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Braves ATL

201997–65 (0.599)Made Playoffs
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GM: Alex Anthopoulos

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2019, 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
$147M
Surplus $M
-21
Win %
0.599
TAB
+2.6
WAB
+13.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
38.4
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2019 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian McCann83
RTyler Flowers83
RFrancisco Cervelli⇄13
RAlex Jackson4
RJohn Ryan Murphy⇄1

1B

LFreddie Freeman158
RCharlie Culberson10
RAustin Riley6
RFrancisco Cervelli⇄1
BJohan Camargo1

2B

BOzzie Albies158
RAdeiny Hechavarría⇄11
BJohan Camargo4

3B

RJosh Donaldson148
BJohan Camargo18
RAustin Riley5
RAdeiny Hechavarría⇄3
RCharlie Culberson1

SS

RDansby Swanson126
BJohan Camargo25
RAdeiny Hechavarría⇄10
RCharlie Culberson7

LF

RAustin Riley58
RRonald Acuña Jr.46
RCharlie Culberson35
RAdam Duvall31
LRafael Ortega20
BJohan Camargo11
LNick Markakis9
LMatt Joyce4

CF

RRonald Acuña Jr.100
LEnder Inciarte63
BBilly Hamilton⇄26
LRafael Ortega3

RF

LNick Markakis103
RRonald Acuña Jr.35
LMatt Joyce33
RCharlie Culberson11
LRafael Ortega6
BJohan Camargo5
RAdam Duvall2
RAustin Riley2

DH

LMatt Joyce6
RAustin Riley1
RAdeiny Hechavarría⇄1
RFrancisco Cervelli⇄1
BJohan Camargo1
RJosh Donaldson1
LNick Markakis1

Starters

RMichael Soroka3.8 WAR
LMax Fried3.5 WAR
RJulio Teheran1.4 WAR
RKevin Gausman⇄0.9 WAR
LDallas Keuchel0.7 WAR
RMike Foltynewicz0.5 WAR
LSean Newcomb0.3 WAR
RJosh Tomlin0.1 WAR
RBryse Wilson-0.1 WAR
RTouki Toussaint-0.3 WAR
RKyle Wright-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RShane Greene⇄23 sv
RAnthony Swarzak⇄17 h
LSean Newcomb16 h
LJerry Blevins10 h
RJacob Webb9 h
RLuke Jackson9 h
RJosh Tomlin7 h
LA.J. Minter5 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 2018)

PlayerfWAR
Josh Donaldson5.2
Matt Joyce1.3
Adeiny Hechavarría1.0
Brian McCann0.9
Dallas Keuchel0.7
Mark Melancon0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2018)

Player2018 fWAR
Aníbal Sánchez2.1
Kurt Suzuki1.0
Brad Brach0.3
Brandon McCarthy0.1
Danny Santana0.1
Miguel Socolovich0.1

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 2019; everyone else is shown as a 2019 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ronald Acuña Jr. 2019 +5.0 +82.2 0.6 +81.6 $0.1M 2.05× –
Michael Soroka 2019 +3.8 +66.7 0.5 +66.2 $0.1M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $7.5M AAV
Max Fried 2019 +3.5 +54.2 0.6 +53.6 $0.2M 1.96× Free Agent · 2025–2032 · $27.2M AAV
Ozzie Albies 2019 +4.2 +40.6 0.6 +40.0 $0.1M 1.20× Pre-arb extension · 2019–2025 · $5.0M AAV
Josh Donaldson 2019 +5.2 +59.7 23.0 +36.7 $4.4M 1.43× –
Freddie Freeman 2019 +4.4 +42.1 21.0 +21.1 $4.8M 1.20× Free Agent · 2022–2027 · $27.0M AAV
Dansby Swanson 2019 +1.9 +13.7 0.6 +13.1 $0.3M 0.89× Free Agent · 2023–2029 · $25.3M AAV
Luke Jackson 2019 +1.3 +13.5 0.6 +12.9 $0.5M 1.34× –
Matt Joyce 2019 +1.3 +8.6 1.2 +7.4 $1.0M 0.83× –
Chris Martin↔ 2019 +0.6 +6.0 0.8 +5.2 $1.4M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Adeiny Hechavarría↔ 2019 +1.0 +4.3 0.1 +4.2 $0.1M 0.56× –
Adam Duvall 2019 +1.0 +6.4 2.9 +3.5 $3.0M 0.83× –
Kevin Gausman↔ 2019 +0.9 +7.7 4.8 +2.8 $5.1M 1.02× Free Agent · 2022–2026 · $22.0M AAV
Mark Melancon↔ 2019 +0.7 +7.8 5.0 +2.8 $6.9M 1.34× –
Tyler Flowers 2019 +1.4 +5.8 4.0 +1.8 $2.9M 0.52× –
Brian McCann 2019 +0.9 +3.7 2.0 +1.7 $2.3M 0.52× –
Sean Newcomb 2019 +0.3 +1.6 0.6 +1.0 $1.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Ender Inciarte 2019 +1.0 +6.4 5.7 +0.7 $6.0M 0.83× –
Jacob Webb 2019 +0.2 +0.9 0.3 +0.6 $1.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.5M AAV
Jeremy Walker 2019 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.6M 0.67× –
Shane Greene↔ 2019 +0.2 +1.7 1.7 +0.1 $10.4M 1.34× –
John Ryan Murphy↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.52× –
Julio Teheran 2019 +1.4 +11.1 11.2 -0.1 $8.2M 1.02× –
Huascar Ynoa 2019 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Austin Riley 2019 +0.0 +0.0 0.4 -0.4 $56.9M 0.83× Arb extension · 2023–2033 · $21.2M AAV
Billy Hamilton↔ 2019 +0.1 +0.4 0.9 -0.5 $15.8M 0.83× –
Jesse Biddle↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Josh Tomlin 2019 +0.1 +0.6 1.2 -0.7 $12.1M 0.67× –
Charlie Culberson 2019 +0.1 +0.5 1.4 -0.9 $17.4M 0.83× –
Alex Jackson 2019 -0.3 -1.0 0.0 -1.1 – 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Grant Dayton 2019 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Jerry Blevins 2019 -0.0 -0.1 1.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
A.J. Minter 2019 -0.1 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 – 1.34× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $11.0M AAV
Mike Foltynewicz 2019 +0.5 +3.8 5.5 -1.6 $11.6M 1.02× –
Bryse Wilson 2019 -0.1 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 – 1.02× –
Touki Toussaint 2019 -0.3 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Wes Parsons↔ 2019 -0.3 -1.6 0.3 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Rafael Ortega 2019 -0.3 -1.8 0.1 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Francisco Cervelli↔ 2019 +0.3 +1.3 3.4 -2.1 $11.0M 0.52× –
Chad Sobotka 2019 -0.3 -1.8 0.6 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Shane Carle 2019 -0.4 -2.3 0.6 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Kyle Wright 2019 -0.3 -2.4 0.6 -2.9 – 1.02× –
Dan Winkler 2019 -0.3 -1.6 1.6 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Johan Camargo 2019 -0.6 -2.9 0.6 -3.5 – 0.61× –
Jonny Venters↔ 2019 -0.4 -2.2 1.7 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Arodys Vizcaíno 2019 -0.1 -0.4 4.8 -5.2 – 0.67× –
Anthony Swarzak↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.6 6.3 -6.9 – 1.34× –
Dallas Keuchel 2019 +0.7 +6.0 13.0 -7.0 $17.6M 1.02× –
Darren O'Day 2019 +0.1 +0.7 9.0 -8.3 $66.8M 0.67× –
Nick Markakis 2019 +0.6 +4.0 4.0 +0.0 $6.6M 0.83× –
Total—+38.7+438.7147.5+291.3—

Trades

Every graded 2019 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2019 · ATL / TEX
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.8M
Chris Martin
TEX · Jon Daniels −$0.8M
Kolby Allard
ATL came out ahead by $0.8M
2019 · ATL / DET
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$4.8M
Shane Greene
DET · Al Avila −$4.8M
Joey Wentz, Travis Demeritte
ATL came out ahead by $4.8M
2019 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$3.2M
Arodys Vizcaíno, Jesse Biddle
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$3.2M
Anthony Swarzak
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
2019 · SFG / ATL
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$16.0M
Tristan Beck, Dan Winkler
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$16.0M
Mark Melancon
SFG came out ahead by $16.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2019 payroll
$147.3M
2020 guaranteed
$0.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Josh Donaldson336.158$23.0MFREE AGENT
Freddie Freeman298.033$21.0MFREE AGENT
Dallas Keuchel316.089$13.0MFREE AGENT
Julio Teheran286.062$11.2MFREE AGENT
Darren O'Day3610.103$9.0MFREE AGENT
Anthony Swarzak337.024$6.3MFREE AGENT
Mark Melancon348.098$5.0MFREE AGENT
Nick Markakis3513.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Tyler Flowers337.148$4.0MFREE AGENT
Francisco Cervelli338.146$3.4MFREE AGENT
Brian McCann3513.117$2.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Joyce349.123$1.2MFREE AGENT
Josh Tomlin348.033$1.2MFREE AGENT
Jerry Blevins359.081$1.2MFREE AGENT
Billy Hamilton286.000$929kFREE AGENT
Ozzie Albies221.062$575k$370k$3.0M$5.0M$7.0M$7.0M$7.0M
Adeiny Hechavarría306.060$69kFREE AGENT
John Ryan Murphy286.000$35kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Ender Inciarte284.157$5.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Foltynewicz273.163$5.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Gausman284.151$4.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Arodys Vizcaíno285.168$4.8MFREE AGENT
Adam Duvall303.096$2.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonny Venters345.159$1.7MFREE AGENT
Shane Greene304.075$1.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Winkler294.000$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Culberson303.084$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Chris Martin331.133$776kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Jackson272.019$585kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Dayton312.074$585kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dansby Swanson252.047$585kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Minter251.040$575kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johan Camargo251.137$575kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Newcomb261.114$575kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Carle271.032$575kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Fried250.148$565kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Sobotka250.043$565kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Wright230.030$565kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryse Wilson210.031$565kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronald Acuña Jr.211.000$560kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Soroka210.153$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Riley220.000$412kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Webb250.000$334kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wes Parsons260.005$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Biddle271.166$288kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Touki Toussaint230.031$272kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Ortega280.138$143kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Walker240.000$113kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Jackson230.000$42kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Huascar Ynoa210.000$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2019 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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