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2023104–58 (0.642)Made Playoffs
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GM: Alex Anthopoulos

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, 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
$197M
Surplus $M
+32
Win %
0.642
TAB
+20.4
WAB
+18.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
57.6
Dead money %
17%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RSean Murphy102
RTravis d'Arnaud63
RChadwick Tromp6

1B

LMatt Olson162
RLuke Williams⇄1
LNicky Lopez⇄1

2B

BOzzie Albies148
LNicky Lopez⇄13
RVaughn Grissom4
RNick Solak⇄1

3B

RAustin Riley159
LNicky Lopez⇄8
RLuke Williams⇄2
RCharlie Culberson1

SS

ROrlando Arcia139
RVaughn Grissom19
LNicky Lopez⇄3
BEhire Adrianza3
LBraden Shewmake2

LF

LEddie Rosario130
RKevin Pillar64
LSam Hilliard7
LForrest Wall6
RMarcell Ozuna2
RLuke Williams⇄1

CF

LMichael Harris II138
LSam Hilliard23
REli White5
RKevin Pillar3
LForrest Wall2

RF

RRonald Acuña Jr.156
RKevin Pillar13
LSam Hilliard2
LForrest Wall1

DH

RMarcell Ozuna141
LEddie Rosario10
RTravis d'Arnaud8
RSean Murphy5
LForrest Wall3
RRonald Acuña Jr.2
RLuke Williams⇄1
LSam Hilliard1

Starters

RSpencer Strider5.5 WAR
RCharlie Morton2.7 WAR
LMax Fried1.9 WAR
RBryce Elder1.8 WAR
RJesse Chavez0.7 WAR
RAllan Winans0.5 WAR
RCollin McHugh0.3 WAR
LKolby Allard0.2 WAR
RYonny Chirinos⇄0.1 WAR
RDarius Vines0.1 WAR
LJared Shuster0.1 WAR
LDylan Lee0.0 WAR
RKyle Wright-0.0 WAR
RAJ Smith-Shawver-0.3 WAR
RMichael Soroka-0.4 WAR
LDylan Dodd-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRaisel Iglesias33 sv
LA.J. Minter21 h
RNick Anderson15 h
RJesse Chavez14 h
RJoe Jimenez13 h
RKirby Yates9 h
RCollin McHugh7 h
RMichael Tonkin2 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 2022)

PlayerfWAR
Sean Murphy5.0
Nick Anderson0.9
Joe Jiménez0.5
Allan Winans0.5
Pierce Johnson0.4
Forrest Wall0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Dansby Swanson6.6
William Contreras2.0
Kenley Jansen1.1
Ian Anderson0.9
Adam Duvall0.8
Robbie Grossman0.3

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 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ronald Acuña Jr. 2023 +9.2 +150.0 17.0 +133.0 $1.9M 2.05× –
Spencer Strider 2023 +5.5 +109.8 1.0 +108.8 $0.2M 2.50× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2029 · $12.5M AAV
Ozzie Albies 2019–2023 +13.7 +118.2 16.6 +101.7 $1.2M 1.07× Pre-arb extension · 2019–2025 · $5.0M AAV
Matt Olson 2022–2023 +9.7 +93.3 36.0 +57.3 $3.7M 1.20× Arb extension · 2022–2030 · $21.0M AAV
Michael Harris II 2023 +3.9 +56.1 5.0 +51.1 $1.3M 1.79× –
Austin Riley 2023 +5.1 +58.3 15.0 +43.3 $2.9M 1.43× Arb extension · 2023–2033 · $21.2M AAV
Sean Murphy 2023 +5.0 +44.4 4.0 +40.4 $0.8M 1.12× Arb extension · 2023–2029 · $12.2M AAV
Charlie Morton 2023 +2.7 +41.7 20.0 +21.7 $7.5M 1.96× –
Bryce Elder 2023 +1.8 +21.3 0.7 +20.7 $0.4M 1.49× –
Marcell Ozuna 2023 +3.2 +34.1 18.0 +16.1 $5.6M 1.33× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $12.0M AAV
Orlando Arcia 2023 +2.4 +17.3 2.3 +15.0 $1.0M 0.89× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
A.J. Minter 2023 +1.4 +15.3 4.3 +11.0 $3.0M 1.34× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $11.0M AAV
Max Fried 2023 +1.9 +22.3 13.5 +8.8 $7.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2025–2032 · $27.2M AAV
Allan Winans 2023 +0.5 +3.8 0.0 +3.8 $0.1M 1.02× –
Nick Anderson 2023 +0.9 +4.6 0.9 +3.8 $1.0M 0.67× –
Pierce Johnson↔ 2023 +0.4 +4.8 1.8 +3.0 $4.0M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $6.5M AAV
Jesse Chavez 2023 +0.7 +3.9 1.2 +2.7 $1.6M 0.67× –
Forrest Wall 2023 +0.4 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.6M 0.83× –
Danny Young 2023 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Kolby Allard 2023 +0.2 +1.4 0.8 +0.6 $4.4M 1.02× –
Nicky Lopez↔ 2023 +0.4 +1.6 1.0 +0.5 $2.9M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Yonny Chirinos↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.3 $4.0M 1.02× –
Darius Vines 2023 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.2M 0.67× –
Charlie Culberson 2023 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.5M 0.58× –
Jared Shuster 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $5.8M 1.02× –
Joe Jiménez 2023 +0.5 +2.6 2.8 -0.2 $5.8M 0.67× Extension · 2024–2026 · $8.7M AAV
Sam Hilliard 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.8 -0.2 $9.3M 0.83× –
Eddie Rosario 2023 +1.3 +8.7 9.0 -0.3 $6.9M 0.83× –
Jackson Stephens 2023 +0.1 +0.3 0.7 -0.4 $11.8M 0.67× –
Michael Tonkin 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.8 -0.4 $11.4M 0.67× –
Daysbel Hernández 2023 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Dylan Lee 2023 +0.0 +0.2 0.7 -0.5 $19.8M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.2M AAV
Brad Hand↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.4 1.0 -0.6 $14.0M 0.67× –
Taylor Hearn↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Chadwick Tromp 2023 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.7 – 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ben Heller 2023 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Braden Shewmake 2023 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Eli White 2023 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Dereck Rodríguez↔ 2023 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Kyle Wright 2023 -0.0 -0.4 0.8 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Kevin Pillar 2023 +0.3 +1.8 3.0 -1.2 $11.0M 0.83× –
Luke Williams↔ 2023 -0.3 -1.3 0.1 -1.5 – 0.58× –
Lucas Luetge 2023 -0.1 -0.3 1.6 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Ehire Adrianza 2023 -0.2 -1.2 1.0 -2.2 – 0.61× –
Vaughn Grissom 2023 -0.5 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
AJ Smith-Shawver 2023 -0.3 -2.4 0.2 -2.6 – 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Collin McHugh 2023 +0.3 +1.7 5.0 -3.3 $15.6M 0.67× –
Dylan Dodd 2023 -0.5 -4.2 0.1 -4.3 – 1.02× –
Raisel Iglesias 2023 +1.0 +10.9 16.0 -5.1 $15.6M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $16.0M AAV
Travis d'Arnaud 2023 +0.7 +2.9 8.0 -5.1 $11.3M 0.52× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Michael Soroka 2023 -0.4 -3.3 2.8 -6.1 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $7.5M AAV
Kirby Yates 2023 -0.1 -1.6 6.0 -7.6 – 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $5.0M AAV
Nick Solak↔ 2023 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.56× –
Total—+70.7+816.0221.7+594.6—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Braves — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 19 total.

2023 · SEA / ATL Dec 3, 2023
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
Cole Phillips, Jackson Kowar
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$1.6M
Marco Gonzales, Jarred Kelenic, Evan White
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ANA / ATL Dec 8, 2023
ANA · Perry Minasian +$6.4M
Tyler Thomas, Evan White
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$6.4M
Max Stassi, David Fletcher
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ATL / BOS Dec 30, 2023
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$255.2M
Chris Sale
BOS · Chaim Bloom −$255.2M
Vaughn Grissom
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ATL / KCR Jul 30, 2023
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.8M
Nicky Lopez
KCR · J.J. Picollo −$0.8M
Taylor Hearn
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TEX / ATL Jul 24, 2023
TEX · Chris Young +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$1.6M
Taylor Hearn
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ATL / TEX Jan 3, 2023
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$8.0M
Eli White
TEX · Chris Young −$8.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ATL / OAK Jun 18, 2023
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
OAK · David Forst −$0.8M
Yacksel Ríos
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TOR / ATL May 30, 2023
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Kelvin Perez
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PHI / ATL Mar 23, 2023
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Jonathan Hughes
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · KCR / ATL Mar 30, 2023
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Richard Lovelady
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / ATL Jun 6, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$0.8M
Ben Heller
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · COL / ATL Jul 24, 2023
COL · Bill Schmidt +$8.8M
Tanner Gordon, Victor Vodnik
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$8.8M
Pierce Johnson
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ATL / PIT Dec 5, 2023
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
PIT · Ben Cherington −$1.6M
Marco Gonzales
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · COL / ATL Aug 1, 2023
COL · Bill Schmidt +$2.4M
Alec Barger
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
Brad Hand
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ATL / KCR Nov 17, 2023
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
KCR · J.J. Picollo −$2.4M
Nick Anderson
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · SDP / ATL Dec 15, 2023
SDP · AJ Preller +$0.8M
Drew Campbell
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$0.8M
Matt Carpenter, Ray Kerr
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ATL / CHW Dec 9, 2023
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Max Stassi
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · KCR / ATL Nov 17, 2023
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$0.0M
Kyle Wright
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Jackson Kowar
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CHW / ATL Nov 16, 2023
CHW · Kenny Williams +$10.4M
Jared Shuster, Riley Gowens, Braden Shewmake, Nicky Lopez, Michael Soroka
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$10.4M
Aaron Bummer
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$197.0M
2024 guaranteed
$71.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Matt Olson295.103$21.0M$22.0M$22.0M$22.0M$22.0M$22.0M$22.0M
Charlie Morton3914.010$20.0MFREE AGENT
Marcell Ozuna329.124$18.0MFREE AGENT
Raisel Iglesias337.154$16.0MFREE AGENT
Austin Riley263.138$15.0M$21.0M$22.0M$22.0M$22.0M$22.0M$22.0M
Eddie Rosario317.120$9.0MFREE AGENT
Travis d'Arnaud349.044$8.0MFREE AGENT
Ozzie Albies265.062$7.0M$7.0M$7.0M$7.0MCLUB$7.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Kirby Yates368.021$6.0MFREE AGENT
Collin McHugh368.085$5.0MFREE AGENT
Sean Murphy283.029$4.0M$9.0M$15.0M$15.0M$15.0M$15.0MFREE AGENT
Kevin Pillar348.072$3.0MFREE AGENT
Jesse Chavez3912.108$1.2MFREE AGENT
Brad Hand339.092$1.0MFREE AGENT
Spencer Strider241.003$1.0M$12.5M$4.0M$20.0M$22.0M$22.0M$22.0MCLUB
Ehire Adrianza3310.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Charlie Culberson347.051$124kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Ronald Acuña Jr.255.000$17.0MFREE AGENT
Max Fried294.148$13.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Minter294.154$4.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Soroka254.122$2.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Jiménez285.061$2.8MFREE AGENT
Orlando Arcia285.114$2.3MFREE AGENT
Pierce Johnson323.137$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Luetge364.015$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Nicky Lopez283.139$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Anderson323.153$875kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yonny Chirinos294.137$319kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Heller313.021$213kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Hearn283.125$112kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Michael Harris II221.000$5.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Tonkin332.074$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Wright272.062$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kolby Allard252.162$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Hilliard292.094$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackson Stephens292.000$740kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Lee280.150$730kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryce Elder240.040$693kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Shuster240.000$298kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daysbel Hernández260.000$275kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Forrest Wall270.000$225kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
AJ Smith-Shawver200.000$194kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chadwick Tromp281.104$159kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Luke Williams261.095$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vaughn Grissom220.057$139kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Dodd250.000$135kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Young290.000$108kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1FREE AGENT
Eli White292.065$85kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darius Vines250.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Braden Shewmake250.000$50kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Allan Winans270.000$43kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dereck Rodríguez311.110$41kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Solak282.126$6kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Braves's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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