Atlanta Braves
Manager: Fredi Gonzalez
GM: Frank Wren
Franchise Start: 1876 (Boston Red Stockings, 1876-1882; Boston Beaneaters, 1883-1906; Boston Doves, 1907-1910; Boston Rustlers, 1911; Boston Braves, 1912-1935; Boston Bees, 1936-1940; Boston Braves, 1941-1952; Milwaukee Braves, 1953-1965; Atlanta Braves, 1966-Current)
World Championships: 3
2011-12 Free Agent Tracker
Updated: 01/22/2012
| Players Lost | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Type | New Team | Option |
| Bacot, Paul | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Baker, Trent | OF | MiLB | — | — |
| Boscan, J.C. | C | MiLB | Braves | — |
| Bowman, Shawn | 3B | MiLB | Marlins | — |
| Broadway, Mike | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Cabrera, Willie | OF | MiLB | — | — |
| Carter, Chris | OF | MiLB | — | — |
| Castillo, Wilkin | C | MiLB | Rockies | — |
| Castro, Yeliar | P | MiLB | Royals | — |
| Conrad, Brooks | 2B | Non-tendered | Brewers | — |
| Crim, Matt | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Danieli, Evan | P | MiLB | — | — |
| de los Santos, Ramon | C | MiLB | — | — |
| De Luna, Luis | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Fiorentino, Jeff | OF | MiLB | Athletics | — |
| Glaus, Troy | 1B | DNP | — | — |
| Gomez, Mauro | 1B | MiLB | — | — |
| Gonzalez, Alex | SS | Type B | Brewers | — |
| Gotay, Ruben | 2B | MiLB | — | — |
| Hernandez, Diory | 3B | MiLB | Astros | — |
| Hinske, Eric | OF | — | Braves | Option Exercised; $1.5MM |
| Huang, Wei | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Jurik, Dan | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Kawakami, Kenshin | SP | — | — | — |
| Kempf, Willie | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Kreke, Jordan | 3B | MiLB | — | — |
| Lemon, Marcus | OF | MiLB | — | — |
| Linebrink, Scott | RP | — | — | — |
| Lobanov, Nick | 1B | MiLB | — | — |
| Lowe, Derek | SP | Trade | Indians | — |
| Lucas, Ed | SS | MiLB | — | — |
| Lugo, Jose | P | MiLB | Braves | — |
| Lugo, Julio | SS | — | Indians | — |
| Marek, Stephen | P | MiLB | Blue Jays | — |
| McLouth, Nate | OF | — | Pirates | Option Declined; $1.25MM BO |
| Mejia, Ernesto | 2B | MiLB | Braves | — |
| Moylan, Peter | RP | Non-tendered | Braves | — |
| Nelson, Dan | 3B | MiLB | — | — |
| Nieves, Wil | C | MiLB | Rockies | — |
| Pinto, Alexis | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Popescu, Nick | 3B | MiLB | — | — |
| Raffle, Nathan | C | MiLB | — | — |
| Ramirez, Wilkin | OF | MiLB | Twins | — |
| Richardson, Antoan | OF | MiLB | Orioles | — |
| Richardson, Dustin | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Rodriguez, Geraldo | OF | MiLB | — | — |
| Roth, Robert | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Shell, Steven | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Sherrill, George | RP | — | Mariners | — |
| Stovall, Tyler | P | MiLB | — | — |
| Tsai, Meng | C | MiLB | — | — |
| Wilson, Jack | SS | — | Braves | — |
| Young, Matt | OF | MiLB | Tigers | — |
| Players Signed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team | Years | Dollars |
| Boscan, J.C. | C | Braves | MiLB | — |
| Durango, Luis | OF | Astros | MiLB | — |
| Gac, Ian | 1B | White Sox | MiLB | — |
| Hinske, Eric | OF | Braves | 1 | $1.5MM Option |
| Hughes, Dusty | P | Twins | MiLB | — |
| Landoni, Emerson | SS | Yankees | MiLB | — |
| Lugo, Jose | P | Braves | MiLB | — |
| Maldonado, Brahiam | OF | Mets | MiLB | — |
| Moylan, Peter | RP | Braves | MiLB | — |
| Parraz, Jordan | OF | Yankees | MiLB | — |
| Rice, Jason | P | Indians | MiLB | — |
| Rife, Jake | OF | Chico (North American) | MiLB | — |
| Russell, Adam | P | Rays | MiLB | — |
| Sutton, Drew | 2B | Red Sox | MiLB | — |
| Wilson, Jack | SS | Braves | 1 | $1MM |
| Wilson, Josh | SS | Brewers | MiLB | — |
| Yepez, Jose | C | Mariners | MiLB | — |
| Players Traded | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team | For |
| Jones, Chris | RP | Indians | Lowe |
| Players Claimed | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team |
| — | — | — |
| Rule V Draft | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Old Team | Phase |
| Fish, Robert | P | Angels | MLB |
| Arbitration Eligible | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Years | Dollars |
| Bourn, Michael | OF | 1 | $6.845MM |
| Jurrjens, Jair | SP | 1 | $5.5MM |
| O’Flaherty, Eric | RP | 1 | $2.49MM |
| Prado, Martin | OF | 1 | $4.75MM |
Top Prospect Lists
Disclaimer: I’ve complied the lists from other sites, and have included my preliminary rankings. My rankings will change as I do more research this off-season. The sites used are: 85% Sports, Fantasy Baseball 365 (365), Baseball America (BA), Bullpen Banter (BB, this is an average of the 2-3 lists they have), Baseball Instinct (BBI), Baseball Intellect (BI), Baseball Prospectus (BP), Fangraphs (FG), the Hardball Times (HBT), Minor League Baseball Prospects (MILBP), MLB Dirt (MLBD), MLB Prospect Portal (MLBPP), John Sickels (Sickles), and Top Prospect Alert (TPA). If you know of other prospect lists, please contact me and I’ll get them added to the page.
Updated: 01/21/2012
| Rank | Player | Pos | Avg | 85% | 365 | BA | BB | BBI | MLBD | MLBPP | Sickels | TPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teheran, Julio | RHP | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Vizcaino, Arodys | RHP | 2.33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Delgado, Randall | RHP | 2.67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Simmons, Andrelton | SS | 5.00 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Salcedo, Edward | SS | 5.50 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — |
| 6 | Gilmartin, Sean | LHP | 6.25 | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Bethancourt, Christian | C | 7.38 | 10 | — | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | Pastornicky, Tyler | SS | 7.63 | 9 | — | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | Spruill, Zeke | P | 8.83 | 8 | — | 8 | 9 | — | 8 | — | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | Drury, Brandon | 3B | 10.29 | 15 | — | 10 | 10 | — | 11 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | Hoover, J.J. | RHP | 10.60 | 7 | — | — | 14 | — | 10 | — | 7 | 15 |
| 12 | Terdoslavich, Joseph | 3B | 11.57 | 17 | 5 | — | 13 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 15 | — |
| 13 | Lipka, Matt | SS | 11.80 | 11 | — | — | 11 | — | 12 | — | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Moore, Navery | RHP | 12.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 15 | Graham, J.R. | RHP | 12.40 | 13 | — | — | 15 | — | 14 | — | 11 | 9 |
| 16 | Perez, Carlos | LHP | 12.50 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 8 | 13 | — | 16 | 14 |
| 17 | LaStella, Tommy | 2B | 15.33 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 14 | — |
| 18 | Milligan, Adam | OF | 15.50 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — |
| 19 | Ahmed, Nick | SS | 15.75 | 19 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 18 | 10 |
| 20 | Cunningham, Todd | OF | 18.50 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — |
| 21 | Bullock, Billy | RHP | 20.00 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — |
| 22 | Kubitza, Kyle | 3B | 21.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — |
| 23 | Martin, Cody | RHP | 22.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — |
