An Atlanta Braves roster from the “all-time-elsewhere” list
The Atlanta Braves ‘roster’
BRAVES PITCHING
- Cy Young. Went 4-5 for the Boston Rustlers in near the end of 1911, and then was done after 22 seasons. 165.1 net WAR for his other clubs. That’s #1 overall.
- Gaylord Perry. No surprise here – he played for everybody. A decent run (1.4 WAR) as a Brave, though.
- Bartolo Colon. With a negative 2.1 WAR in Atlanta, he was at least entertaining.
- Wes Ferrell. No – not the actor Will Ferrell. This pitcher was an All-Star in the 1930’s and – true to form – finished out his career in 1941 with Boston.
- Ben Sheets. Another recent Tomahawk toter – except he had a positive WAR (0.3).
- Mike Marshall. Yes – a Dodger great who also threw a bit for Atlanta.
- Roberto Hernandez. I have nothing to say here.
- Bruce Sutter. Yes – he of the very lucrative contract that will finally end next year. $45 million for what amounted to a -0.4 WAR stat line for the Atlanta Braves.
- Stu Miller. Wasn’t he a big band leader? Nah – “The Butterfly Man” pitched in the 50’s and 60’s.