GM: Frank Wren
2010: made playoffs · 91–71. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McCann | 26 | arb | 143 | 6.0 | 5.7 | +8.3 |
| Jason Heyward | 20 | pre-arb | 142 | 4.7 | 0.4 | +10.6 |
| Martín Prado | 26 | arb | 140 | 3.8 | 0.4 | +8.6 |
| Tommy Hanson | 23 | pre-arb | 34 | 3.3 | 0.4 | +7.4 |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 38 | FA-elig | 95 | 2.5 | 14.0 | -8.1 |
| David Ross | 33 | FA-elig | 59 | 2.2 | 1.6 | +3.6 |
| Derek Lowe | 37 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.1 | 15.0 | -10.1 |
| Omar Infante | 28 | FA-elig | 134 | 2.0 | 2.2 | +2.5 |
| Billy Wagner | 38 | FA-elig | 71 | 2.0 | 6.8 | -2.1 |
| Tim Hudson | 34 | FA-elig | 35 | 2.0 | 9.0 | -4.4 |
| Jonny Venters | 25 | – | 79 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Kris Medlen | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | 1.3 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Takashi Saito | 40 | arb | 56 | 1.2 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| Jair Jurrjens | 24 | arb | 20 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +1.6 |
| Yunel Escobar↔ TOR | 27 | arb | 75 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Brooks Conrad | 30 | pre-arb | 103 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.5 |
| Kenshin Kawakami | 35 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.7 | 7.3 | -5.6 |
| Grégor Blanco↔ KCR | 26 | – | 36 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Eric Hinske | 32 | FA-elig | 131 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +0.4 |
| Derrek Lee↔ CHC | 34 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.5 | 3.5 | -2.3 |
| Brandon Beachy | 23 | – | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | +1.1 |
| Álex González↔ TOR | 33 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -0.1 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 22 | – | 21 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Rick Ankiel↔ KCR | 30 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| Mike Minor | 22 | – | 9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Eric O'Flaherty | 25 | arb | 56 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Matt Diaz | 32 | FA-elig | 84 | 0.3 | 2.5 | -1.9 |
| Kyle Farnsworth↔ KCR | 34 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -1.3 |
| Brent Clevlen | 26 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Dunn | 25 | – | 25 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| J.C. Boscan | 30 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Resop↔ PIT | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Cristhian Martinez | 28 | – | 18 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brandon Hicks | 24 | – | 16 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Diory Hernandez | 26 | pre-arb | 20 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Scott Proctor | 33 | – | 6 | -0.0 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Troy Glaus | 33 | FA-elig | 128 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -1.9 |
| Jo-Jo Reyes | 25 | arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Freddie Freeman | 20 | – | 20 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Jesse Chavez↔ KCR | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Peter Moylan | 31 | arb | 85 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -2.2 |
| Nate McLouth | 28 | arb | 85 | -1.4 | 5.0 | -8.3 |
| Melky Cabrera | 25 | arb | 147 | -1.5 | 3.1 | -6.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jason Heyward | 4.7 |
| Billy Wagner | 2.0 |
| Jonny Venters | 1.3 |
| Takashi Saito | 1.2 |
| Eric Hinske | 0.6 |
| Derrek Lee | 0.5 |
| Player | 2009 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Javier Vazquez | 6.2 |
| Adam LaRoche | 1.8 |
| Rafael Soriano | 1.8 |
| Michael Gonzalez | 0.8 |
| Casey Kotchman | 0.8 |
| Kelly Johnson | 0.5 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Lowe | 37 | 13.000 | $15.0M | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 38 | 17.000 | $14.0M | $14.0M | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tim Hudson | 34 | 11.000 | $9.0M | $9.0M | $9.0M | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Billy Wagner | 38 | 15.000 | $6.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Derrek Lee | 34 | 13.000 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Diaz | 32 | 7.000 | $2.5M | $1.8M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Omar Infante | 28 | 8.000 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Troy Glaus | 33 | 12.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Ankiel | 30 | 11.000 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kyle Farnsworth | 34 | 11.000 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Ross | 33 | 8.000 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Álex González | 33 | 12.000 | $1.3M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Eric Hinske | 32 | 8.000 | $1.0M | $1.4M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Scott Proctor | 33 | 6.000 | $750k | $596k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McCann | 26 | 5.000 | $5.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nate McLouth | 28 | 5.000 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Takashi Saito | 40 | 4.000 | $3.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Melky Cabrera | 25 | 5.000 | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Peter Moylan | 31 | 4.000 | $1.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jair Jurrjens | 24 | 3.000 | $480k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Martín Prado | 26 | 4.000 | $440k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Eric O'Flaherty | 25 | 4.000 | $440k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jo-Jo Reyes | 25 | 3.000 | $410k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Yunel Escobar | 27 | 3.000 | $242k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenshin Kawakami | 35 | 1.000 | $7.3M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tommy Hanson | 23 | 1.000 | $435k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kris Medlen | 24 | 1.000 | $408k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Dunn | 25 | 1.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Diory Hernandez | 26 | 1.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jonny Venters | 25 | 0.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jason Heyward | 20 | 0.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brooks Conrad | 30 | 2.000 | $400k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jesse Chavez | 26 | 2.000 | $228k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Craig Kimbrel | 22 | 0.000 | $144k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Minor | 22 | 0.000 | $125k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Freddie Freeman | 20 | 0.000 | $72k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Beachy | 23 | 0.000 | $28k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| J.C. Boscan | 30 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Resop | 27 | 1.038 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cristhian Martinez | 28 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Grégor Blanco | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brent Clevlen | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Brandon Hicks | 24 | 0.151 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 2010; 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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