2008 ATLANTA BRAVES
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Level: MLB
Location: Atlanta,GA
Team Record: 72-90 .444
Result: 4th in National League - East Division
Manager(s): Bobby Cox
General Manager: Frank Wren
Stadium: Turner Field
Attendance: 2,532,834
Payroll: $102,365,683
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Atlanta Braves affiliate history
Team Record: 72-90 .444
Result: 4th in National League - East Division
Manager(s): Bobby Cox
General Manager: Frank Wren
Stadium: Turner Field
Attendance: 2,532,834
Payroll: $102,365,683
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Atlanta Braves affiliate history
Oldest Player: Tom Glavine (42)
Youngest Player: James Parr (22)
Longest Tenure: John Smoltz (20)
Top Hitter: Chipper Jones (10)
Top Pitcher: Jair Jurrjens (45)
Top Draft Pick: Brett DeVall (#40)
Roster Continuity: 54.68%
Top Prospect: Jordan Schafer
Youngest Player: James Parr (22)
Longest Tenure: John Smoltz (20)
Top Hitter: Chipper Jones (10)
Top Pitcher: Jair Jurrjens (45)
Top Draft Pick: Brett DeVall (#40)
Roster Continuity: 54.68%
Top Prospect: Jordan Schafer
National League Standings
| East | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Philadelphia | 92 | 70 | .568 | -- |
| NY Mets | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3.0 |
| Florida | 84 | 77 | .522 | 7.5 |
| Atlanta | 72 | 90 | .444 | 20.0 |
| Washington | 59 | 102 | .366 | 32.5 |
| # | Player | Pos | HiLvl | Ht | Wt | Bats | Throws | Born | Age | Place | Draft Information | ||||
| 46 | Manny Acosta | P | MLB | 6-4 | 170 | Right | Right | 5/1/1981 | 27 | Colon,Panama | 1998 | UDFA | NYY | ||
| 24 | Josh Anderson | OF | MLB | 6-2 | 195 | Left | Right | 8/10/1982 | 25 | Somerset,Kentucky | 2003 | 4 | 119 | HOU | |
| 30 | Jeff Bennett | P | MLB | 6-3 | 194 | Right | Right | 6/10/1980 | 28 | Donelson,Tennessee | 1998 | 19 | 568 | PIT | |
| 18 | Gregor Blanco | RF-LF | MLB | 5-11 | 170 | Left | Left | 12/12/1983 | 24 | Caracas,Venezuela | 2000 | UDFA | ATL | ||
| 56 | Blaine Boyer | P | MLB | 6-3 | 190 | Right | Right | 7/11/1981 | 26 | Atlanta,Georgia | 2000 | 3 | 100 | ATL | |
| 26 | Francisley Bueno | P | MLB | 5-11 | 200 | Left | Left | 3/5/1981 | 27 | Havana,Cuba | 2006 | UDFA | ATL | ||
| 27 | Jorge Campillo | P | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Right | Right | 8/10/1978 | 29 | Tijuana,Mexico | 2005 | UDFA | SEA | ||
| 38 | Buddy Carlyle | P | MLB | 6-3 | 175 | Left | Right | 12/21/1977 | 30 | Omaha,Nebraska | 1996 | 2 | 38 | CIN | |
| 33 | Matt DeSalvo | P | MLB | 6-0 | 170 | Right | Right | 9/11/1980 | 27 | New Castle,Pennsylvania | 2003 | UDFA | NYY | ||
| 34 | Elmer Dessens | P | MLB | 6-0 | 187 | Right | Right | 1/13/1972 | 36 | Hermosillo,Mexico | 1993 | UDFA | PIT | ||
| 23 | Matt Diaz | LF | MLB | 6-1 | 206 | Right | Right | 3/3/1978 | 30 | Portland,Oregon | 1999 | 17 | 505 | TB | |
| 19 | Yunel Escobar | SS | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Right | Right | 11/2/1982 | 25 | Havana,Cuba | 2005 | 2 | 75 | ATL | |
| 7 | Jeff Francoeur | RF | MLB | 6-4 | 200 | Right | Right | 1/8/1984 | 24 | Atlanta,Georgia | 2002 | 1 | 23 | ATL | |
| 47 | Tom Glavine | P | MLB | 6-0 | 185 | Left | Left | 3/25/1966 | 42 | Concord,Massachusetts | 1984 | 2 | 47 | ATL | |
| 51 | Mike Gonzalez | P | MLB | 6-2 | 213 | Right | Left | 5/23/1978 | 30 | Corpus Christi,Texas | 1997 | 30 | 902 | PIT | |
| 8 | Ruben Gotay | 3B-2B | MLB | 5-11 | 160 | Both | Right | 12/25/1982 | 25 | Rio Piedras,Puerto Rico | 2000 | 31 | 914 | KC | |
| 32 | Mike Hampton | P | MLB | 5-10 | 180 | Right | Left | 9/9/1972 | 35 | Brooksville,Florida | 1990 | 6 | 157 | SEA | |
| 15 | Tim Hudson | P | MLB | 6-0 | 160 | Right | Right | 7/14/1975 | 32 | Columbus,Georgia | 1997 | 6 | 185 | OAK | |
| 4 | Omar Infante | 2B | MLB | 5-9 | 150 | Right | Right | 12/26/1981 | 26 | Puerto La Cruz,Venezuela | 1999 | UDFA | DET | ||
| 36 | Chuck James | P | MLB | 6-0 | 170 | Left | Left | 11/9/1981 | 26 | Atlanta,Georgia | 2002 | 20 | 605 | ATL | |
| 2 | Kelly Johnson | 2B | MLB | 6-1 | 180 | Left | Right | 2/22/1982 | 26 | Austin,Texas | 2000 | 1 | 38 | ATL | |
| 28 | Brandon Jones | RF | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Left | Right | 12/10/1983 | 24 | Panama City,Florida | 2003 | 24 | 727 | ATL | |
| 10 | Chipper Jones | 3B | MLB | 6-4 | 210 | Both | Right | 4/24/1972 | 36 | DeLand,Florida | 1990 | 1 | 1 | ATL | |
| 65 | Jorge Julio | P | MLB | 6-1 | 190 | Right | Right | 3/3/1979 | 29 | Caracas,Venezuela | 1996 | UDFA | MTL | ||
| 49 | Jair Jurrjens | P | MLB | 6-1 | 160 | Right | Right | 1/29/1986 | 22 | Curacao,Netherlands | 2003 | UDFA | DET | ||
| 22 | Casey Kotchman | 1B | MLB | 6-3 | 210 | Left | Left | 2/22/1983 | 25 | St. Petersburg,Florida | 2001 | 1 | 13 | ANA | |
| 11 | Mark Kotsay | LF | MLB | 6-0 | 190 | Left | Left | 12/2/1975 | 32 | Whittier,California | 1996 | 1 | 9 | FLA | |
| 1 | Brent Lillibridge | 1B-SS | MLB | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 9/18/1983 | 24 | Everett,Washington | 2005 | 4 | 121 | PIT | |
| 16 | Brian McCann | C | MLB | 6-3 | 190 | Left | Right | 2/20/1984 | 24 | Athens,Georgia | 2002 | 2 | 64 | ATL | |
| 27 | Corky Miller | C | MLB | 6-1 | 220 | Right | Right | 3/18/1976 | 32 | Loma Linda,California | 1998 | UDFA | CIN | ||
| 50 | Charlie Morton | P | MLB | 6-4 | 190 | Right | Right | 11/12/1983 | 24 | Flemington,New Jersey | 2002 | 3 | 95 | ATL | |
| 58 | Peter Moylan | P | MLB | 6-2 | 200 | Right | Right | 12/2/1978 | 29 | Lesmurdie,Australia | 1996 | UDFA | MIN | ||
| 20 | Greg Norton | 3B-1B | MLB | 6-1 | 205 | Both | Right | 7/6/1972 | 35 | San Leandro,California | 1993 | 2 | 59 | CHW | |
| 48 | Vladimir Nunez | P | MLB | 6-4 | 224 | Right | Right | 3/5/1975 | 33 | Havana,Cuba | 1996 | UDFA | ARI | ||
| 13 | Will Ohman | P | MLB | 6-2 | 195 | Left | Left | 8/13/1977 | 30 | Frankfurt,Germany | 1998 | 8 | 226 | CHC | |
| 61 | James Parr | P | MLB | 6-1 | 185 | Right | Right | 2/27/1986 | 22 | Albuquerque,New Mexico | 2004 | 4 | 131 | ATL | |
| 5 | Brayan Pena | C | MLB | 5-11 | 210 | Both | Right | 1/7/1982 | 26 | Havana,Cuba | 2000 | UDFA | ATL | ||
| 26 | Jason Perry | 1B-OF | MLB | 6-1 | 205 | Left | Right | 8/18/1980 | 27 | Jonesboro,Georgia | 2002 | 6 | 176 | TOR | |
| 14 | Martin Prado | LF | MLB | 6-1 | 170 | Right | Right | 10/27/1983 | 24 | Maracay,Venezuela | 2001 | UDFA | ATL | ||
| 48 | Chris Resop | P | MLB | 6-3 | 200 | Right | Right | 11/4/1982 | 25 | Naples,Florida | 2001 | 4 | 122 | FLA | |
| 37 | Jo-Jo Reyes | P | MLB | 6-2 | 215 | Left | Left | 11/20/1984 | 23 | West Covina,California | 2003 | 2 | 43 | ATL | |
| 40 | Jeff Ridgway | P | MLB | 6-3 | 215 | Right | Left | 8/17/1980 | 27 | Port Angeles,Washington | 1999 | 14 | 415 | TB | |
| 34 | Royce Ring | P | MLB | 6-5 | 220 | Left | Left | 12/21/1980 | 27 | La Mesa,California | 2002 | 1 | 18 | CHW | |
| 18 | Clint Sammons | C | MLB | 6-1 | 200 | Right | Right | 5/15/1983 | 25 | Stone Mountain,Georgia | 2004 | 6 | 191 | ATL | |
| 29 | John Smoltz | P | MLB | 6-3 | 220 | Right | Right | 5/15/1967 | 41 | Warren,Michigan | 1985 | 22 | 574 | DET | |
| 39 | Rafael Soriano | P | MLB | 6-1 | 175 | Right | Right | 12/19/1979 | 28 | San Jose,Dominican Republic | 1996 | UDFA | SEA | ||
| 48 | Phil Stockman | P | MLB | 6-6 | 186 | Right | Right | 1/25/1980 | 28 | Oldham,England | 1997 | UDFA | ARI | ||
| 54 | Julian Tavarez | P | MLB | 6-2 | 190 | Left | Right | 5/22/1973 | 35 | Santiago,Dominican Republic | 1990 | UDFA | CLE | ||
| 24 | Mark Teixeira | 1B | MLB | 6-3 | 225 | Both | Right | 4/11/1980 | 28 | Severna Park,Maryland | 2001 | 1 | 5 | TEX | |
| Team Personnel | Position | |
| Tom Battista | Scout | |
| Billy Best | Scout | |
| Brian Bridges | Scout | |
| Chino Cadahia | Bench Coach | |
| Chip Caray | Broadcaster | |
| Skip Caray | Broadcaster | |
| Bobby Cox | Manager | |
| Bobby Dews | Special Assistant to GM | |
| Mitch Evans | Broadcaster | |
| Ron Gant | Broadcaster | |
| Glenn Hubbard | First Base Coach | |
| Brian Jordan | Broadcaster | |
| Jerome Jurenovich | Broadcaster | |
| Mark Lemke | Broadcaster | |
| Pete Manzano | Broadcaster | |
| Roger McDowell | Pitching Coach | |
| Fernando Palacios | Broadcaster | |
| Terry Pendleton | Hitting Coach | |
| Eddie Perez | Bullpen Coach | |
| Jon Sciambi | Broadcaster | |
| Tommy Shields | Minor League Field Coordinator | |
| Joe Simpson | Broadcaster | |
| Brian Snitker | Third Base Coach | |
| Pete Van Wieren | Broadcaster | |
| Kent Willis | Minor League Pitching Coordinator | |
| Frank Wren | General Manager |
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