GM: Alex Anthopoulos
2018: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Freeman | 28 | FA-elig | 162 | 4.6 | 21.0 | -5.4 |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | 20 | pre-arb | 111 | 4.4 | 0.5 | +14.4 |
| Ozzie Albies | 21 | pre-arb | 158 | 4.0 | 0.6 | +13.0 |
| Mike Foltynewicz | 26 | arb | 31 | 3.3 | 2.2 | +9.2 |
| Ender Inciarte | 27 | arb | 156 | 3.2 | 4.7 | +6.3 |
| Johan Camargo | 24 | pre-arb | 134 | 3.2 | 0.6 | +10.2 |
| Nick Markakis | 34 | FA-elig | 162 | 2.5 | 11.0 | -2.4 |
| Aníbal Sánchez | 34 | FA-elig | 25 | 2.1 | 1.0 | +6.3 |
| Tyler Flowers | 32 | FA-elig | 82 | 2.0 | 4.0 | +2.8 |
| Dansby Swanson | 24 | pre-arb | 136 | 1.7 | 0.6 | +5.1 |
| Sean Newcomb | 25 | pre-arb | 31 | 1.5 | 0.6 | +4.6 |
| A.J. Minter | 24 | pre-arb | 65 | 1.4 | 0.6 | +4.2 |
| Charlie Culberson | 29 | FA-elig | 113 | 1.3 | 0.6 | +3.7 |
| Dan Winkler | 28 | arb | 69 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +3.4 |
| Julio Teheran | 27 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.0 | 8.2 | -4.9 |
| Kurt Suzuki | 34 | FA-elig | 105 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Kevin Gausman↔ BAL | 27 | arb | 11 | 0.9 | 1.9 | +1.1 |
| Michael Soroka | 20 | – | 5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +1.6 |
| Shane Carle | 26 | pre-arb | 53 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +1.2 |
| Touki Toussaint | 22 | – | 8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Luke Jackson | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.9 |
| Max Fried | 24 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Jesse Biddle | 26 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Brad Brach↔ BAL | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.3 | 2.0 | -0.9 |
| Arodys Vizcaíno | 27 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.3 | 3.4 | -2.5 |
| Sam Freeman | 31 | FA-elig | 63 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| Jonny Venters↔ TBR | 33 | arb | 28 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Lane Adams | 28 | arb | 26 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Brandon McCarthy | 34 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.1 | 11.5 | -11.2 |
| Danny Santana | 27 | arb | 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Miguel Socolovich | 31 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Chad Sobotka | 24 | – | 14 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Bryse Wilson | 20 | – | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Lucas Duda↔ KCR | 32 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Adam McCreery | 25 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Luiz Gohara | 21 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Rex Brothers | 30 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| Michael Reed | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Preston Tucker↔ CIN | 27 | arb | 80 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| José Ramírez | 28 | arb | 7 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Dustin Peterson | 23 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Josh Ravin | 30 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Rio Ruiz | 24 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Chris Stewart↔ ARI | 36 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Chase Whitley | 29 | arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Matt Wisler↔ CIN | 25 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Kolby Allard | 20 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| René Rivera↔ ANA | 34 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Wes Parsons | 25 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Peter Bourjos | 31 | FA-elig | 36 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| Lucas Sims↔ CIN | 24 | – | 6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Kyle Wright | 22 | – | 4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Evan Phillips↔ BAL | 23 | – | 4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| José Bautista↔ NYM | 37 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Carlos Pérez↔ TEX | 27 | – | 8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Ryan Flaherty | 31 | FA-elig | 81 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -2.1 |
| Peter Moylan | 39 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -2.0 |
| Adam Duvall↔ CIN | 29 | arb | 33 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -2.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | 4.4 |
| Aníbal Sánchez | 2.1 |
| Charlie Culberson | 1.3 |
| Kevin Gausman | 0.9 |
| Michael Soroka | 0.6 |
| Shane Carle | 0.5 |
| Player | 2017 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jaime García | 1.6 |
| Brandon Phillips | 0.9 |
| Matt Adams | 0.5 |
| Jim Johnson | 0.2 |
| Akeel Morris | 0.1 |
| Chase d'Arnaud | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2018, 2018–2024. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2018; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Freeman | 28 | 7.033 | $21.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brandon McCarthy | 34 | 11.122 | $11.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nick Markakis | 34 | 12.000 | $11.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tyler Flowers | 32 | 6.148 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kurt Suzuki | 34 | 10.112 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Peter Bourjos | 31 | 8.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aníbal Sánchez | 34 | 12.083 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Flaherty | 31 | 6.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lucas Duda | 32 | 6.137 | $654k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Peter Moylan | 39 | 8.003 | $575k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Stewart | 36 | 7.091 | $359k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| René Rivera | 34 | 6.070 | $255k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Bautista | 37 | 12.165 | $54k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Teheran | 27 | 5.062 | $8.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ender Inciarte | 27 | 3.157 | $4.7M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Arodys Vizcaíno | 27 | 4.168 | $3.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brad Brach | 32 | 5.063 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kevin Gausman | 27 | 3.151 | $1.9M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rex Brothers | 30 | 4.078 | $1.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Sam Freeman | 31 | 3.066 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chase Whitley | 29 | 3.099 | $800k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dan Winkler | 28 | 3.000 | $610k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| José Ramírez | 28 | 4.000 | $565k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Preston Tucker | 27 | 3.000 | $466k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Danny Santana | 27 | 3.111 | $160k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jonny Venters | 33 | 5.000 | $153k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Foltynewicz | 26 | 2.163 | $2.2M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Lane Adams | 28 | 0.151 | $575k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Charlie Culberson | 29 | 2.084 | $575k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dansby Swanson | 24 | 1.047 | $565k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| A.J. Minter | 24 | 0.040 | $555k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ozzie Albies | 21 | 0.062 | $555k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Johan Camargo | 24 | 0.137 | $555k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luiz Gohara | 21 | 0.121 | $555k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sean Newcomb | 25 | 0.114 | $555k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Shane Carle | 26 | 0.032 | $555k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | 20 | 0.000 | $545k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jesse Biddle | 26 | 1.000 | $486k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Michael Soroka | 20 | 0.000 | $448k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luke Jackson | 26 | 1.056 | $372k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Max Fried | 24 | 0.050 | $293k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adam Duvall | 29 | 2.096 | $154k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Michael Reed | 25 | 0.084 | $132k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kolby Allard | 20 | 0.000 | $126k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Carlos Pérez | 27 | 2.021 | $94k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Touki Toussaint | 22 | 0.000 | $91k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryse Wilson | 20 | 0.000 | $91k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kyle Wright | 22 | 0.000 | $88k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rio Ruiz | 24 | 0.083 | $78k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Ravin | 30 | 1.151 | $64k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lucas Sims | 24 | 0.062 | $59k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chad Sobotka | 24 | 0.000 | $56k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Evan Phillips | 23 | 0.000 | $39k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Wisler | 25 | 1.161 | $35k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Miguel Socolovich | 31 | 1.085 | $29k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Wes Parsons | 25 | 0.000 | $15k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adam McCreery | 25 | 0.003 | $9k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dustin Peterson | 23 | 0.000 | $9k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 2018; 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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