
Succeeded David Stearns atop Milwaukee's baseball operations and has kept the small-market Brewers a perennial NL Central contender.
Across the full 6-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for cheap-talent surplus (99th percentile), future-foundation returns (96th percentile), and payroll-adjusted winning (96th percentile).
6 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 4 playoff appearances · 556–404 (0.579)
| Team | Role | Year | Pay $M |
Rel Pay |
Surp $M |
Surp WAR |
Dead % |
Cheap $M |
Draft $M |
Trd $M |
Int'l $M |
$ / WAR |
WAR | Depth | Dead WAR |
HG | Trade | Net/ Trd |
FA | R5 | RFA | PPA | CPA | WAB | TAB | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | 2021 95–67 | $96 | 76 | +40 | +12.3 | 23% | +79 | +41 | +38 | -0 | $2.0M | 41.5 | 9.0 | -7.1 | +0.0 | -15.4 | -2.21 | +1.2 | +0.0 | +0.89 | 5.82 | 0.45 | +16.6 | +10.6 | 0.586 | ✓ | |||
| GM | 2022 86–76 | $131 | 92 | +11 | +3.1 | 22% | +54 | +36 | +20 | -2 | $3.0M | 39.3 | 10.0 | -3.8 | +6.4 | +23.0 | +1.92 | -2.5 | +0.0 | +1.48 | 4.35 | 0.29 | +5.2 | +6.2 | 0.531 | ||||
| GM | 2023 92–70 | $134 | 87 | +3 | +0.8 | 35% | +38 | +11 | +27 | +0 | $3.3M | 34.5 | 5.0 | -6.5 | +25.5 | +11.3 | +1.03 | -7.4 | +0.0 | +0.68 | 1.69 | 0.16 | +11.8 | +1.9 | 0.568 | ✓ | |||
| GM | 2024 93–69 | $118 | 73 | +50 | +12.1 | 33% | +80 | -2 | +37 | +0 | $2.7M | 40.5 | 8.0 | -2.7 | +13.6 | +6.1 | +0.76 | -3.9 | +2.5 | +0.71 | 3.73 | 0.26 | +15.0 | +10.0 | 0.574 | ✓ | |||
| GM | 2025 97–65 | $110 | 70 | +78 | +19.3 | 17% | +92 | +2 | +33 | +0 | $2.2M | 46.6 | 9.0 | -3.2 | +9.8 | +0.8 | +0.09 | +3.6 | +0.0 | +0.70 | 6.52 | 0.62 | +19.6 | +16.7 | 0.599 | ✓ | |||
| GM | 2026 93–57 | $121 | 75 | +77 | +17.1 | 38% | +121 | +1 | +33 | +0 | $2.5M | 44.9 | 9.0 | -3.5 | +0.1 | -0.4 | -0.07 | +0.1 | +0.0 | +0.40 | 7.11 | 0.54 | +20.5 | +17.8 | 0.620 | ||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $710 | 79 | +260 | +64.7 | 28% | +77 | +14 | +31 | -0 | $2.6M | 247.3 | 8.3 | -4.5 | +55.3 | +25.4 | +0.49 | -8.9 | +2.5 | +0.80 | 4.27 | 0.34 | +88.8 | +63.2 | 0.579 | 4 | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Contreras | C | Trade | 2022 | 4 | +18.0 | +4.5 | +6.95 | 8.5% | 0.88% | |
| Willy Adames | SS | Trade | 2021 | 4 | +15.9 | +4.0 | +5.79 | 19.0% | 1.39% | |
| Brice Turang | 2B | Draft | 2023 | 3 | +12.1 | +4.0 | – | – | – | |
| Jackson Chourio | OF | Draft | 2024 | 3 | +11.0 | +3.7 | – | – | – | |
| Jacob Misiorowski | P | Draft | 2025 | 2 | +7.2 | +3.6 | – | – | – | |
| Joey Ortiz | 3B/SS | Trade | 2024 | 3 | +7.0 | +2.3 | +2.75 | 11.9% | 0.83% | |
| Garrett Mitchell | OF | Draft | 2022 | 5 | +6.5 | +1.3 | – | – | – | |
| Sal Frelick | OF | Draft | 2023 | 3 | +5.8 | +1.9 | – | – | – | |
| Trevor Megill | P | Trade | 2023 | 4 | +5.6 | +1.4 | – | 1.6% | 0.14% | |
| Kolten Wong | 2B | Free agency | 2021 | 2 | +4.9 | +2.5 | – | 15.4% | 1.17% | |
| Jake Bauers | 1B/OF | Free agency | 2025 | 3 | +4.3 | +1.4 | – | 0.3% | 0.02% | |
| Chad Patrick | P | Trade | 2023 | 2 | +3.5 | +1.8 | +1.03 | – | – | |
| Abner Uribe | P | Draft | 2023 | 3 | +3.5 | +1.2 | – | – | – | |
| Andrew Vaughn | 1B/OF | Trade | 2025 | 2 | +3.4 | +1.7 | +0.00 | 12.6% | 1.19% | |
| Logan Henderson | P | Draft | 2025 | 2 | +3.1 | +1.6 | – | – | – | |
| Caleb Durbin | 3B | Trade | 2024 | 1 | +2.7 | +2.7 | +0.62 | – | – | |
| Víctor Caratini | C | Trade | 2022 | 2 | +2.6 | +1.3 | -2.17 | 6.2% | 0.42% | |
| Tobias Myers | P | Rule 5 | 2024 | 2 | +2.5 | +1.2 | – | – | – | |
| Isaac Collins | OF | Draft | 2024 | 1 | +2.4 | +2.4 | – | – | – | |
| Blake Perkins | OF | Draft | 2023 | 3 | +2.4 | +0.8 | – | – | – | |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | Trade | 2021 | 1 | +2.4 | +2.4 | -2.66 | 10.5% | 0.70% | |
| Hoby Milner | P | Trade | 2022 | 3 | +2.4 | +0.8 | – | 3.2% | 0.21% | |
| Eric Lauer | P | Trade | 2021 | 2 | +2.1 | +1.0 | – | 11.5% | 0.89% | |
| Robert Gasser | P | Trade | 2022 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | +2.52 | – | – | |
| Quinn Priester | P | Trade | 2025 | 1 | +1.8 | +1.8 | – | 11.9% | 1.13% | |
| Shane Drohan | P | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +1.7 | +1.7 | -0.61 | – | – | |
| Jared Koenig | P | Free agency | 2023 | 2 | +1.7 | +0.8 | – | 3.4% | 0.24% | |
| Joel Payamps | P | Trade | 2022 | 2 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +6.95 | 2.1% | 0.19% | |
| Brad Boxberger | P | Free agency | 2021 | 2 | +1.6 | +0.8 | – | 4.6% | 0.37% | |
| Kyle Harrison | P | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +1.6 | +1.6 | -0.61 | 11.6% | 0.88% | |
| Colin Rea | P | Free agency | 2021 | 2 | +1.5 | +0.7 | – | 1.4% | 0.12% | |
| Gary Sánchez | C | Free agency | 2024 | 2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | – | 1.4% | 0.10% | |
| Rhys Hoskins | 1B | Free agency | 2024 | 2 | +1.1 | +0.5 | – | 0.8% | 0.05% | |
| Andruw Monasterio | 2B/3B/SS | Draft | 2023 | 2 | +1.0 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Joey Wiemer | OF | Draft | 2023 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Joe Ross | P | Free agency | 2023 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | 3.4% | 0.23% | |
| Mark Canha | OF | Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | 1.7% | 0.15% | |
| Jose Quintana | P | Free agency | 2025 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | – | 5.1% | 0.49% | |
| DL Hall | P | Trade | 2024 | 3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +2.75 | 0.7% | 0.05% | |
| Bryan Hudson | P | Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -0.35 | 2.7% | 0.19% | |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | 1.3% | 0.12% | |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | 3.7% | 0.30% | |
| Rowdy Tellez | 1B | Trade | 2021 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | -2.39 | 1.6% | 0.13% | |
| Grant Anderson | P | Trade | 2025 | 2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | – | 2.4% | 0.24% | |
| Jonathan Davis | OF | Free agency | 2021 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 2.5% | 0.17% | |
| Eric Haase | C | Free agency | 2023 | 2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | – | 0.9% | 0.06% | |
| Andrew McCutchen | OF | Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 2.6% | 0.17% | |
| Owen Miller | 1B/2B | Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.99 | 1.7% | 0.15% | |
| Elvis Peguero | P | Trade | 2023 | 2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +2.59 | 1.1% | 0.10% | |
| Frankie Montas | P | Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 1.9% | 0.13% | |
| Aaron Civale | P | Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -0.71 | 1.9% | 0.14% | |
| Brian Anderson | 3B/OF | Free agency | 2023 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.7% | 0.06% | |
| Peter Strzelecki | P | Draft | 2022 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Tyler Alexander | P | Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 2.7% | 0.27% | |
| Danny Jansen | C | Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 2.8% | 0.28% | |
| Pablo Reyes | OF | Free agency | 2021 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 1.6% | 0.13% | |
| Julio Teherán | P | Free agency | 2023 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 0.6% | 0.05% | |
| Hunter Strickland | P | Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 1.9% | 0.15% | |
| Dustin May | P | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -2.59 | 2.1% | 0.16% | |
| Jake Cousins | P | Trade | 2021 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Coleman Crow | P | Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.63 | – | – | |
| David Hamilton | 2B/SS | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.61 | 1.7% | 0.13% | |
| Brandon Lockridge | OF | Trade | 2025 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -3.09 | 1.1% | 0.11% | |
| Rob Zastryzny | P | Free agency | 2023 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.8% | 0.06% | |
| Luke Maile | C | Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 1.1% | 0.09% | |
| Abraham Toro | 2B/3B | Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.00 | 0.5% | 0.04% | |
| Enoli Paredes | P | Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.8% | 0.06% | |
| Nick Mears | P | Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -1.16 | 2.7% | 0.27% | |
| Ji Hwan Bae | 2B/OF | Free agency | 2026 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.7% | 0.05% | |
| Jake Bauers | 1B/OF | Trade | 2023 | 3 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | 0.3% | 0.02% | |
| Steward Berroa | OF | Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +2.60 | 0.3% | 0.03% | |
| Tyler Black | 1B/DH | Draft | 2024 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Derek Fisher | OF | Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.3% | 0.03% | |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | P | Draft | 2026 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Herget | P | Free agency | 2024 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.4% | 0.03% | |
| Easton McGee | P | Free agency | 2023 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | 0.6% | 0.06% | |
| Thyago Vieira | P | Free agency | 2023 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Bryse Wilson | P | Trade | 2023 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | 0.6% | 0.05% | |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| J. B. Bukauskas | P | Trade | 2023 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.01% | |
| Jake Woodford | P | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.74 | 0.6% | 0.04% | |
| Mike Brosseau | 3B | Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.71 | 2.6% | 0.18% | |
| Trevor Richards | P | Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +5.79 | 0.7% | 0.06% | |
| Brandon Sproat | P | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.86 | 1.0% | 0.08% | |
| John Axford | P | Trade | 2021 | 3 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Blaine Hardy | P | Free agency | 2021 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Alex Jackson | C | Trade | 2022 | – | -0.0 | – | -0.74 | – | – | |
| Jahmai Jones | DH/OF | Free agency | 2023 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| James Meeker | P | Draft | 2024 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Thomas Pannone | P | Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Jeferson Quero | C | Draft | 2026 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Carlos Rodriguez | P | Draft | 2024 | 2 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Chris Roller | OF | Trade | 2023 | – | -0.0 | – | +1.09 | – | – | |
| Pedro Severino | C | Free agency | 2021 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.01% | |
| Patrick Weigel | P | Trade | 2021 | – | -0.0 | – | +0.89 | – | – | |
| Rob Zastryzny | P | Trade | 2025 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | 0.8% | 0.06% | |
| Ryan Weber | P | Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Shelby Miller | P | Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Jakob Junis | P | Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Lance McCullers | P | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -0.74 | 0.3% | 0.02% | |
| Elieser Hernández | P | Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Braden Shewmake | 3B/SS | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.3% | 0.02% | |
| Janson Junk | P | Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +2.59 | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Lyon Richardson | P | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Drew Rom | P | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.3% | 0.03% | |
| Luke Barker | P | Draft | 2022 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Caleb Boushley | P | Draft | 2023 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Trevor Gott | P | Free agency | 2021 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jandel Gustave | P | Trade | 2021 | – | -0.1 | – | +1.82 | – | – | |
| Dallas Keuchel | P | Trade | 2024 | – | -0.1 | – | +0.00 | – | – | |
| J. C. Mejía | P | Trade | 2021 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Connor Sadzeck | P | Free agency | 2021 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ethan Small | P | Draft | 2022 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jordan Zimmermann | P | Free agency | 2021 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Oliver Dunn | 3B | Trade | 2023 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -1.63 | – | – | |
| Brewer Hicklen | OF | Free agency | 2023 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luis Perdomo | P | Free agency | 2021 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Anthony Seigler | 2B/3B | Draft | 2025 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Connor Thomas | P | Draft | 2025 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Craig Yoho | P | Draft | 2025 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Bruce Zimmermann | P | Free agency | 2024 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jason Alexander | P | Draft | 2022 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Clayton Andrews | P | Draft | 2023 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Zack Godley | P | Free agency | 2021 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Daniel Robertson | 2B/3B/SS | Free agency | 2021 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luke Voit | 1B/DH | Free agency | 2023 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Greg Jones | OF | Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Trevor Kelley | P | Free agency | 2021 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Matt Bush | P | Trade | 2022 | – | -0.7 | – | -2.42 | – | – | |
| Jesse Winker | OF | Trade | 2022 | – | -0.8 | – | +0.00 | – | – | |
| Jackie Bradley | OF | Free agency | 2021 | – | -1.7 | – | – | – | – |
Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.
WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.