	-0.1	-0.6	0.5	-1.1	–	0.67×	–
Jose Constanza	2014	-0.1	-0.8	0.5	-1.3	–	0.83×	–
Tyler Pastornicky	2014	-0.2	-0.8	0.5	-1.3	–	0.56×	–
David Hale	2014	-0.2	-0.9	0.5	-1.4	–	0.67×	–
Luis Avilán	2014	-0.3	-1.5	0.5	-2.0	–	0.67×	–
Jordan Schafer↔	2014	-0.3	-1.5	0.7	-2.2	–	0.69×	–
Chris Johnson	2014	+0.4	+1.8	4.8	-3.0	$12.3M	0.58×	–
Christian Bethancourt	2014	-0.7	-2.7	0.5	-3.2	–	0.52×	–
Ryan Doumit	2014	-0.7	-4.3	3.5	-7.8	–	0.83×	–
Gerald Laird	2014	-1.6	-6.5	1.5	-8.0	–	0.52×	–
B.J. Upton	2014	+0.0	+0.0	13.4	-13.4	$3036.4M	0.83×	–
Dan Uggla↔	2014	-0.7	-3.1	12.2	-15.2	–	0.56×	–
Phil Gosselin	2014	+0.3	+1.4	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Total	—	+32.0	+424.0	103.0	+319.5	—

Trades

Every graded 2014 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2014 · BOS / ATL

BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.0M

Anthony Varvaro

ATL · John Hart +$0.0M

Aaron Kurcz

Even trade

2014 · SDP / ATL

SDP · Josh Byrnes +$0.0M

Tyler Greene

ATL · John Hart +$0.0M

cash / PTBNL

Even trade

2014 · LAD / ATL

LAD · Ned Colletti +$0.0M

Adrian Rivero

ATL · John Hart +$0.0M

Osvaldo Martínez

Even trade

2014 · CHC / ATL

CHC · Theo Epstein +$4.0M

Víctor Caratini

ATL · John Hart −$4.0M

James Russell, Emilio Bonifácio

CHC came out ahead by $4.0M

2014 · ATL / CHC

ATL · John Hart +$0.0M

Arodys Vizcaíno

CHC · Theo Epstein +$0.0M

Tommy La Stella

Even trade

2014 · STL / ATL

STL · John Mozeliak +$32.0M

Jason Heyward, Jordan Walden

ATL · John Hart −$32.0M

Shelby Miller, Tyrell Jenkins

STL came out ahead by $32.0M

2014 · ATL / SDP

ATL · John Hart +$151.2M

Max Fried, Jace Peterson, Dustin Peterson, Mallex Smith

SDP · Josh Byrnes −$151.2M

Justin Upton, Aaron Northcraft

ATL came out ahead by $151.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2014 payroll

$103.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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 (8)

Player	Age	Svc	2014	2015
Justin Upton	26	6.060	$14.2M	FREE AGENT
Ervin Santana	31	8.104	$14.1M	FREE AGENT
B.J. Upton	29	7.126	$13.4M	FREE AGENT
Dan Uggla	34	8.000	$12.2M	FREE AGENT
Gavin Floyd	31	10.045	$4.0M	FREE AGENT
Ryan Doumit	33	8.120	$3.5M	FREE AGENT
Gerald Laird	34	9.007	$1.5M	FREE AGENT
Aaron Harang	36	11.061	$1.0M	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

Player	Age	Svc	2014	2015	2016	2017
Craig Kimbrel	26	3.066	$7.0M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Freddie Freeman	24	3.033	$5.1M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Chris Johnson	29	3.144	$4.8M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jason Heyward	24	4.000	$4.5M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jordan Walden	26	3.043	$1.5M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Emilio Bonifácio	29	5.066	$932k	FREE AGENT
Ramiro Pena	28	3.089	$700k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jordan Schafer	27	3.121	$660k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
James Russell	28	4.000	$592k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

Player	Age	Svc	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Mike Minor	26	2.138	$3.9M	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Andrelton Simmons	24	1.125	$1.0M	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Julio Teheran	23	1.062	$800k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
David Carpenter	28	0.113	$532k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Evan Gattis	27	1.000	$520k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Luis Avilán	24	1.091	$518k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Anthony Varvaro	29	1.121	$515k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Alex Wood	23	0.123	$506k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
David Hale	26	0.025	$502k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tyler Pastornicky	24	1.134	$500k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Christian Bethancourt	22	0.021	$500k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jose Constanza	30	1.039	$500k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Juan Jaime	26	0.056	$500k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Chasen Shreve	23	0.000	$500k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Joey Terdoslavich	25	1.050	$500k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Gus Schlosser	25	–	$500k
Tommy La Stella	25	0.000	$339k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Shae Simmons	23	0.000	$331k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Pedro Beato	27	1.134	$302k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Ian Thomas	27	0.123	$164k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Ryan Buchter	27	0.000	$30k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Phil Gosselin	25	1.000	—	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 2014 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

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2013)

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (8)

Arbitration-eligible (9)

Pre-arbitration (22)

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

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2013)

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (8)

Arbitration-eligible (9)

Pre-arbitration (22)

Graphs

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

Offense

Pitching & Defense