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Brewers MIL

199974–87 (0.460)
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GM: Sal Bando

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$44M
Surplus $M
-10
Win %
0.460
TAB
-7.8
WAB
-6.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.0
Dead money %
53%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-8.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LDave Nilsson101
RBobby Hughes44
BBrian Banks40
RCharlie Greene31
RRobinson Cancel15

1B

RMark Loretta66
RSean Berry64
BBrian Banks44
LKevin Barker31

2B

RRonnie Belliard119
LFernando Viña37
RMark Loretta17
RLou Collier4
REddie Zosky2

3B

RJeff Cirillo155
RMark Loretta14
RLou Collier7
REddie Zosky4
RRonnie Belliard1

SS

BJose Valentin85
RMark Loretta74
RLou Collier31
RRonnie Belliard1

LF

LGeoff Jenkins128
RAlex Ochoa50
RLou Collier9
BBrian Banks4
RLyle Mouton2

CF

RMarquis Grissom149
RAlex Ochoa9

RF

LJeromy Burnitz127
RAlex Ochoa31
BBrian Banks1
RLou Collier1
RLyle Mouton1

DH

LJeromy Burnitz3
RBobby Hughes1
LDave Nilsson1
LRich Becker⇄1

Starters

RSteve Woodard3.3 WAR
RHideo Nomo2.4 WAR
LScott Karl2.2 WAR
RKyle Peterson1.5 WAR
RJason Bere⇄0.5 WAR
LJim Abbott-0.4 WAR
LRafael Roque-0.4 WAR
LBill Pulsipher-0.5 WAR
RCal Eldred-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBob Wickman37 sv
REric Plunk17 h
LMike Myers13 h
RDavid Weathers9 h
RRocky Coppinger⇄9 h
RHector Ramirez5 h
RJim Pittsley⇄3 h
RAl Reyes⇄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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Hideo Nomo2.4
Alex Ochoa2.2
Kyle Peterson1.5
Rich Becker0.9
Jason Bere0.5
Lou Collier0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Bronswell Patrick0.4
Jeff Juden0.4
Jesse Levis0.3
Darrin Jackson0.1
John Jaha0.1
Bobby Chouinard0.0

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Geoff Jenkins 1999 +4.5 +64.8 0.2 +64.6 $0.0M 1.79× –
Steve Woodard 1999 +3.3 +50.9 0.3 +50.6 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jeromy Burnitz 1999 +3.7 +53.4 3.6 +49.8 $1.0M 1.79× –
Jeff Cirillo 1999 +4.8 +48.3 3.0 +45.3 $0.6M 1.25× –
Hideo Nomo 1999 +2.4 +28.0 0.2 +27.7 $0.1M 1.49× –
Scott Karl 1999 +2.2 +25.8 2.9 +22.9 $1.3M 1.49× –
Ronnie Belliard 1999 +2.5 +21.7 0.2 +21.5 $0.1M 1.07× –
Alex Ochoa 1999 +2.2 +21.3 0.2 +21.0 $0.1M 1.22× –
Dave Nilsson 1999 +2.9 +23.0 5.7 +17.3 $2.0M 1.00× –
Kyle Peterson 1999 +1.5 +12.0 0.2 +11.8 $0.1M 1.02× –
Bob Wickman 1999 +0.8 +8.5 3.3 +5.2 $4.1M 1.34× –
Rich Becker↔ 1999 +0.9 +5.0 0.3 +4.6 $0.4M 0.69× –
Jason Bere↔ 1999 +0.5 +4.2 0.4 +3.9 $0.7M 1.02× –
David Weathers 1999 +0.1 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $3.9M 1.34× –
Lou Collier 1999 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.7 $1.1M 0.61× –
Hector Ramirez 1999 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.4M 0.67× –
Chad Fox 1999 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $3.9M 0.67× –
Mark Loretta 1999 +0.3 +1.6 1.5 +0.1 $4.7M 0.61× –
Jeff D'Amico 1999 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 -0.1 $8.6M 0.67× –
Jim Pittsley↔ 1999 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Mike Myers 1999 +0.0 +0.1 0.8 -0.7 $44.5M 0.67× –
Valerio De Los Santos 1999 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Bobby Hughes 1999 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Fernando Viña 1999 +0.1 +0.6 2.0 -1.4 $13.9M 0.56× –
Kevin Barker 1999 -0.3 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Rafael Roque 1999 -0.4 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Jose Valentin 1999 +0.0 +0.0 3.0 -3.0 $427.5M 0.61× –
Jim Abbott 1999 -0.4 -3.0 0.4 -3.4 – 1.02× –
Brian Banks 1999 -0.9 -3.8 0.2 -4.0 – 0.56× –
Bill Pulsipher 1999 -0.5 -4.2 0.3 -4.4 – 1.02× –
Marquis Grissom 1999 +0.0 +0.1 5.0 -4.9 $367.8M 0.83× –
Eric Plunk 1999 -1.0 -5.3 1.9 -7.2 – 0.67× –
Cal Eldred 1999 -0.5 -4.1 4.8 -8.9 – 1.02× –
Sean Berry 1999 -2.2 -9.8 1.1 -10.8 – 0.56× –
Al Reyes↔ 1999 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Carl Dale 1999 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Charlie Greene 1999 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.52× –
Eddie Zosky 1999 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.58× –
Horacio Estrada 1999 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Lyle Mouton 1999 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Reggie Harris 1999 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Robinson Cancel 1999 -0.4 -1.6 – – – 0.52× –
Rocky Coppinger↔ 1999 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Falteisek 1999 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+25.0+329.143.8+292.8—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1999 · STL / MIL
STL · Walt Jocketty +$0.8M
Fernando Viña
MIL · Sal Bando −$0.8M
Juan Acevedo, Eliézer Alfonzo, Matt Parker
STL came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · MIL / BAL
MIL · Sal Bando +$0.8M
Rocky Coppinger
BAL · Frank Wren −$0.8M
Alberto Reyes
MIL came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · BAL / MIL
BAL · Frank Wren +$1.6M
Todd Dunn
MIL · Sal Bando −$1.6M
Lyle Mouton
BAL came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · COL / MIL
COL · Gary Hughes +$18.4M
Mike Myers
MIL · Sal Bando −$18.4M
Curt Leskanic
COL came out ahead by $18.4M
1999 · OAK / MIL
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
Rich Becker
MIL · Sal Bando −$1.6M
Carl Dale
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · MIL / COL / OAK
MIL · Sal Bando +$17.6M
Henry Blanco, Jamey Wright, Jimmy Haynes
COL · Gary Hughes +$8.8M
Jeff Cirillo, Scott Karl
OAK · Billy Beane −$26.4M
Justin Miller
MIL came out ahead by $17.6M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$43.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Dave Nilsson297.000$5.7MFREE AGENT
Marquis Grissom3210.000$5.0M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Cal Eldred318.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Jeromy Burnitz306.000$3.6M$4.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Bob Wickman307.000$3.3M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Valentin297.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Fernando Viña306.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Eric Plunk3513.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Sean Berry339.000$1.1M$2.3MFREE AGENT
David Weathers298.000$405k$650k$780kFREE AGENT
Jim Abbott3110.000$400kFREE AGENT
Jason Bere286.000$353k$516kFREE AGENT
Rich Becker276.000$328kFREE AGENT
Reggie Harris309.000—FREE AGENT
Eddie Zosky318.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Jeff Cirillo295.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Scott Karl274.000$2.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Loretta274.000$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Myers304.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Pulsipher254.000$258kARB 3FREE AGENT
Hideo Nomo304.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Ochoa274.000$245kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff D'Amico233.000$242kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Banks283.000$203kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Pittsley254.000$191kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rocky Coppinger253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lyle Mouton304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Reyes294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Steve Woodard242.000$270kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Fox282.000$255kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Hughes281.000$217kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geoff Jenkins241.000$216kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lou Collier252.000$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Roque271.000$212kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Valerio De Los Santos261.000$210kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Barker230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Peterson230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronnie Belliard241.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Ramirez270.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Falteisek27–—
Charlie Greene28–—
Carl Dale26–—
Horacio Estrada230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robinson Cancel23–—

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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