Even despite not having done much in terms of free agent signings this offseason, the Atlanta Braves are still set to enter the 2025 season among the highest team payrolls in all of baseball.
However, have you ever wondered just what contracts make up that payroll, and which of those are arguably the most team-friendly entering this season?
So, not factoring in both arbitration and pre-arbitration players, here is a ranking of the Braves current contracts from worst-to-best entering the year, as well as what each entails.
Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies among best Atlanta Braves 2025 contracts
Sean Murphy, Catcher
Contract: 6 yrs/$73M, Signed through 2028 (Team option in 2029)
The Braves primary catcher, Murphy is currently on a six-year deal through 2028 that will pay $73 million overall, as well as $15 million annually for the next four seasons. Murphy, who is coming off one of the worst seasons of his career, also holds a team option for 2029.
Matt Olson, First Baseman
Contract: 8 yrs/$168M, Signed through 2029 (Team option in 2030)
Olson, the Braves first baseman, is currently signed through the 2029 season on an eight-year deal that dates back to the 2022 campaign, as well as pays him $22 million annually every season. Atlanta's starting first baseman also has a team option in 2030, and is among the highest-paid players at the position.
Jurickson Profar, Outfielder
Contract: 3 yrs/ $42M, Signed through 2027
Atlanta's newest signing, Profar is now under a three-year deal that will pay the veteran $42 million from now until 2027. Profar is set to make $12 million this season, with that number set to rise to $15 million in both 2026 and 2027.
Aaron Bummer, Left-Handed Pitcher
Contract: 2 yrs/$13M, Signed through 2026
Bummer is currently on a two-year deal signed this offseason that will pay the left-hander $13 million the next two seasons. The veteran is set to make $3.5 million this season, with the salary jumping to $9.5 million in 2026.
Marcell Ozuna, Designated Hitter
Contract: 5 yrs/$80M, Signed through 2025
Ozuna signed a five-year, $80 million deal with the Braves prior to the 2021 season, and is set to enter the final year of that contract in 2025. Atlanta's designated hitter is set to make $16 million this upcoming season prior to entering free agency.
Raisel Iglesias, Right-Handed Pitcher
Contract: 4 yrs/$58M, Signed through 2025
Iglesias is currently in the final season of a four-year deal that amounted to $58 million, and was signed back in 2022. The Braves closer is currently in the final year of the deal before entering free agency, and is currently set to make $16 million this season.
Joe Jiménez, Right-Handed Pitcher
Contract: 3 yrs/$26M, Signed through 2026
Jiménez is currently in the middle of a three-year, $26 milion deal, entering year two in 2025. The right-hander is set to make $9 million each of the next two seasons.
Pierce Johnson, Right-Handed Pitcher
Contract: 2 yrs/$14.25M, Signed through 2025 (Team option in 2026)
Johnson is currently in the second of a two-year deal signed with Atlanta prior to the 2024 season that will pay the right-hander a total of $14.25 million. The right-hander also holds a team option in 2026, and is set to make $7 million this season.
Austin Riley, Third Baseman
Contract: 10 yrs/$212M, Signed through 2032 (Team option in 2033)
Riley is not only the Braves largest contract currently at a total of $212 million over 10 seasons from 2023-32, but the third baseman is also the player under team control the longest, signed through 2032 with a team option for 2033. Every season, Riley will make $22 million annually, which puts him among the top tier of third basemen across baseball.
Reynaldo López, Right-Handed Pitcher
Contract: 3 yrs/$30M, Signed through 2026 (Team option in 2027)
One of the Braves top free agent signings last offseason, López signed a three-year deal with Atlanta that will pay him $30 million through 2026. Carrying a team option for 2027, López is set to make $11 million in each of the next two seasons.
Spencer Strider, Right-Handed Pitcher
Contract: 6 yrs/$75M, Signed through 2028 (Team option in 2029)
Strider is currently under a six-year, $75 million deal that will run through the 2028 season, with a team option also for 2029. One of the top starting pitchers in baseball, Strider will make $4 million this season, but will jump to $20 million in 2026.
Chris Sale, Left-Handed Pitcher
Contract: 2 yrs/$38M, Signed through 2025 (Team option in 2026)
The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner is entering the final year of a two-year, $38 million deal in 2025 that will pay Sale a total of $22 million this season. Atlanta also has a team option for Sale in 2026.
Orlando Arcia, Shortstop
Contract: 3 yrs/$7.3M, Signed through 2025 (Team option in 2026)
Arcia is currently entering the final season of a three-year, $7.3 million deal, with the Braves shortstop also holding a team option for 2026. This upcoming season, Arcia is set to make $2 million.
Michael Harris II, Outfielder
Contract: 8 yrs/$72M, Signed through 2030 (Team option in 2031, 2032)
Harris is currently under a deal that keeps the outfielder in Atlanta, which is an eight-year contract that dates back to 2023, and goes through 2030 for a total of $72 million. The Braves also have a pair of team options in 2031 and 2032, with Harris set to make $8 million each of the next two years.
Ronald Acuña Jr., Outfielder
Contract: 8 yrs/$100M, Signed through 2026 (Team option in 2027, 2028)
The top two contracts date back to 2019, the first of which is Acuña's eight-year deal through 2026 that amounts to $100 million. The Braves superstar outfielder is also making $17 million over each of the next two seasons prior to team options in 2027 and 2028, making this one of more team-friendly deals in the sport for a player the caliber of Acuña.
Ozzie Albies, Second Baseman
Contract: 7 yrs/$35M, Signed through 2025 (Team option in 2026, 2027)
Arguably the best current contract for the Braves is Albies', which was a seven-year, $35 million deal that was signed back in 2019, and runs through 2025 with a pair of team options in both 2026 and 2027. One of the top second basemen in baseball during this span, Albies is set to make $7 million this season.
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