GM: Alex Anthopoulos
2021: World Series champions · 88–73. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Riley | 24 | pre-arb | 160 | 5.1 | 0.6 | +15.9 |
| Freddie Freeman | 31 | FA-elig | 159 | 4.7 | 22.0 | -6.6 |
| Max Fried | 27 | arb | 32 | 4.5 | 3.5 | +11.1 |
| Charlie Morton | 37 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.4 | 15.0 | -0.7 |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | 23 | arb | 82 | 4.4 | 5.0 | +9.2 |
| Ozzie Albies | 24 | arb | 156 | 3.7 | 3.0 | +8.9 |
| Dansby Swanson | 27 | arb | 160 | 3.3 | 6.0 | +4.7 |
| Huascar Ynoa | 23 | pre-arb | 18 | 1.7 | 0.6 | +5.0 |
| Ian Anderson | 23 | pre-arb | 24 | 1.6 | 0.6 | +4.7 |
| A.J. Minter | 27 | arb | 61 | 1.3 | 1.3 | +2.8 |
| Jorge Soler↔ KCR | 29 | FA-elig | 55 | 1.2 | 3.0 | +0.9 |
| Adam Duvall↔ MIA | 32 | FA-elig | 55 | 1.2 | 1.1 | +2.7 |
| Tyler Matzek | 30 | pre-arb | 69 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +2.8 |
| Travis d'Arnaud | 32 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.9 | 8.0 | -5.0 |
| Jesse Chavez | 37 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +2.7 |
| Eddie Rosario↔ CLE | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.7 | 2.4 | -0.1 |
| Guillermo Heredia | 30 | arb | 120 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +1.1 |
| Kyle Muller | 23 | – | 9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +2.0 |
| Luke Jackson | 29 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.6 | 1.9 | +0.1 |
| Ehire Adrianza | 31 | FA-elig | 109 | 0.6 | 1.5 | +0.3 |
| Chris Martin | 35 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.5 | 7.0 | -5.5 |
| Will Smith | 31 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.4 | 13.0 | -11.7 |
| Joc Pederson↔ CHC | 29 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.4 | 2.1 | -0.9 |
| Sean Newcomb | 28 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Tucker Davidson | 25 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Jonathan Lucroy↔ WSN | 35 | – | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Drew Smyly | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.1 | 11.0 | -10.8 |
| Jacob Webb | 27 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Edgar Santana | 29 | pre-arb | 41 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Grant Dayton | 33 | arb | 13 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Josh Tomlin | 36 | FA-elig | 36 | -0.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Ty Tice↔ TOR | 24 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Dylan Lee | 26 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Jesse Biddle | 29 | arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Sean Kazmar Jr. | 36 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Carl Edwards Jr.↔ TOR | 29 | FA-elig | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Ender Inciarte | 30 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.1 | 8.7 | -8.9 |
| Bryse Wilson↔ PIT | 23 | – | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 34 | FA-elig | 69 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.3 |
| William Contreras | 23 | pre-arb | 52 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Jay Flaa↔ BAL | 29 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Spencer Strider | 22 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Abraham Almonte | 32 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Jeff Mathis | 38 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Kyle Wright | 25 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Marcell Ozuna | 30 | FA-elig | 48 | -0.2 | 12.0 | -12.8 |
| Orlando Arcia↔ MIL | 26 | arb | 32 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -2.6 |
| Alex Jackson↔ MIA | 25 | – | 10 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Shane Greene↔ LAD | 32 | – | 19 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.7 |
| Touki Toussaint | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| Johan Camargo | 27 | arb | 15 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -2.5 |
| Stephen Vogt↔ ARI | 36 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -2.4 |
| Richard Rodríguez↔ PIT | 31 | arb | 27 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -2.5 |
| Nate Jones↔ LAD | 35 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -1.9 |
| Cristian Pache | 22 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| Kevan Smith↔ TBR | 33 | – | 30 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Charlie Morton | 4.4 |
| Jorge Soler | 1.2 |
| Jesse Chavez | 0.9 |
| Eddie Rosario | 0.7 |
| Guillermo Heredia | 0.7 |
| Kyle Muller | 0.6 |
| Player | 2020 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tyler Flowers | 0.3 |
| Darren O'Day | 0.3 |
| Mark Melancon | 0.3 |
| Cole Hamels | 0.1 |
| Chad Sobotka | 0.0 |
| Nick Markakis | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Freeman | 31 | 10.033 | $22.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Charlie Morton | 37 | 12.010 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Will Smith | 31 | 9.000 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Marcell Ozuna | 30 | 7.124 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Drew Smyly | 32 | 8.143 | $11.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ender Inciarte | 30 | 7.000 | $8.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Travis d'Arnaud | 32 | 7.044 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ozzie Albies | 24 | 3.062 | $3.0M | $5.0M | $7.0M | $7.0M | $7.0M | $7.0MCLUB | $7.0MCLUB |
| Joc Pederson | 29 | 7.000 | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ehire Adrianza | 31 | 6.131 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Stephen Vogt | 36 | 7.064 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Duvall | 32 | 7.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pablo Sandoval | 34 | 13.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Tomlin | 36 | 10.033 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shane Greene | 32 | 6.075 | $804k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Abraham Almonte | 32 | 8.000 | $570k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jesse Chavez | 37 | 10.108 | $310k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nate Jones | 35 | 9.000 | $126k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Mathis | 38 | 14.012 | $100k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carl Edwards Jr. | 29 | 6.000 | $14k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jonathan Lucroy | 35 | 11.000 | $12k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 35 | 3.133 | $7.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dansby Swanson | 27 | 4.047 | $6.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | 23 | 3.000 | $5.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jorge Soler | 29 | 5.143 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eddie Rosario | 29 | 5.120 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luke Jackson | 29 | 4.019 | $1.9M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Orlando Arcia | 26 | 4.047 | $1.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Johan Camargo | 27 | 3.098 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Guillermo Heredia | 30 | 3.112 | $1.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Grant Dayton | 33 | 4.007 | $900k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Richard Rodríguez | 31 | 3.016 | $717k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kevan Smith | 33 | 4.031 | $237k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jesse Biddle | 29 | 3.088 | $92k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Fried | 27 | 2.148 | $3.5M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| A.J. Minter | 27 | 2.161 | $1.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tyler Matzek | 30 | 2.019 | $600k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Austin Riley | 24 | 1.138 | $590k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Huascar Ynoa | 23 | 0.141 | $580k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ian Anderson | 23 | 0.094 | $576k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Touki Toussaint | 25 | 1.065 | $568k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Edgar Santana | 29 | 2.048 | $448k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Sean Newcomb | 28 | 2.166 | $410k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tucker Davidson | 25 | 0.003 | $386k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| William Contreras | 23 | 0.017 | $285k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jacob Webb | 27 | 1.155 | $264k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cristian Pache | 22 | 0.022 | $178k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kyle Muller | 23 | 0.000 | $104k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryse Wilson | 23 | 0.165 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Jackson | 25 | 0.076 | $67k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sean Kazmar Jr. | 36 | – | $34k | ||||||
| Ty Tice | 24 | – | $17k | ||||||
| Dylan Lee | 26 | 0.000 | $15k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jay Flaa | 29 | – | $12k | ||||||
| Kyle Wright | 25 | 1.040 | $9k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Spencer Strider | 22 | 0.000 | $6k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 2021; 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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