GM: Frank Wren
2012: made playoffs · 94–68. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | 29 | FA-elig | 155 | 5.3 | 6.8 | +6.9 |
| Jason Heyward | 22 | pre-arb | 158 | 5.3 | 0.6 | +13.0 |
| Martín Prado | 28 | FA-elig | 156 | 4.5 | 4.8 | +7.0 |
| Brian McCann | 28 | FA-elig | 121 | 3.9 | 11.5 | -1.5 |
| Kris Medlen | 26 | arb | 50 | 3.3 | 0.5 | +8.0 |
| Dan Uggla | 32 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.3 | 13.0 | -4.6 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 24 | pre-arb | 63 | 3.1 | 0.6 | +7.4 |
| David Ross | 35 | FA-elig | 62 | 2.7 | 1.6 | +5.3 |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 40 | FA-elig | 112 | 2.6 | 13.0 | -6.4 |
| Tim Hudson | 36 | FA-elig | 29 | 2.0 | 9.0 | -3.7 |
| Andrelton Simmons | 22 | – | 49 | 1.8 | 0.1 | +4.6 |
| Freddie Freeman | 22 | pre-arb | 147 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +3.9 |
| Brandon Beachy | 25 | pre-arb | 14 | 1.3 | 0.5 | +2.7 |
| Randall Delgado | 22 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1.4 |
| Luis Avilán | 22 | – | 31 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.2 |
| Juan Francisco | 25 | arb | 93 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.9 |
| Cristhian Martinez | 30 | arb | 54 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Eric O'Flaherty | 27 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.4 | 2.5 | -1.4 |
| Mike Minor | 24 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Paul Maholm↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| Julio Teheran | 21 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Cory Gearrin | 26 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Ben Sheets | 33 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Jose Constanza | 28 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| J.C. Boscan | 32 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Anthony Varvaro | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Miguel Batista↔ NYM | 41 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Jonny Venters | 27 | pre-arb | 66 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Peter Moylan | 33 | arb | 8 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.4 |
| Reed Johnson↔ CHC | 35 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Lyle Overbay↔ ARI | 35 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Livan Hernandez↔ MIL | 37 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Tommy Hanson | 25 | arb | 31 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Jeff Baker↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Paul Janish | 29 | – | 55 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -2.1 |
| Matt Diaz | 34 | FA-elig | 51 | -0.5 | 2.0 | -3.2 |
| Jair Jurrjens | 26 | arb | 11 | -0.6 | 5.5 | -6.9 |
| Jack Wilson | 34 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -2.8 |
| Chad Durbin | 34 | FA-elig | 76 | -0.7 | 0.9 | -2.7 |
| Tyler Pastornicky | 22 | pre-arb | 76 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -2.5 |
| Eric Hinske | 34 | FA-elig | 91 | -1.0 | 1.5 | -4.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Andrelton Simmons | 1.8 |
| Luis Avilán | 0.6 |
| Juan Francisco | 0.5 |
| Paul Maholm | 0.4 |
| Ben Sheets | 0.2 |
| Miguel Batista | -0.1 |
| Player | 2011 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Brooks Conrad | 0.6 |
| Álex González | 0.5 |
| Jordan Schafer | 0.5 |
| George Sherrill | 0.3 |
| Arodys Vizcaíno | 0.1 |
| Antoan Richardson | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 40 | 19.000 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dan Uggla | 32 | 6.000 | $13.0M | $13.0M | $12.2M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brian McCann | 28 | 6.117 | $11.5M | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tim Hudson | 36 | 12.119 | $9.0M | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Diaz | 34 | 6.157 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Maholm | 30 | 6.037 | $1.6M | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David Ross | 35 | 13.001 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric Hinske | 34 | 10.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ben Sheets | 33 | 9.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jack Wilson | 34 | 10.147 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chad Durbin | 34 | 7.102 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Reed Johnson | 35 | 8.145 | $416k | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Lyle Overbay | 35 | 9.026 | $308k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Livan Hernandez | 37 | 14.097 | $307k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Miguel Batista | 41 | 13.163 | $107k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | 29 | 5.028 | $6.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jair Jurrjens | 26 | 4.047 | $5.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Martín Prado | 28 | 4.105 | $4.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Eric O'Flaherty | 27 | 4.062 | $2.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Peter Moylan | 33 | 5.061 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Janish | 29 | 3.064 | $850k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jeff Baker | 31 | 5.049 | $232k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Kimbrel | 24 | 1.066 | $590k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jason Heyward | 22 | 2.000 | $565k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Freddie Freeman | 22 | 1.033 | $535k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tommy Hanson | 25 | 2.120 | $535k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jonny Venters | 27 | 2.000 | $533k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brandon Beachy | 25 | 1.014 | $495k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cristhian Martinez | 30 | 1.158 | $491k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kris Medlen | 26 | 2.137 | $490k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Minor | 24 | 0.138 | $482k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Anthony Varvaro | 27 | 0.058 | $481k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| J.C. Boscan | 32 | 1.000 | $480k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Julio Teheran | 21 | 0.030 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cory Gearrin | 26 | 0.062 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Randall Delgado | 22 | 0.030 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Juan Francisco | 25 | 0.156 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luis Avilán | 22 | 0.000 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Pastornicky | 22 | 1.134 | $480k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jose Constanza | 28 | 1.039 | $480k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andrelton Simmons | 22 | 0.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 2012; 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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