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Brewers MIL

199369–93 (0.426)
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GM: Sal Bando

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$24M
Surplus $M
-6
Win %
0.426
TAB
-7.9
WAB
-9.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
22.9
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-5.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LDave Nilsson91
LTom Lampkin60
RJoe Kmak50
LB.J. Surhoff3

1B

RJohn Jaha150
RKevin Seitzer⇄12
LB.J. Surhoff8
RRobin Yount7
BBill Doran4
LDave Nilsson4

2B

LBill Spiers104
RJuan Bell⇄47
RDickie Thon22
BBill Doran17
RWilliam Suero8
RJohn Jaha1
RKevin Seitzer⇄1

3B

LB.J. Surhoff121
RKevin Seitzer⇄32
RDickie Thon25
RJohn Jaha1
RWilliam Suero1

SS

BPat Listach95
RJuan Bell⇄62
RDickie Thon28
BJose Valentin19
LBill Spiers4

LF

RGreg Vaughn94
LDarryl Hamilton31
LKevin Reimer28
LTroy O'Leary15
LB.J. Surhoff12
BAlex Diaz4
LBill Spiers2
LTom Lampkin2
RMatt Mieske1

CF

RRobin Yount114
LDarryl Hamilton49
BAlex Diaz12
RMatt Mieske9
BPat Listach6
LBill Spiers2
RJuan Bell⇄1

RF

RTom Brunansky71
LDarryl Hamilton70
LB.J. Surhoff14
BAlex Diaz13
RMatt Mieske12
LKevin Reimer10
LTroy O'Leary5
LBill Spiers4
RJuan Bell⇄2
RKevin Seitzer⇄1
RRicky Bones1
LTom Lampkin1

DH

LKevin Reimer80
RGreg Vaughn58
RDickie Thon10
LDave Nilsson4
RRobin Yount4
RTom Brunansky3
LB.J. Surhoff1
RKevin Seitzer⇄1

Starters

RCal Eldred2.9 WAR
RJaime Navarro2.4 WAR
LAngel Miranda1.6 WAR
RBill Wegman1.2 WAR
RRicky Bones0.5 WAR
RMike Boddicker0.5 WAR
LTeddy Higuera0.3 WAR
RJosias Manzanillo⇄0.0 WAR
LRafael Novoa-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDoug Henry17 sv
LJesse Orosco0 h
LGraeme Lloyd0 h
RMike Fetters0 h
RJim Austin0 h
RCarlos Maldonado0 h
RMike Ignasiak0 h
RMatt Maysey0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Angel Miranda1.6
Graeme Lloyd0.6
Troy O'Leary0.5
Mike Boddicker0.5
Joe Kmak0.3
Teddy Higuera0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Paul Molitor4.3
Chris Bosio3.8
Scott Fletcher2.4
Darren Holmes1.0
Dan Plesac0.6
Dante Bichette0.5

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Greg Vaughn 1993 +5.0 +71.5 1.8 +69.8 $0.4M 1.79× –
Cal Eldred 1993 +2.9 +45.7 0.2 +45.5 $0.1M 1.96× –
Darryl Hamilton 1993 +3.3 +42.3 1.0 +41.2 $0.3M 1.60× –
Jesse Orosco 1993 +2.0 +31.1 1.0 +30.1 $0.5M 1.95× –
Jaime Navarro 1993 +2.4 +28.7 2.1 +26.6 $0.9M 1.49× –
Angel Miranda 1993 +1.6 +19.0 0.1 +18.9 $0.1M 1.49× –
Robin Yount 1993 +1.7 +16.8 2.7 +14.1 $1.6M 1.22× –
B.J. Surhoff 1993 +1.8 +12.3 2.5 +9.8 $1.4M 0.85× –
Bill Wegman 1993 +1.2 +10.0 2.4 +7.7 $1.9M 1.02× –
Kevin Seitzer↔ 1993 +1.0 +4.4 0.2 +4.2 $0.2M 0.58× –
Pat Listach 1993 +0.9 +4.5 0.3 +4.2 $0.4M 0.61× –
Ricky Bones 1993 +0.5 +4.2 0.2 +4.0 $0.4M 1.02× –
Graeme Lloyd 1993 +0.6 +3.0 0.1 +2.9 $0.2M 0.67× –
John Jaha 1993 +0.6 +2.6 0.1 +2.5 $0.2M 0.56× –
Joe Kmak 1993 +0.3 +1.3 0.1 +1.1 $0.4M 0.52× –
Carlos Maldonado 1993 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Jose Valentin 1993 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.5M 0.61× –
Dave Nilsson 1993 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.6M 0.52× –
Mark Kiefer 1993 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.67× –
Mike Fetters 1993 +0.1 +0.8 0.2 +0.5 $1.7M 0.67× –
Josias Manzanillo↔ 1993 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.0M 0.67× –
Jim Austin 1993 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Juan Bell↔ 1993 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.61× –
William Suero 1993 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Teddy Higuera 1993 +0.3 +2.1 3.2 -1.1 $12.5M 1.02× –
Tom Lampkin 1993 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.52× –
Alex Diaz 1993 -0.2 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Dickie Thon 1993 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.7 – 0.61× –
Doug Henry 1993 -0.2 -2.3 0.2 -2.5 – 1.34× –
Matt Mieske 1993 -0.4 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Bill Doran 1993 -0.4 -1.7 1.3 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Tom Brunansky 1993 -0.4 -2.4 1.1 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Kevin Reimer 1993 -0.6 -3.2 0.7 -3.9 – 0.69× –
Bill Spiers 1993 -1.9 -8.4 0.8 -9.1 – 0.56× –
Matt Maysey 1993 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Boddicker 1993 +0.5 +3.9 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Ignasiak 1993 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Rafael Novoa 1993 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Troy O'Leary 1993 +0.5 +3.4 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+22.8+284.523.6+254.2—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1993 · MIL / CHC
MIL · Sal Bando +$3.2M
Bob Scanlan
CHC · Larry Himes −$3.2M
Rafael Novoa, Mike Carter
MIL came out ahead by $3.2M
1993 · MIL / MIA
MIL · Sal Bando +$0.8M
Jamie McAndrew
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Tom McGraw
MIL came out ahead by $0.8M
1993 · MIL / WSN
MIL · Sal Bando +$4.0M
Todd Samples, Ron Gerstein
WSN · Dan Duquette −$4.0M
Charlie Montoyo, Oreste Marrero
MIL came out ahead by $4.0M
1993 · NYM / MIL
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.8M
Josías Manzanillo
MIL · Sal Bando −$0.8M
Wayne Housie
NYM came out ahead by $0.8M
1993 · MIL / STL
MIL · Sal Bando +$0.0M
Ozzie Canseco
STL · Dal Maxvill +$0.0M
Tony Diggs
Even trade
1993 · DET / MIL
DET · Jerry Walker +$0.8M
Nikco Riesgo
MIL · Sal Bando −$0.8M
Ron Rightnowar
DET came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$24.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Teddy Higuera358.000$3.2M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Robin Yount3719.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
B.J. Surhoff286.000$2.5M$2.5M$425kFREE AGENT
Bill Wegman308.000$2.4M$2.4M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Bill Doran3511.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Tom Brunansky3212.000$1.1M$825kFREE AGENT
Jesse Orosco3614.000$1.0M$775kFREE AGENT
Dickie Thon3514.000$250kFREE AGENT
Kevin Seitzer317.000$235k$675k$939k$986kFREE AGENT
Mike Boddicker3513.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Jaime Navarro264.000$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Vaughn274.000$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Darryl Hamilton285.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Bill Spiers274.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Reimer295.000$725kFREE AGENT
Mike Fetters284.000$240kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Lampkin295.000$120kFREE AGENT
Juan Bell254.000$119kARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Maldonado263.000$110kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Pat Listach251.000$350kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Henry292.000$212kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Bones242.000$190kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cal Eldred252.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Austin292.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Nilsson231.000$122kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Jaha271.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Diaz241.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
William Suero261.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Graeme Lloyd260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Kiefer240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Kmak300.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Mieske250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Miranda230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Valentin231.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josias Manzanillo252.000$68kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Ignasiak272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Maysey26–—
Rafael Novoa25–—
Troy O'Leary230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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