GM: Frank Wren
2013: made playoffs · 96–66. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Freeman | 23 | arb | 147 | 5.0 | 0.6 | +12.9 |
| Mike Minor | 25 | arb | 32 | 3.6 | 0.5 | +9.2 |
| Andrelton Simmons | 23 | pre-arb | 157 | 3.5 | 0.5 | +9.0 |
| Justin Upton | 25 | FA-elig | 149 | 3.5 | 9.8 | -0.4 |
| Brian McCann | 29 | FA-elig | 102 | 3.3 | 12.0 | -3.1 |
| Chris Johnson | 28 | arb | 142 | 3.1 | 2.9 | +5.5 |
| Jason Heyward | 23 | arb | 104 | 3.1 | 3.6 | +4.6 |
| Julio Teheran | 22 | pre-arb | 30 | 3.0 | 0.5 | +7.7 |
| Kris Medlen | 27 | arb | 32 | 2.8 | 2.6 | +4.9 |
| Evan Gattis | 26 | pre-arb | 105 | 2.2 | 0.5 | +5.4 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 25 | arb | 68 | 2.2 | 0.7 | +5.2 |
| Tim Hudson | 37 | FA-elig | 21 | 2.0 | 9.0 | -3.7 |
| Alex Wood | 22 | – | 31 | 1.3 | 0.3 | +3.3 |
| Jordan Schafer | 26 | arb | 94 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +2.0 |
| David Carpenter | 27 | pre-arb | 56 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +1.9 |
| Jordan Walden | 25 | arb | 50 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.7 |
| Ramiro Pena | 27 | arb | 50 | 0.8 | 0.6 | +1.6 |
| Paul Maholm | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.6 | 6.5 | -5.0 |
| Dan Uggla | 33 | FA-elig | 136 | 0.5 | 13.0 | -11.6 |
| David Hale | 25 | – | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| Luis Avilán | 23 | pre-arb | 75 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Freddy Garcia↔ BAL | 36 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.9 |
| Juan Francisco↔ MIL | 26 | arb | 35 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Anthony Varvaro | 28 | arb | 62 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Scott Downs↔ ANA | 37 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.2 | 1.8 | -1.2 |
| Brandon Beachy | 26 | arb | 5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Elliot Johnson↔ KCR | 29 | arb | 32 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Luis Ayala↔ BAL | 35 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Tyler Pastornicky | 23 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Blake DeWitt | 27 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Phil Gosselin | 24 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Cristhian Martinez | 31 | arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Gerald Laird | 33 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.0 | 1.5 | -1.6 |
| Christian Bethancourt | 21 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Eric O'Flaherty | 28 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.1 | 4.3 | -4.5 |
| Reed Johnson | 36 | FA-elig | 74 | -0.1 | 1.6 | -1.8 |
| Todd Cunningham | 24 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Jose Constanza | 29 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Kameron Loe↔ CHC | 31 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Joey Terdoslavich | 24 | pre-arb | 55 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Cory Gearrin | 27 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Paul Janish | 30 | arb | 52 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.6 |
| Cory Rasmus↔ ANA | 25 | – | 3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| B.J. Upton | 28 | FA-elig | 126 | -0.9 | 12.4 | -15.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Justin Upton | 3.5 |
| Chris Johnson | 3.1 |
| Evan Gattis | 2.2 |
| Alex Wood | 1.3 |
| Jordan Schafer | 0.9 |
| David Carpenter | 0.9 |
| Player | 2012 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | 5.3 |
| Martín Prado | 4.5 |
| David Ross | 2.7 |
| Chipper Jones Jr. | 2.6 |
| Randall Delgado | 0.7 |
| Ben Sheets | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Uggla | 33 | 7.000 | $13.0M | $12.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| B.J. Upton | 28 | 6.126 | $12.4M | $13.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brian McCann | 29 | 7.117 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | $2.0M | ||||
| Tim Hudson | 37 | 13.119 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Maholm | 31 | 7.037 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Downs | 37 | 10.121 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Reed Johnson | 36 | 9.145 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gerald Laird | 33 | 8.007 | $1.5M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Luis Ayala | 35 | 9.121 | $949k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kameron Loe | 31 | 9.000 | $473k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Freddy Garcia | 36 | 12.060 | $48k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Upton | 25 | 5.060 | $9.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric O'Flaherty | 28 | 5.062 | $4.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Heyward | 23 | 3.000 | $3.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kris Medlen | 27 | 3.137 | $2.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Paul Janish | 30 | 3.145 | $725k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Elliot Johnson | 29 | 3.068 | $150k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Blake DeWitt | 27 | 4.048 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson | 28 | 2.144 | $2.9M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Cristhian Martinez | 31 | 2.158 | $750k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Craig Kimbrel | 25 | 2.066 | $655k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Freddie Freeman | 23 | 2.033 | $560k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ramiro Pena | 27 | 2.089 | $550k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jordan Walden | 25 | 2.043 | $542k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jordan Schafer | 26 | 2.121 | $512k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brandon Beachy | 26 | 2.014 | $510k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Minor | 25 | 1.138 | $505k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cory Gearrin | 27 | 0.119 | $491k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andrelton Simmons | 23 | 0.125 | $491k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luis Avilán | 23 | 0.091 | $491k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Anthony Varvaro | 28 | 0.121 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Julio Teheran | 22 | 0.062 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Evan Gattis | 26 | 0.000 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Carpenter | 27 | 0.110 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Pastornicky | 23 | 1.134 | $490k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Alex Wood | 22 | 0.000 | $327k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joey Terdoslavich | 24 | 1.050 | $233k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Todd Cunningham | 24 | 0.080 | $163k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jose Constanza | 29 | 1.039 | $158k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Juan Francisco | 26 | 1.156 | $140k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| David Hale | 25 | 0.000 | $70k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Christian Bethancourt | 21 | 0.000 | $59k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cory Rasmus | 25 | 1.155 | $16k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Phil Gosselin | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 2013; 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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