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Disney / Pixar Toy Story Buzz Lightyear Squeeze N' Sip

I was looking at the Braves' financial commitments for the next few years, and with the money coming off the books, and the future commitments we have in place, the Braves might actually be a player in free agency this offseason. Hopefully they do better than the last time we splurged before the 2009 season, when we came away with Derek Lowe and Kawakami in what I consider to be Frank Wren's two least impressive moves.

While the Atlanta Braves are nothing more than a tax write-off for our loyal owners, our ever-thinking GM has put the team in a situation to succeed for years, and should be a big player in free agency and trades during the next offseason.

Figures were taken from Baseball Prospectus.

Looking ahead, with Larry Chipper Wayne Jones Jr. set to retire ($14M), Lowe's $10M coming off the books, nearly $7M from Bourn (who I'm not sure if I want to retain), and another $10M in the expiring contracts of Matt Diaz, Eric Hinske, Jack Wilson and a handful of superfluous reliever, the Braves could be looking at quite the spending spree. I also don't see Jair Jurrjens and his $5.5M contract being renewed at this point, and I think he is a viable non-tender/trade candidate. That's nearly 46 million dollars burning a hole in Liberty Media's pocket.

Due in arbitration for the first time this year: Jason Heyward, Everyday Jonny Venters, Christhian Martinez and Kris Medlen. Heyward and Venters are in for sizable paydays, and while Martinez has been a key cog in the Braves bullpen, he doesn't have the sample size to demand a large payday. Medlen could be a curious case, because his versatility is so valuable, but as a long man / middle reliever, he shouldn't demand more than a few million.

I see Jonny getting around $4M, Heyward around $8M, while Martinez and Medlen should combine for about an additional $6M.   

Assuming Jurrjens isn't rocking a Tomahawk next year, Martin Prado and Eric O'Flaherty are the only other arbitration eligible players, each for the third time. If Prado were being paid on what my mother thinks his worth is, he'd be on the Yankees. Fortunately, I see him earning (and I mean earning) $7M, while EOF, the seventh inning man, should net himself around $4M. 

According to my (admittedly questionable math), I have the Bravos shedding $46M in salary, while only having to commit (roughly) $30M to the players due raises. The $16M-ish will afford Frank Wren an opportunity he hasn't enjoyed in a few years: to make a splash during the offseason.