GM: John Schuerholz
1998: made playoffs · 106–56. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Maddux | 32 | FA-elig | 34 | 8.1 | 9.6 | -0.9 |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 26 | arb | 160 | 7.1 | 2.5 | +5.1 |
| Andruw Jones | 21 | pre-arb | 159 | 7.0 | 0.2 | +7.4 |
| John Smoltz | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | 5.7 | 7.8 | -1.6 |
| Tom Glavine | 32 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.3 | 7.0 | -1.3 |
| Andres Galarraga | 37 | FA-elig | 153 | 5.0 | 8.4 | -3.0 |
| Javy Lopez | 27 | FA-elig | 133 | 3.8 | 3.9 | +0.2 |
| Kevin Millwood | 23 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.2 | 0.2 | +3.3 |
| Denny Neagle | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Walt Weiss | 34 | FA-elig | 96 | 2.8 | 3.0 | +0.0 |
| Ryan Klesko | 27 | FA-elig | 129 | 2.8 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Gerald Williams | 31 | FA-elig | 129 | 2.7 | 1.2 | +1.7 |
| Eddie Pérez | 30 | arb | 61 | 1.9 | 0.2 | +1.9 |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 27 | pre-arb | 75 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Dennis Martinez | 44 | FA-elig | 53 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +0.7 |
| Keith Lockhart | 33 | arb | 109 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Rudy Seanez | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Ozzie Guillen↔ BAL | 34 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Michael Tucker | 27 | arb | 130 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Danny Bautista | 26 | arb | 82 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Curtis Pride | 29 | arb | 70 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| George Lombard | 22 | – | 6 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Greg Colbrunn↔ COL | 28 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Russ Springer↔ ARI | 29 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| John Rocker | 23 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Bruce Chen | 21 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Alan Embree↔ ARI | 28 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Paul Byrd↔ PHI | 27 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Mark DeRosa | 23 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Wes Helms | 22 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Norm Charlton↔ BAL | 35 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Randall Simon | 23 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Odalis Perez | 20 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Damon Hollins↔ LAD | 24 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rafael Belliard | 36 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Marty Malloy | 26 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Cather | 27 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Ray Holbert↔ WSN | 27 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Adam Butler | 24 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Brian Edmondson↔ MIA | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Tony Graffanino | 26 | pre-arb | 105 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Mark Wohlers | 28 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.7 | 4.1 | -4.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Andres Galarraga | 5.0 |
| Walt Weiss | 2.8 |
| Gerald Williams | 2.7 |
| Dennis Martinez | 1.1 |
| Rudy Seanez | 0.9 |
| Ozzie Guillen | 0.7 |
| Player | 1997 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jeff Blauser | 5.2 |
| Kenny Lofton | 5.2 |
| Fred McGriff | 1.4 |
| Mark Lemke | 1.2 |
| Brad Clontz | 0.5 |
| Terrell Wade | 0.5 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1998, 1998–2004. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Maddux | 32 | 12.000 | $9.6M | $10.6M | $11.1M | $12.5M | $13.1M | $14.8M | FREE AGENT |
| Andres Galarraga | 37 | 13.000 | $8.4M | FREE AGENT | $8.5M | ||||
| John Smoltz | 31 | 10.000 | $7.8M | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | $8.0M | $7.7M | $10.7M | $11.7M |
| Tom Glavine | 32 | 11.000 | $7.0M | $7.0M | $9.5M | $9.5M | $8.6M | FREE AGENT | |
| Denny Neagle | 29 | 7.000 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Wohlers | 28 | 7.000 | $4.1M | $5.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Javy Lopez | 27 | 6.000 | $3.9M | $5.2M | $6.2M | $7.8M | $6.0M | $7.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Klesko | 27 | 6.000 | $3.5M | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Walt Weiss | 34 | 11.000 | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Gerald Williams | 31 | 6.000 | $1.2M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dennis Martinez | 44 | 22.000 | $550k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ozzie Guillen | 34 | 13.000 | $393k | $550k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Russ Springer | 29 | 6.000 | $321k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rafael Belliard | 36 | 16.000 | $250k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Greg Colbrunn | 28 | 6.000 | $229k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rudy Seanez | 29 | 9.000 | $225k | $775k | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Alan Embree | 28 | 6.000 | $209k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Norm Charlton | 35 | 10.000 | $172k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 26 | 5.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Keith Lockhart | 33 | 4.000 | $700k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Michael Tucker | 27 | 3.000 | $370k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Danny Bautista | 26 | 5.000 | $345k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eddie Pérez | 30 | 3.000 | $225k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Curtis Pride | 29 | 5.000 | $216k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Byrd | 27 | 3.000 | $26k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ray Holbert | 27 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andruw Jones | 21 | 2.000 | $215k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tony Graffanino | 26 | 2.000 | $192k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Cather | 27 | 1.000 | $182k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kevin Millwood | 23 | 1.000 | $175k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | 27 | 1.000 | $175k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Adam Butler | 24 | 0.000 | $170k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| John Rocker | 23 | 0.000 | $170k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brian Edmondson | 25 | 0.000 | $32k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Randall Simon | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Damon Hollins | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wes Helms | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bruce Chen | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| George Lombard | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Odalis Perez | 20 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark DeRosa | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Marty Malloy | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 1998; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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