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Brewers MIL

199565–79 (0.451)
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GM: Sal Bando

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, 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
$18M
Surplus $M
+0
Win %
0.451
TAB
-5.6
WAB
-0.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
18.9
Dead money %
67%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-4.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJoe Oliver91
RMike Matheny80
LB.J. Surhoff18
LDave Nilsson2

1B

RJohn Jaha81
LB.J. Surhoff55
RKevin Seitzer36
LDave Nilsson7
RJeff Cirillo3
RJoe Oliver2
RTim Unroe2

2B

LFernando Viña99
BPat Listach59
RJeff Cirillo25
RMark Loretta4

3B

RJeff Cirillo108
RKevin Seitzer88
LFernando Viña2
BPat Listach2
BJose Valentin1

SS

BJose Valentin104
BPat Listach36
RMark Loretta13
LFernando Viña6
RJeff Cirillo2

LF

LDavid Hulse67
LB.J. Surhoff54
BTurner Ward26
LDave Nilsson15
LDuane Singleton3
BPat Listach1

CF

LDarryl Hamilton109
LDavid Hulse51
BPat Listach10
LDuane Singleton9
BTurner Ward7
LB.J. Surhoff3

RF

RMatt Mieske108
LDave Nilsson47
BTurner Ward19
LDavid Hulse17
LB.J. Surhoff9
RBill Wegman1
BPat Listach1

DH

RGreg Vaughn102
RKevin Seitzer14
LDave Nilsson13
RJohn Jaha6
RJoe Oliver5
LB.J. Surhoff3
LDarryl Hamilton1

Starters

RSteve Sparks2.4 WAR
LScott Karl1.7 WAR
LBrian Givens1.3 WAR
RRicky Bones1.1 WAR
RJamie McAndrew0.7 WAR
LAngel Miranda0.2 WAR
RCal Eldred0.2 WAR
RBob Scanlan0.1 WAR
RBill Wegman-0.1 WAR
LSid Roberson-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Fetters22 sv
RBill Wegman0 h
RRon Rightnowar0 h
LGraeme Lloyd0 h
RAl Reyes0 h
RMike Ignasiak0 h
RMark Kiefer0 h
RRob Dibble⇄0 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 1994)

PlayerfWAR
Steve Sparks2.4
Scott Karl1.7
Brian Givens1.3
Joe Oliver0.9
Jamie McAndrew0.7
Fernando Viña0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Jody Reed1.5
Jaime Navarro1.0
Dave Valle0.6
Rick Wrona0.4
Bill Spiers0.2
Alex Diaz0.1

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Steve Sparks 1995 +2.4 +29.1 0.1 +28.9 $0.0M 1.49× –
B.J. Surhoff 1995 +3.4 +29.3 0.4 +28.8 $0.1M 1.07× –
John Jaha 1995 +2.7 +23.1 0.2 +22.8 $0.1M 1.07× –
Kevin Seitzer 1995 +2.5 +22.6 0.9 +21.6 $0.4M 1.12× –
Scott Karl 1995 +1.7 +19.8 0.1 +19.7 $0.1M 1.49× –
Jeff Cirillo 1995 +1.6 +11.2 0.1 +11.1 $0.1M 0.85× –
Brian Givens 1995 +1.3 +10.8 0.1 +10.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Ricky Bones 1995 +1.1 +9.3 0.6 +8.7 $0.5M 1.02× –
Dave Nilsson 1995 +0.8 +5.2 0.3 +4.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Darryl Hamilton 1995 +1.0 +6.8 2.1 +4.7 $2.1M 0.83× –
Mike Fetters 1995 +0.5 +5.1 0.9 +4.2 $1.9M 1.34× –
Jamie McAndrew 1995 +0.7 +3.5 0.1 +3.4 $0.2M 0.67× –
Joe Oliver 1995 +0.9 +3.7 0.5 +3.3 $0.5M 0.52× –
Turner Ward 1995 +0.5 +3.3 0.2 +3.1 $0.5M 0.83× –
Jose Valentin 1995 +0.5 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.3M 0.61× –
Fernando Viña 1995 +0.4 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.3M 0.56× –
Matt Mieske 1995 +0.2 +1.4 0.1 +1.2 $0.7M 0.83× –
Angel Miranda 1995 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Cal Eldred 1995 +0.2 +1.4 0.5 +0.9 $2.6M 1.02× –
Al Reyes 1995 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.7M 0.67× –
Jeff Bronkey 1995 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $1.0M 0.67× –
Graeme Lloyd 1995 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.4M 0.67× –
Mark Loretta 1995 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.1M 0.61× –
Kevin Wickander↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.3 $0.6M 0.67× –
Bob Scanlan 1995 +0.1 +0.9 0.8 +0.1 $7.1M 1.02× –
Jose Mercedes 1995 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Mike Ignasiak 1995 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Joe Slusarski 1995 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Rob Dibble↔ 1995 -0.4 -2.0 0.2 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Bill Wegman 1995 -0.1 -0.7 2.4 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Sid Roberson 1995 -0.4 -2.9 0.1 -3.0 – 1.02× –
Derrick May↔ 1995 -0.5 -3.0 0.1 -3.1 – 0.83× –
Pat Listach 1995 -0.7 -3.2 0.5 -3.7 – 0.56× –
Greg Vaughn 1995 -0.5 -2.5 4.9 -7.4 – 0.69× –
David Hulse 1995 -1.1 -7.3 0.2 -7.5 – 0.83× –
Mike Matheny 1995 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $5.5M 0.52× –
Ron Rightnowar 1995 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.0 $3.7M 0.67× –
Duane Singleton 1995 -0.5 -3.7 – – – 0.83× –
Mark Kiefer 1995 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Thomas 1995 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Unroe 1995 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+18.7+167.517.8+152.4—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1995 · MIL / STL
MIL · Sal Bando +$0.0M
Marc Ronan
STL · Walt Jocketty +$0.0M
Mike Stefanski
Even trade
1995 · TEX / MIL
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$8.0M
Scott Taylor
MIL · Sal Bando −$8.0M
David Hulse
TEX came out ahead by $8.0M
1995 · DET / MIL
DET · Joe Klein +$0.8M
Derek Hacopian
MIL · Sal Bando −$0.8M
Kevin Wickander
DET came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · MIA / MIL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$1.6M
Juan González
MIL · Sal Bando −$1.6M
Chuck Carr, Ty Narcisse
MIA came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · HOU / MIL
HOU · Bob Watson +$12.0M
Derrick May
MIL · Sal Bando −$12.0M
Tom Nevers
HOU came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$18.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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 (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Greg Vaughn296.000$4.9M$4.1MFREE AGENT
Bill Wegman3210.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Darryl Hamilton307.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Kevin Seitzer339.000$939k$986kFREE AGENT
Mike Fetters306.000$900k$1.7M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Joe Oliver296.000$462kFREE AGENT
B.J. Surhoff308.000$425kFREE AGENT
Rob Dibble317.000$200kFREE AGENT
Kevin Wickander306.000$44k$290kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Bob Scanlan284.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Bones264.000$582kARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Listach273.000$500kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cal Eldred274.000$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Nilsson253.000$290kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Turner Ward305.000$250kFREE AGENT
John Jaha293.000$229kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hulse273.000$220kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Valentin253.000$158kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Ignasiak294.000$125kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Slusarski284.000$109kARB 3FREE AGENT
Derrick May265.000$104kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Graeme Lloyd282.000$155kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Mieske272.000$135kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Viña262.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Mercedes241.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bronkey292.000$116kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Miranda252.000$115kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Matheny241.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Cirillo251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Givens290.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Loretta230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Karl230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jamie McAndrew270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Reyes250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Rightnowar300.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Sparks290.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sid Roberson230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Kiefer262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Duane Singleton22–—
Mike Thomas25–—
Tim Unroe240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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