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Brewers MIL

199183–79 (0.512)
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GM: Harry Dalton

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$23M
Surplus $M
-7
Win %
0.512
TAB
-5.1
WAB
+1.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.0
Dead money %
43%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LB.J. Surhoff127
RRick Dempsey56

1B

LFranklin Stubbs92
RPaul Molitor46
LGreg Brock25
LGeorge Canale19
RRick Dempsey1
RTim McIntosh1

2B

RWillie Randolph121
LJim Gantner59
BDale Sveum2
LB.J. Surhoff1

3B

LJim Gantner90
RGary Sheffield43
BDale Sveum38
LB.J. Surhoff5
RDante Bichette1
RPaul Molitor1

SS

LBill Spiers128
BDale Sveum51

LF

RGreg Vaughn135
LDarryl Hamilton25
LFranklin Stubbs4
RTim McIntosh4
LMatias Carrillo Sr.3
RJim Olander2

CF

RRobin Yount117
LDarryl Hamilton55
RDante Bichette7
RJim Olander6
LBill Spiers1
LB.J. Surhoff1

RF

RDante Bichette121
LDarryl Hamilton47
LB.J. Surhoff1
RGreg Vaughn1
RJim Olander1

DH

RPaul Molitor112
RRobin Yount13
RGreg Vaughn10
RCandy Maldonado⇄7
LB.J. Surhoff5
RGary Sheffield5
BDale Sveum3
LFranklin Stubbs3
RTim McIntosh2
RWillie Randolph2

Starters

RChris Bosio3.3 WAR
RJaime Navarro3.1 WAR
RBill Wegman2.9 WAR
LTeddy Higuera1.1 WAR
RDon August0.4 WAR
RChris George0.2 WAR
RCal Eldred0.1 WAR
LKevin Brown0.1 WAR
LDan Plesac0.0 WAR
RRon Robinson-0.0 WAR
RMike Ignasiak-0.1 WAR
RJim Hunter-0.1 WAR
RMark Knudson-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDoug Henry15 sv
RChuck Crim0 h
LMark Lee0 h
RJulio Machado0 h
RDarren Holmes0 h
REdwin Nunez0 h
RJim Austin0 h
RMike Ignasiak0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1990)

PlayerfWAR
Willie Randolph4.0
Doug Henry0.8
Darren Holmes0.7
Rick Dempsey0.6
Candy Maldonado0.2
Chris George0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player1990 fWAR
Dave Parker1.2
Rob Deer1.2
Glenn Braggs0.9
Dennis Powell0.8
Bill Krueger0.8
Mike Felder0.6

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Brewers. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Paul Molitor 1991 +5.2 +71.7 3.2 +68.4 $0.6M 1.71× –
Chris Bosio 1991 +3.3 +52.3 0.9 +51.4 $0.3M 1.96× –
Jaime Navarro 1991 +3.1 +48.3 0.8 +47.5 $0.3M 1.96× –
Bill Wegman 1991 +2.9 +45.5 0.4 +45.0 $0.2M 1.96× –
Willie Randolph 1991 +4.0 +38.5 0.5 +38.0 $0.1M 1.20× –
Greg Vaughn 1991 +2.4 +23.6 0.2 +23.4 $0.1M 1.22× –
Bill Spiers 1991 +2.3 +16.6 0.2 +16.4 $0.1M 0.89× –
Darryl Hamilton 1991 +1.5 +14.7 0.2 +14.5 $0.1M 1.22× –
Jim Gantner 1991 +1.6 +10.7 1.0 +9.7 $0.6M 0.85× –
B.J. Surhoff 1991 +1.4 +5.9 1.1 +4.9 $0.8M 0.52× –
Rick Dempsey 1991 +0.6 +2.6 0.1 +2.4 $0.2M 0.52× –
Greg Brock 1991 +0.5 +2.4 0.9 +1.5 $1.7M 0.56× –
Robin Yount 1991 +0.6 +4.2 3.2 +1.0 $5.1M 0.83× –
Candy Maldonado↔ 1991 +0.2 +1.1 0.3 +0.8 $1.7M 0.69× –
Dan Plesac 1991 +0.0 +0.1 1.0 -0.9 $133.8M 1.34× –
Julio Machado 1991 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Chuck Crim 1991 +0.0 +0.0 2.8 -2.8 $429.0M 0.67× –
Franklin Stubbs 1991 -0.2 -0.9 1.9 -2.8 – 0.56× –
Dante Bichette 1991 -0.4 -2.8 0.2 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Mark Knudson 1991 -0.4 -3.2 0.5 -3.7 – 1.02× –
Mark Lee 1991 -0.7 -3.7 0.1 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Gary Sheffield 1991 -1.3 -6.0 0.4 -6.4 – 0.58× –
Ed Nunez 1991 -0.5 -5.7 2.3 -8.0 – 1.34× –
Cal Eldred 1991 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Chris George 1991 +0.2 +1.4 – – – 1.02× –
Dale Sveum 1991 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.61× –
Darren Holmes 1991 +0.7 +3.8 – – – 0.67× –
Don August 1991 +0.4 +3.1 – – – 1.02× –
Doug Henry 1991 +0.8 +8.4 – – – 1.34× –
George Canale 1991 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Jim Austin 1991 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Jim Hunter 1991 -0.1 -1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Jim Olander 1991 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Kevin Brown 1991 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Ignasiak 1991 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Ron Robinson 1991 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Teddy Higuera 1991 +1.1 +8.6 – – – 1.02× –
Tim McIntosh 1991 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+28.8+338.622.4+292.1—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1991 · MIL / ANA
MIL · Harry Dalton +$16.0M
Dante Bichette
ANA · Mike Port −$16.0M
Dave Parker
MIL came out ahead by $16.0M
1991 · MIL / PHI
MIL · Harry Dalton +$0.8M
Bruce Ruffin
PHI · Lee Thomas −$0.8M
Dale Sveum
MIL came out ahead by $0.8M
1991 · TOR / MIL
TOR · Pat Gillick +$12.8M
Candy Maldonado
MIL · Harry Dalton −$12.8M
Bob Wishnevski, William Suero
TOR came out ahead by $12.8M
1991 · MIL / ANA
MIL · Harry Dalton +$12.8M
Mike Fetters, Glenn Carter
ANA · Mike Port −$12.8M
Chuck Crim
MIL came out ahead by $12.8M
1991 · OAK / MIL
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$0.0M
Gus Polidor
MIL · Harry Dalton +$0.0M
Trent Weaver
Even trade
1991 · MIL / CHW
MIL · Harry Dalton +$6.4M
John Cangelosi
CHW · Ron Schueler −$6.4M
Esteban Beltré
MIL came out ahead by $6.4M
1991 · WSN / MIL
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$4.8M
George Canale
MIL · Harry Dalton −$4.8M
Alex Diaz
WSN came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll
$22.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Paul Molitor3413.000$3.2M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Robin Yount3517.000$3.2M$3.2M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Ed Nunez289.000$2.3M$856kFREE AGENT
Franklin Stubbs307.000$1.9M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jim Gantner3815.000$1.0M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Greg Brock349.000$938kFREE AGENT
Willie Randolph3616.000$500kFREE AGENT
Mark Knudson306.000$485kFREE AGENT
Bill Wegman286.000$440k$2.4M$2.4M$2.4M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Candy Maldonado3010.000$346kFREE AGENT
Rick Dempsey4122.000$150kFREE AGENT
Teddy Higuera336.000—FREE AGENT$3.2M$3.5M
Ron Robinson297.000—$1.1MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Chuck Crim294.000$2.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
B.J. Surhoff264.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Plesac295.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Bosio285.000$875kFREE AGENT
Gary Sheffield223.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dante Bichette273.000$185kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darryl Hamilton263.000$168kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lee263.000$140kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Don August273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dale Sveum275.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Jaime Navarro242.000$835kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Spiers252.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Vaughn252.000$190kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Machado252.000$190kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Austin270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Brown251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
George Canale252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cal Eldred230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris George24–—
Doug Henry270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Holmes251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Hunter27–—
Mike Ignasiak250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim McIntosh261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Olander28–—

Graphs

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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