GM: John Schuerholz
2005: made playoffs · 90–72. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andruw Jones | 28 | FA-elig | 160 | 7.9 | 13.0 | +1.8 |
| John Smoltz | 38 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.2 | 9.0 | +0.9 |
| Marcus Giles | 27 | arb | 152 | 5.2 | 2.4 | +7.4 |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 33 | FA-elig | 109 | 4.9 | 16.1 | -6.9 |
| Rafael Furcal | 27 | arb | 154 | 4.5 | 5.6 | +2.9 |
| Jeff Francoeur | 21 | – | 70 | 3.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Langerhans | 25 | arb | 128 | 2.5 | 0.3 | +4.5 |
| John Thomson | 31 | FA-elig | 17 | 2.2 | 4.2 | -0.0 |
| Tim Hudson | 29 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.8 | 6.5 | -3.1 |
| Kelly Johnson | 23 | – | 87 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Chris Reitsma | 27 | arb | 76 | 1.5 | 1.6 | +1.2 |
| Mike Hampton | 32 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.4 | 15.1 | -12.4 |
| Wilson Betemit | 23 | arb | 115 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +1.9 |
| Jorge Sosa | 27 | arb | 45 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +1.1 |
| Kyle Davies | 21 | – | 21 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Horacio Ramirez | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Macay McBride | 22 | – | 23 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Blaine Boyer | 23 | – | 43 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Brian McCann | 21 | – | 59 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Brian Jordan | 38 | FA-elig | 76 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Julio Franco | 46 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Adam Bernero | 28 | arb | 36 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Pete Orr | 26 | pre-arb | 112 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Kyle Farnsworth↔ DET | 29 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Chuck James | 23 | – | 2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| John Foster | 27 | – | 62 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Eddie Pérez | 37 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Kevin Gryboski↔ TEX | 31 | arb | 31 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Johnny Estrada | 29 | arb | 105 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Frank Brooks | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Seth Greisinger | 29 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dan Kolb | 30 | FA-elig | 65 | -0.1 | 3.4 | -3.5 |
| Anthony Lerew | 22 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jay Powell | 33 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Childers | 26 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jorge Vasquez | 26 | – | 7 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tom Martin | 35 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -2.2 |
| Todd Hollandsworth↔ CHC | 32 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Joey Devine | 21 | – | 5 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jim Brower↔ SFG | 32 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| Raul Mondesi | 34 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -1.8 |
| Roman Colon↔ DET | 25 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Brayan Peña | 23 | – | 18 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Andy Marte | 21 | – | 24 | -1.1 | – | – |
| Adam LaRoche | 25 | pre-arb | 141 | -1.8 | 0.3 | -3.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jeff Francoeur | 3.0 |
| Ryan Langerhans | 2.5 |
| Tim Hudson | 1.8 |
| Kelly Johnson | 1.5 |
| Jorge Sosa | 0.9 |
| Kyle Davies | 0.8 |
| Player | 2004 fWAR |
|---|---|
| J.D. Drew | 8.6 |
| Jaret Wright | 4.3 |
| Charles Thomas | 2.0 |
| Paul Byrd | 2.0 |
| Eli Marrero | 1.7 |
| Russ Ortiz | 1.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 33 | 12.000 | $16.1M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $10.0M | $14.0M | $14.0M |
| Mike Hampton | 32 | 12.000 | $15.1M | FREE AGENT | $16.0M | ||||
| Andruw Jones | 28 | 9.000 | $13.0M | $13.5M | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| John Smoltz | 38 | 17.000 | $9.0M | $11.0M | $8.0M | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tim Hudson | 29 | 6.000 | $6.5M | $6.5M | $8.5M | $15.5M | $15.5M | $9.0M | $9.0M |
| John Thomson | 31 | 8.000 | $4.2M | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dan Kolb | 30 | 6.000 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Martin | 35 | 8.000 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Julio Franco | 46 | 23.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | $836k | ||||
| Raul Mondesi | 34 | 12.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kyle Farnsworth | 29 | 6.000 | $713k | FREE AGENT | $2.8M | ||||
| Eddie Pérez | 37 | 10.000 | $625k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Brower | 32 | 6.000 | $623k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Jordan | 38 | 13.000 | $600k | $700k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Todd Hollandsworth | 32 | 10.000 | $165k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jay Powell | 33 | 10.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Seth Greisinger | 29 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Furcal | 27 | 5.000 | $5.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Marcus Giles | 27 | 4.000 | $2.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chris Reitsma | 27 | 4.000 | $1.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jorge Sosa | 27 | 3.000 | $650k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kevin Gryboski | 31 | 3.000 | $648k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Johnny Estrada | 29 | 4.000 | $460k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Adam Bernero | 28 | 5.000 | $450k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Langerhans | 25 | 3.000 | $316k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Wilson Betemit | 23 | 4.000 | $316k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| John Foster | 27 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horacio Ramirez | 25 | 2.000 | $370k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Adam LaRoche | 25 | 1.000 | $338k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brian McCann | 21 | 0.000 | $316k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Blaine Boyer | 23 | 0.000 | $316k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kyle Davies | 21 | 0.000 | $316k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brayan Peña | 23 | 0.000 | $315k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pete Orr | 26 | 0.000 | $300k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Roman Colon | 25 | 1.000 | $209k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matt Childers | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Jeff Francoeur | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Frank Brooks | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Andy Marte | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kelly Johnson | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jorge Vasquez | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Anthony Lerew | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Macay McBride | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joey Devine | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chuck James | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 2005; 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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