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2022101–61 (0.623)Made Playoffs
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GM: Alex Anthopoulos

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2022, 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
$182M
Surplus $M
+6
Win %
0.623
TAB
+14.3
WAB
+16.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
51.4
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-5.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2022 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTravis d'Arnaud99
RWilliam Contreras60
RManny Piña5
RChadwick Tromp1

1B

LMatt Olson162
RAustin Riley1
LMike Ford⇄1

2B

BOzzie Albies64
ROrlando Arcia50
RVaughn Grissom40
RPhil Gosselin⇄10
LRobinson Canó⇄9
BEhire Adrianza⇄2
RRylan Bannon⇄1

3B

RAustin Riley159
BEhire Adrianza⇄4
ROrlando Arcia4

SS

RDansby Swanson161
RVaughn Grissom2
BEhire Adrianza⇄1
ROrlando Arcia1

LF

LEddie Rosario54
RMarcell Ozuna52
RAdam Duvall35
RGuillermo Heredia35
BRobbie Grossman⇄24
ROrlando Arcia6
RTravis Demeritte6
RWilliam Contreras1

CF

LMichael Harris II114
RAdam Duvall44
RGuillermo Heredia6
RRonald Acuña Jr.1

RF

RRonald Acuña Jr.92
RGuillermo Heredia23
BRobbie Grossman⇄21
RTravis Demeritte20
LEddie Rosario15
RAdam Duvall11
LAlex Dickerson1
RPhil Gosselin⇄1

DH

RMarcell Ozuna72
RWilliam Contreras34
RRonald Acuña Jr.27
LAlex Dickerson10
LEddie Rosario9
ROrlando Arcia7
RGuillermo Heredia6
LMike Ford⇄5
RTravis d'Arnaud5
BRobbie Grossman⇄1

Starters

LMax Fried4.9 WAR
RSpencer Strider4.9 WAR
RKyle Wright2.8 WAR
RCharlie Morton1.4 WAR
RIan Anderson0.9 WAR
RJesse Chavez⇄0.9 WAR
RBryce Elder0.8 WAR
RJackson Stephens0.4 WAR
LTucker Davidson⇄0.1 WAR
RJake Odorizzi⇄0.0 WAR
LKyle Muller-0.0 WAR
RHuascar Ynoa-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKenley Jansen41 sv
LA.J. Minter34 h
RCollin McHugh17 h
RJesse Chavez⇄10 h
LDylan Lee9 h
LTyler Matzek8 h
RJackson Stephens2 h
LWill Smith⇄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 2021)

PlayerfWAR
Michael Harris II4.7
Matt Olson3.1
Collin McHugh1.4
Kenley Jansen1.1
Raisel Iglesias0.9
Vaughn Grissom0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2021)

Player2021 fWAR
Freddie Freeman4.7
Jorge Soler1.2
Chris Martin0.5
Joc Pederson0.4
Jonathan Lucroy0.1
Drew Smyly0.1

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 2022; everyone else is shown as a 2022 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Spencer Strider 2022 +4.9 +85.1 0.7 +84.4 $0.1M 2.19× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2029 · $12.5M AAV
Max Fried 2022 +4.9 +86.0 6.8 +79.2 $1.4M 2.19× Free Agent · 2025–2032 · $27.2M AAV
Dansby Swanson 2022 +6.6 +80.1 10.0 +70.1 $1.5M 1.51× Free Agent · 2023–2029 · $25.3M AAV
Michael Harris II 2022 +4.7 +68.1 0.7 +67.4 $0.1M 1.79× –
Austin Riley 2022 +5.9 +67.0 4.0 +63.1 $0.7M 1.43× Arb extension · 2023–2033 · $21.2M AAV
Ozzie Albies 2019–2022 +9.6 +62.9 9.6 +53.3 $1.0M 0.82× Pre-arb extension · 2019–2025 · $5.0M AAV
Kyle Wright 2022 +2.8 +44.0 0.7 +43.2 $0.3M 1.96× –
A.J. Minter 2022 +2.0 +31.8 2.2 +29.6 $1.1M 1.95× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $11.0M AAV
Travis d'Arnaud 2022 +3.9 +35.3 8.0 +27.3 $2.0M 1.12× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Matt Olson 2022 +3.1 +26.9 15.0 +11.9 $4.8M 1.07× Arb extension · 2022–2030 · $21.0M AAV
William Contreras 2022 +2.0 +12.4 0.7 +11.7 $0.3M 0.76× Arbitration · 2026–2027 · $9.4M AAV
Collin McHugh 2022 +1.4 +14.7 4.0 +10.7 $2.9M 1.34× –
Jesse Chavez↔ 2022 +0.9 +9.3 0.5 +8.7 $0.6M 1.34× –
Ronald Acuña Jr. 2022 +2.4 +23.1 15.0 +8.1 $6.3M 1.22× –
Ian Anderson 2022 +0.9 +7.1 0.5 +6.7 $0.6M 1.02× –
Bryce Elder 2022 +0.8 +6.1 0.2 +6.0 $0.2M 1.02× –
Dylan Lee 2022 +1.1 +6.0 0.5 +5.4 $0.5M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.2M AAV
Raisel Iglesias↔ 2022 +0.9 +9.6 4.2 +5.4 $4.6M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $16.0M AAV
Vaughn Grissom 2022 +0.8 +3.4 0.2 +3.2 $0.3M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jackson Stephens 2022 +0.4 +2.0 0.7 +1.4 $1.8M 0.67× –
Orlando Arcia 2022 +0.7 +2.9 1.6 +1.3 $2.4M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Chadwick Tromp 2022 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.2M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tyler Thornburg↔ 2022 +0.1 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.1M 0.67× –
Phil Gosselin↔ 2022 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.5 $0.3M 0.56× –
Tucker Davidson↔ 2022 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.5M 1.02× –
Danny Young↔ 2022 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Ehire Adrianza↔ 2022 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $3.2M 0.58× –
Freddy Tarnok 2022 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
William Woods 2022 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.9M 0.67× –
Robbie Grossman↔ 2022 +0.3 +1.7 1.8 -0.1 $7.1M 0.83× –
Kyle Muller 2022 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 1.02× –
Sean Newcomb↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Silvino Bracho 2022 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Darren O'Day 2022 +0.0 +0.2 1.0 -0.8 $29.5M 0.67× –
Jesus Cruz 2022 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Jay Jackson 2022 +0.0 +0.3 1.5 -1.2 $32.0M 0.67× –
Mike Ford↔ 2022 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 – 0.69× –
Huascar Ynoa 2022 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Kirby Yates 2022 -0.2 -1.1 1.0 -2.1 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $5.0M AAV
Tyler Matzek 2022 -0.2 -0.8 1.4 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Alex Dickerson 2022 -0.3 -1.8 1.0 -2.8 – 0.69× –
Jake Odorizzi↔ 2022 +0.0 +0.4 3.6 -3.2 $74.1M 1.02× –
Guillermo Heredia 2022 -0.4 -2.4 1.0 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Travis Demeritte 2022 -0.5 -3.4 0.1 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Adam Duvall 2022 +0.8 +5.6 9.3 -3.7 $11.0M 0.83× –
Manny Piña 2022 -0.1 -0.5 3.5 -4.0 – 0.52× –
Kenley Jansen 2022 +1.1 +11.2 16.0 -4.8 $15.2M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Robinson Canó↔ 2022 -0.4 -1.7 5.4 -7.1 – 0.56× –
Charlie Morton 2022 +1.4 +11.4 20.0 -8.6 $14.2M 1.02× –
Will Smith↔ 2022 -0.5 -2.7 8.2 -10.9 – 0.67× –
Eddie Rosario 2022 -1.3 -8.4 9.0 -17.4 – 0.83× –
Marcell Ozuna 2022 -0.3 -1.8 16.0 -17.8 – 0.69× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $12.0M AAV
Rylan Bannon↔ 2022 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 $19.2M 0.56× –
Total—+59.9+688.2186.6+501.6—

Trades

Every graded 2022 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 22 total.

2022 · MIL / OAK / ATL Dec 12, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$139.2M
Justin Yeager, William Contreras, Joel Payamps
OAK · Billy Beane −$15.2M
Esteury Ruiz, Royber Salinas, Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok, Manny Piña
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$124.0M
Sean Murphy
Too soon to call 3-teamunsettled
2022 · ANA / ATL Aug 2, 2022
ANA · Perry Minasian +$9.6M
Tucker Davidson, Jesse Chavez
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$9.6M
Raisel Iglesias
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · DET / ATL Aug 2, 2022
DET · Sam Menzin +$0.8M
Kris Anglin
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$0.8M
Robbie Grossman
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · TEX / ATL Nov 15, 2022
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Dennis Santana
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · ANA / ATL Jul 4, 2022
ANA · Perry Minasian +$0.0M
Touki Toussaint
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · TOR / ATL Jul 5, 2022
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Leonel Callez
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · TBR / ATL Jun 6, 2022
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Dawson Dimon
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / ATL Aug 16, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Tyler White
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · ARI / ATL Jun 7, 2022
ARI · Mike Hazen +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Jacob Webb
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · WSN / ATL Aug 1, 2022
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$2.4M
Trey Harris
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
Ehire Adrianza
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · HOU / ATL Aug 2, 2022
HOU · James Click +$6.4M
Will Smith
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$6.4M
Jake Odorizzi
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · NYY / ATL Dec 28, 2022
NYY · Brian Cashman +$2.4M
Caleb Durbin, Indigo Diaz
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
Lucas Luetge
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · BOS / ATL Jul 1, 2022
BOS · Chaim Bloom +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$0.8M
Silvino Bracho
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · BAL / ATL Dec 23, 2022
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Lewin Díaz
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · SDP / ATL Jul 10, 2022
SDP · AJ Preller +$4.8M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$4.8M
Robinson Canó
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · BOS / ATL Dec 16, 2022
BOS · Chaim Bloom +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Hoy Park
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · ATL / CHC Apr 21, 2022
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$8.0M
Jesse Chavez
CHC · Jed Hoyer −$8.0M
Sean Newcomb
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · ATL / COL Nov 6, 2022
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Sam Hilliard
COL · Bill Schmidt +$0.0M
Dylan Spain
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · ATL / KCR Jul 11, 2022
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$1.6M
Draft pick (≈#35)
KCR · J.J. Picollo −$1.6M
CJ Alexander, Andrew Hoffmann, Drew Waters
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · ATL / TEX Nov 9, 2022
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Kolby Allard
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Jake Odorizzi
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · ATL / DET Dec 7, 2022
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$4.8M
Joe Jiménez
DET · Sam Menzin −$4.8M
Jake Higginbotham, Justyn-Henry Malloy
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · ATL / OAK Mar 14, 2022
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$45.6M
Matt Olson
OAK · Billy Beane −$45.6M
Cristian Pache, Ryan Cusick, Shea Langeliers, Joey Estes
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2022 payroll
$182.2M
2023 guaranteed
$28.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Charlie Morton3813.010$20.0MFREE AGENT
Kenley Jansen3411.072$16.0MFREE AGENT
Marcell Ozuna318.124$16.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Olson284.103$15.0M$21.0M$22.0M$22.0M$22.0M$22.0M$22.0M
Eddie Rosario306.120$9.0MFREE AGENT
Will Smith3210.000$8.2MFREE AGENT
Travis d'Arnaud338.044$8.0MFREE AGENT
Robinson Canó3917.000$5.4MFREE AGENT
Ozzie Albies254.062$5.0M$7.0M$7.0M$7.0M$7.0MCLUB$7.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Raisel Iglesias326.154$4.2MFREE AGENT
Collin McHugh357.085$4.0MFREE AGENT
Jake Odorizzi328.042$3.6MFREE AGENT
Manny Piña3511.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Robbie Grossman327.060$1.8MFREE AGENT
Kirby Yates357.021$1.0MFREE AGENT
Darren O'Day3913.103$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jesse Chavez3814.000$537kFREE AGENT
Ehire Adrianza327.131$243kFREE AGENT
Tyler Thornburg336.115$159kFREE AGENT
Phil Gosselin339.000$35kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Ronald Acuña Jr.244.000$15.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dansby Swanson285.047$10.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Duvall335.151$9.3MFREE AGENT
Max Fried283.148$6.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Minter283.154$2.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Arcia274.114$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Matzek313.019$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Dickerson325.120$1.0MFREE AGENT
Guillermo Heredia314.112$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Newcomb293.121$135kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Silvino Bracho293.082$46kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Austin Riley252.138$4.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Jackson340.170$1.5MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Wright261.062$720kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Spencer Strider230.003$710kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Harris II210.000$700kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackson Stephens281.000$681kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
William Contreras240.112$667kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Lee270.007$527kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Anderson241.094$484kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chadwick Tromp271.031$227kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vaughn Grissom210.000$215kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryce Elder230.000$151kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Demeritte270.152$146kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Huascar Ynoa241.160$107kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Cruz270.006$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tucker Davidson260.130$83kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
William Woods23–$35k
Mike Ford291.117$27kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Young280.000$26kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Kyle Muller240.035$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Tarnok230.000$8kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rylan Bannon260.000$7kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2022 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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