GM: Alex Anthopoulos
2019: made playoffs · 97–65. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Donaldson | 33 | FA-elig | 155 | 5.2 | 23.0 | -5.9 |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | 21 | pre-arb | 156 | 5.0 | 0.6 | +15.9 |
| Freddie Freeman | 29 | FA-elig | 158 | 4.4 | 21.0 | -6.6 |
| Ozzie Albies | 22 | pre-arb | 160 | 4.2 | 0.6 | +13.2 |
| Michael Soroka | 21 | pre-arb | 29 | 3.8 | 0.5 | +12.0 |
| Max Fried | 25 | pre-arb | 40 | 3.5 | 0.6 | +10.8 |
| Dansby Swanson | 25 | arb | 127 | 1.9 | 0.6 | +5.7 |
| Tyler Flowers | 33 | FA-elig | 85 | 1.4 | 4.0 | +0.6 |
| Julio Teheran | 28 | FA-elig | 35 | 1.4 | 11.2 | -6.7 |
| Matt Joyce | 34 | FA-elig | 129 | 1.3 | 1.2 | +3.0 |
| Luke Jackson | 27 | arb | 71 | 1.3 | 0.6 | +3.5 |
| Adam Duvall | 30 | arb | 41 | 1.0 | 2.9 | +0.3 |
| Ender Inciarte | 28 | arb | 65 | 1.0 | 5.7 | -2.6 |
| Adeiny Hechavarría↔ NYM | 30 | FA-elig | 24 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +3.0 |
| Kevin Gausman↔ CIN | 28 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.9 | 4.8 | -1.7 |
| Brian McCann | 35 | FA-elig | 85 | 0.9 | 2.0 | +0.9 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | 0.7 | 13.0 | -10.6 |
| Mark Melancon↔ SFG | 34 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.7 | 5.0 | -2.6 |
| Nick Markakis | 35 | FA-elig | 116 | 0.6 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| Chris Martin↔ TEX | 33 | arb | 20 | 0.6 | 0.8 | +1.1 |
| Mike Foltynewicz | 27 | arb | 21 | 0.5 | 5.5 | -3.9 |
| Francisco Cervelli↔ PIT | 33 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.3 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
| Sean Newcomb | 26 | pre-arb | 55 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Jacob Webb | 25 | – | 36 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Shane Greene↔ DET | 30 | arb | 27 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -1.1 |
| Darren O'Day | 36 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.1 | 9.0 | -8.6 |
| Josh Tomlin | 34 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| Charlie Culberson | 30 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.1 | 1.4 | -1.1 |
| Jeremy Walker | 24 | – | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Billy Hamilton↔ KCR | 28 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Austin Riley | 22 | – | 80 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Jerry Blevins | 35 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.0 | 1.2 | -1.3 |
| John Ryan Murphy↔ ARI | 28 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Huascar Ynoa | 21 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Anthony Swarzak↔ SEA | 33 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.1 | 6.3 | -6.5 |
| Jesse Biddle↔ SEA | 27 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Arodys Vizcaíno | 28 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.1 | 4.8 | -5.0 |
| A.J. Minter | 25 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Grant Dayton | 31 | arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Bryse Wilson | 21 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.1 |
| Alex Jackson | 23 | – | 4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Rafael Ortega | 28 | pre-arb | 34 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Touki Toussaint | 23 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.2 |
| Kyle Wright | 23 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| Dan Winkler | 29 | arb | 27 | -0.3 | 1.6 | -2.6 |
| Wes Parsons↔ COL | 26 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Chad Sobotka | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
| Jonny Venters↔ WSN | 34 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.4 | 1.7 | -3.0 |
| Shane Carle | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -2.0 |
| Johan Camargo | 25 | pre-arb | 98 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -2.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Josh Donaldson | 5.2 |
| Matt Joyce | 1.3 |
| Adeiny Hechavarría | 1.0 |
| Brian McCann | 0.9 |
| Dallas Keuchel | 0.7 |
| Mark Melancon | 0.7 |
| Player | 2018 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Aníbal Sánchez | 2.1 |
| Kurt Suzuki | 1.0 |
| Brad Brach | 0.3 |
| Brandon McCarthy | 0.1 |
| Danny Santana | 0.1 |
| Miguel Socolovich | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Donaldson | 33 | 6.158 | $23.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Freddie Freeman | 29 | 8.033 | $21.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dallas Keuchel | 31 | 6.089 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Julio Teheran | 28 | 6.062 | $11.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darren O'Day | 36 | 10.103 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Anthony Swarzak | 33 | 7.024 | $6.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Melancon | 34 | 8.098 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nick Markakis | 35 | 13.000 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tyler Flowers | 33 | 7.148 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Francisco Cervelli | 33 | 8.146 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian McCann | 35 | 13.117 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Joyce | 34 | 9.123 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Tomlin | 34 | 8.033 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jerry Blevins | 35 | 9.081 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Billy Hamilton | 28 | 6.000 | $929k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ozzie Albies | 22 | 1.062 | $575k | $370k | $3.0M | $5.0M | $7.0M | $7.0M | $7.0M |
| Adeiny Hechavarría | 30 | 6.060 | $69k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Ryan Murphy | 28 | 6.000 | $35k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ender Inciarte | 28 | 4.157 | $5.7M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Foltynewicz | 27 | 3.163 | $5.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kevin Gausman | 28 | 4.151 | $4.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Arodys Vizcaíno | 28 | 5.168 | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Duvall | 30 | 3.096 | $2.9M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jonny Venters | 34 | 5.159 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shane Greene | 30 | 4.075 | $1.7M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dan Winkler | 29 | 4.000 | $1.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Charlie Culberson | 30 | 3.084 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 33 | 1.133 | $776k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Luke Jackson | 27 | 2.019 | $585k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Grant Dayton | 31 | 2.074 | $585k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dansby Swanson | 25 | 2.047 | $585k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| A.J. Minter | 25 | 1.040 | $575k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Johan Camargo | 25 | 1.137 | $575k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sean Newcomb | 26 | 1.114 | $575k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Shane Carle | 27 | 1.032 | $575k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Max Fried | 25 | 0.148 | $565k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chad Sobotka | 25 | 0.043 | $565k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kyle Wright | 23 | 0.030 | $565k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryse Wilson | 21 | 0.031 | $565k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | 21 | 1.000 | $560k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Michael Soroka | 21 | 0.153 | $492k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Austin Riley | 22 | 0.000 | $412k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jacob Webb | 25 | 0.000 | $334k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wes Parsons | 26 | 0.005 | $300k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jesse Biddle | 27 | 1.166 | $288k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Touki Toussaint | 23 | 0.031 | $272k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rafael Ortega | 28 | 0.138 | $143k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jeremy Walker | 24 | 0.000 | $113k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Jackson | 23 | 0.000 | $42k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Huascar Ynoa | 21 | 0.000 | $12k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 2019; 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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