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.
2026 roster — value & surplus
Player
Age
Service
G
fWAR
Salary $M
Surplus $M
Chris Sale
37
FA-elig
19
5.5
18.0
+16.7
Matt Olson
32
FA-elig
103
4.8
22.0
+8.2
Michael Harris II
25
–
97
4.7
8.0
+21.6
Drake Baldwin
25
pre-arb
80
3.6
0.8
+21.7
Mauricio Dubón
31
arb
99
2.9
6.1
+12.4
Dylan Lee
31
arb
48
2.7
2.2
+14.7
Ozzie Albies
29
FA-elig
103
2.6
7.0
+9.4
Didier Fuentes
21
pre-arb
34
1.9
0.7
+11.4
Bryce Elder
27
pre-arb
19
1.7
0.8
+9.7
Ronald Acuña Jr.
28
–
53
1.3
–
–
Raisel Iglesias
36
FA-elig
35
1.3
16.0
-7.6
Robert Suarez
35
arb
31
1.3
13.0
-4.7
Martín Pérez
35
FA-elig
19
1.0
3.1
+3.2
Austin Riley
29
FA-elig
103
0.9
22.0
-16.1
Jorge Mateo
31
FA-elig
64
0.9
1.0
+4.7
Dylan Dodd
28
pre-arb
26
0.9
0.7
+4.7
Grant Holmes
30
pre-arb
20
0.7
0.8
+3.7
Eli White
32
arb
62
0.6
0.9
+2.8
José Suarez↔ OAK
28
–
8
0.6
0.1
+3.5
Jim Jarvis
25
–
18
0.5
0.0
+3.4
Reynaldo López
32
FA-elig
23
0.5
14.0
-10.8
Brewer Hicklen
30
–
6
0.4
–
–
José Azócar
30
–
11
0.4
0.0
+2.5
Mike Yastrzemski
35
FA-elig
89
0.3
9.0
-6.9
Victor Mederos
25
pre-arb
6
0.3
0.0
+2.1
Jonah Heim↔ OAK
31
–
12
0.2
0.2
+0.8
Joey Bart↔ PIT
29
–
17
0.1
1.1
-0.2
Owen Murphy
22
–
3
0.1
–
–
Spencer Strider
27
arb
8
0.1
20.0
-19.3
Jair Camargo
26
–
1
0.1
–
–
Ian Hamilton
31
arb
4
0.1
0.0
+0.3
Luke Williams
29
–
2
0.1
0.1
+0.2
James Karinchak
30
arb
9
0.0
0.8
-0.5
Rowdy Tellez
31
–
7
0.0
0.7
-0.4
Elieser Hernández
31
–
1
0.0
–
–
Hunter Stratton↔ PIT
29
pre-arb
1
0.0
0.0
+0.2
Anthony Molina
24
pre-arb
3
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
Connor Thomas
28
–
1
-0.1
–
–
Kyle Farmer
35
FA-elig
12
-0.1
1.2
-1.8
Osvaldo Bido↔ CHW
30
–
6
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
Rolddy Muñoz
26
pre-arb
1
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
Joel Payamps
32
arb
12
-0.2
2.2
-3.4
Carlos Carrasco
39
FA-elig
8
-0.3
1.1
-2.7
Danny Young
32
pre-arb
9
-0.3
0.9
-2.7
Dominic Smith
31
FA-elig
85
-0.3
1.2
-3.2
Chadwick Tromp↔ BAL
31
pre-arb
12
-0.3
0.4
-2.5
Tyler Kinley
35
FA-elig
42
-0.4
3.0
-5.3
Sean Murphy
31
FA-elig
4
-0.4
15.0
-17.3
JR Ritchie
23
–
13
-0.4
0.1
-2.5
Austin Wynns↔ OAK
35
–
6
-0.5
0.1
-3.3
Hurston Waldrep
24
pre-arb
3
-0.5
0.8
-4.0
Sandy León
37
FA-elig
21
-0.8
0.7
-5.9
Aaron Bummer
32
–
19
-1.2
9.5
-16.9
Ha-Seong Kim
30
arb
27
-1.8
20.0
-31.4
Key additions (new vs 2025)
Player
fWAR
Mauricio Dubón
1.9
Robert Suarez
0.8
Martín Pérez
0.6
Jorge Mateo
0.6
Brewer Hicklen
0.3
Mike Yastrzemski
0.2
Key subtractions (gone from 2025)
Player
2025 fWAR
Marcell Ozuna
1.2
Nick Allen
0.7
Enyel De Los Santos
0.5
Pierce Johnson
0.3
Nacho Alvarez Jr.
0.2
Vidal Bruján
0.2
Current & Historical Payroll
2026 payroll
$225.9M
luxury tax $165M
2027 guaranteed
$154.5M
What the front office was committed to as of 2026, 2026–2032.
Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2026; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
current $guaranteed $arbitration (proj)pre-arb (proj)free agentclub optionplayer optionmutual optionvesting option
Summary — luxury-tax (CBT) basis
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Tax threshold
$244M
$247M
$250M
$253M
$256M
$259M
$262M
Guaranteed contracts
$130M
$119M
$93M
$55M
$42M
$21M
Proj. arbitration
$12M
Proj. pre-arbitration
$23M
$27M
$27M
$12M
Player benefits
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
Total CBT payroll
$183M
$164M
$138M
$85M
$60M
$39M
Tax space
+$61M
+$83M
+$112M
+$168M
+$196M
+$220M
Est. tax bill
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Luxury-tax (CBT) basis: contract AAV + ~$18M benefits/bonus-pool — distinct from the base-salary payroll above. Threshold is the CBA line. Tier-1 payor rates on the overage. Forward years show only guaranteed deals (arb/pre-arb not yet set). Figures are estimates.
Guaranteed / signed (21)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Matt Olson
32
8.103
$22.0M
$22.0M
$22.0M
$22.0M
$20.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Austin Riley
29
6.138
$22.0M
$22.0M
$22.0M
$22.0M
$22.0M
$22.0M
$22.0M
Spencer Strider
27
4.003
$20.0M
$22.0M
$22.0M
$22.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Chris Sale
37
15.061
$18.0MCLUB
$27.0M
$30.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Raisel Iglesias
36
10.154
$16.0M
FREE AGENT
Sean Murphy
31
6.029
$15.0M
$15.0M
$15.0M
$15.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Reynaldo López
32
8.004
$14.0M
$8.0M
FREE AGENT
Robert Suarez
35
4.000
$13.0M
$16.0M
$16.0M
FREE AGENT
Aaron Bummer
32
7.150
$9.5M
FREE AGENT
Mike Yastrzemski
35
6.128
$9.0M
$10.0M
$7.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Ozzie Albies
29
8.062
$7.0MCLUB
$7.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Martín Pérez
35
13.038
$3.1M
FREE AGENT
Tyler Kinley
35
7.014
$3.0M
$5.5MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Dominic Smith
31
6.151
$1.2M
FREE AGENT
Kyle Farmer
35
7.129
$1.2M
FREE AGENT
Carlos Carrasco
39
14.039
$1.1M
FREE AGENT
Jorge Mateo
31
6.000
$1.0M
FREE AGENT
Sandy León
37
8.159
$738k
FREE AGENT
Rowdy Tellez
31
7.004
$729k
FREE AGENT
Elieser Hernández
31
7.051
—
FREE AGENT
Ronald Acuña Jr.
28
8.000
—
FREE AGENT
Arbitration-eligible (14)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Ha-Seong Kim
30
5.000
$20.0M
FREE AGENT
Michael Harris II
25
4.000
$8.0M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Mauricio Dubón
31
5.162
$6.1M
FREE AGENT
Joel Payamps
32
4.117
$2.2M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Dylan Lee
31
3.150
$2.2M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Joey Bart
29
4.020
$1.1M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Eli White
32
3.140
$900k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
James Karinchak
30
4.099
$840k
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jonah Heim
31
5.097
$210k
FREE AGENT
José Suarez
28
4.064
$150k
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Austin Wynns
35
5.017
$149k
FREE AGENT
Luke Williams
29
3.101
$113k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
José Azócar
30
3.002
$50k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Ian Hamilton
31
3.081
$34k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Pre-arbitration (17)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Danny Young
32
1.160
$925k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Bryce Elder
27
2.069
$810k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Drake Baldwin
25
1.000
$800k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Grant Holmes
30
1.106
$800k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Hurston Waldrep
24
0.103
$798k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Dylan Dodd
28
0.131
$702k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Didier Fuentes
21
0.019
$672k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Chadwick Tromp
31
2.120
$447k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
JR Ritchie
23
–
$108k
Osvaldo Bido
30
1.161
$47k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Victor Mederos
25
0.101
$8k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Rolddy Muñoz
26
0.028
$4k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Anthony Molina
24
1.074
$4k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Hunter Stratton
29
1.071
$3k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jair Camargo
26
2.000
—
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Connor Thomas
28
–
—
Brewer Hicklen
30
1.038
—
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Graphs
Braves's path through relative payroll × TAB, smoothed; markers grow and the arrow points toward the present. WINDOW cheap&winning · CONTEND expensive&winning · FORCED-SPEND dead zone · REBUILD cheap&losing. Compare franchises →
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Braves 2026; 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.
What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985