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Brewers MIL

199874–88 (0.457)
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GM: Sal Bando

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1998, 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
$33M
Surplus $M
-6
Win %
0.457
TAB
-6.5
WAB
-5.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.0
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-4.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1998 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Matheny107
RBobby Hughes72
LJesse Levis14
LDave Nilsson7
BBrian Banks5
BMarcus Jensen1

1B

RMark Loretta70
RJohn Jaha57
LBob Hamelin51
LDave Nilsson49
RJeff Cirillo6
BBrian Banks2

2B

LFernando Viña158
RMark Loretta13
REric Owens4
RRonnie Belliard1

3B

RJeff Cirillo149
RMark Loretta22
BBrian Banks1

SS

BJose Valentin139
RMark Loretta56

LF

LGeoff Jenkins81
RDarrin Jackson55
RMarc Newfield55
LDave Nilsson37
REric Owens10
BGreg Martinez6
BBrian Banks1
RMark Loretta1

CF

RMarquis Grissom137
RDarrin Jackson43
REric Owens5
LJeromy Burnitz1

RF

LJeromy Burnitz161
RDarrin Jackson5
RBobby Hughes3
LDave Nilsson3
REric Owens2
LGeoff Jenkins1

DH

RJohn Jaha8

Starters

RSteve Woodard2.7 WAR
LScott Karl1.5 WAR
RCal Eldred1.0 WAR
RJeff Juden⇄0.4 WAR
LBill Pulsipher⇄0.4 WAR
RBronswell Patrick0.4 WAR
RJose Mercedes-0.1 WAR
LBrad Woodall-0.1 WAR
LRafael Roque-0.3 WAR
RPaul Wagner-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBob Wickman25 sv
LMike Myers0 h
RAl Reyes0 h
RChad Fox0 h
RDoug Jones⇄0 h
RBronswell Patrick0 h
RDavid Weathers⇄0 h
REric Plunk⇄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 1997)

PlayerfWAR
Chad Fox1.2
Marquis Grissom0.9
David Weathers0.6
Bill Pulsipher0.4
Bronswell Patrick0.4
Jeff Juden0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1997)

Player1997 fWAR
Ben McDonald3.0
Mike Fetters1.2
Bryce Florie0.9
Jeff D'Amico0.6
Jack Voigt0.5
Gerald Williams0.4

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 1998; everyone else is shown as a 1998 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jeff Cirillo 1998 +6.5 +74.0 1.5 +72.5 $0.2M 1.43× –
Jeromy Burnitz 1998 +3.8 +54.6 0.9 +53.7 $0.2M 1.79× –
Steve Woodard 1998 +2.7 +42.8 0.2 +42.7 $0.1M 1.96× –
Fernando Viña 1998 +3.1 +26.5 1.1 +25.4 $0.4M 1.07× –
Mark Loretta 1998 +2.5 +21.7 0.3 +21.4 $0.1M 1.07× –
Scott Karl 1998 +1.5 +12.0 0.8 +11.2 $0.5M 1.02× –
Bob Wickman 1998 +1.0 +10.4 1.5 +8.8 $1.6M 1.34× –
Chad Fox 1998 +1.2 +6.6 0.2 +6.4 $0.1M 0.67× –
Jose Valentin 1998 +1.5 +7.3 2.1 +5.2 $1.4M 0.61× –
Cal Eldred 1998 +1.0 +8.2 3.3 +4.9 $3.2M 1.02× –
David Weathers↔ 1998 +0.6 +3.2 0.2 +3.0 $0.3M 0.67× –
Bronswell Patrick 1998 +0.4 +2.3 0.2 +2.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Jeff Juden↔ 1998 +0.4 +2.9 0.8 +2.1 $2.1M 1.02× –
Dave Nilsson 1998 +1.2 +5.2 3.7 +1.5 $3.2M 0.56× –
Marquis Grissom 1998 +0.9 +6.1 5.0 +1.1 $5.5M 0.83× –
Eric Plunk↔ 1998 +0.3 +1.7 0.7 +0.9 $2.3M 0.67× –
Jesse Levis 1998 +0.3 +1.1 0.3 +0.8 $1.3M 0.52× –
Bobby Chouinard↔ 1998 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.1M 0.67× –
Valerio De Los Santos 1998 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 +0.1 $4.1M 0.67× –
Travis Smith 1998 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $8.3M 0.67× –
Bobby Hughes 1998 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Mike Myers 1998 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 $107.1M 0.67× –
Greg Martinez 1998 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Brad Woodall 1998 -0.1 -0.9 0.2 -1.0 – 1.02× –
Al Reyes 1998 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Jose Mercedes 1998 -0.1 -0.5 1.1 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Rafael Roque 1998 -0.3 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 1.02× –
Mike Matheny 1998 -0.5 -2.0 0.8 -2.8 – 0.52× –
John Jaha 1998 +0.1 +0.3 3.4 -3.0 $43.2M 0.56× –
Paul Wagner 1998 -0.3 -2.6 0.5 -3.1 – 1.02× –
Bob Hamelin 1998 -0.6 -2.8 0.5 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Marc Newfield 1998 -0.5 -3.1 0.3 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Eric Owens 1998 -0.6 -4.0 0.2 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Doug Jones↔ 1998 -0.9 -4.9 1.7 -6.6 – 0.67× –
Darrin Jackson 1998 +0.1 +0.5 0.6 -0.0 $7.0M 0.83× –
Bill Pulsipher↔ 1998 +0.4 +3.7 – – – 1.02× –
Brian Banks 1998 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Geoff Jenkins 1998 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Greg Mullins 1998 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Joe Hudson 1998 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Marcus Jensen 1998 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Rod Henderson 1998 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Ronnie Belliard 1998 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+25.1+265.033.8+229.4—

Trades

Every graded 1998 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1998 · CLE / MIL
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Mark Watson
MIL · Sal Bando +$0.0M
Ben McDonald
Even trade
1998 · NYM / MIL
NYM · Steve Phillips +$0.0M
Mike Kinkade
MIL · Sal Bando +$0.0M
Bill Pulsipher
Even trade
1998 · BOS / MIL
BOS · Dan Duquette +$1.6M
Eddy Díaz
MIL · Sal Bando −$1.6M
Joe Hudson
BOS came out ahead by $1.6M
1998 · CLE / MIL
CLE · John Hart +$14.4M
Doug Jones
MIL · Sal Bando −$14.4M
Eric Plunk
CLE came out ahead by $14.4M
1998 · MIL / MIN
MIL · Sal Bando +$22.4M
Alex Ochoa
MIN · Terry Ryan −$22.4M
Darrell Nicholas
MIL came out ahead by $22.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1998 payroll
$33.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1998, 1998–2004. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Marquis Grissom319.000$5.0M$5.0M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Dave Nilsson286.000$3.7M$5.7MFREE AGENT
John Jaha326.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Cal Eldred307.000$3.3M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Jose Valentin286.000$2.1M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Doug Jones4116.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Bob Wickman296.000$1.5M$3.3M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jeff Juden277.000$750kFREE AGENT
Eric Plunk3412.000$743k$1.9MFREE AGENT
Darrin Jackson3413.000$550kFREE AGENT
Paul Wagner306.000$450kFREE AGENT
Jesse Levis306.000$350kFREE AGENT
David Weathers287.000$191k$405k$650k$780kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Jeff Cirillo284.000$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Viña295.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Jose Mercedes274.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeromy Burnitz295.000$912kFREE AGENT
Scott Karl263.000$800kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Matheny274.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Myers293.000$525kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Hamelin305.000$450kFREE AGENT
Marc Newfield255.000$319kFREE AGENT
Mark Loretta263.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Owens273.000$180kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Reyes283.000$180kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Woodall294.000$172kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Henderson274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Hudson273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Pulsipher243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Steve Woodard231.000$174kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Fox271.000$174kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Hughes270.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bronswell Patrick270.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Martinez260.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Valerio De Los Santos250.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Smith250.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Roque260.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Chouinard262.000$6kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Banks272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Jensen252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geoff Jenkins230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronnie Belliard230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Mullins26–—

Graphs

How each 1998 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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