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Brewers MIL

200073–89 (0.451)
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GM: Dean Taylor

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$31M
Surplus $M
-5
Win %
0.451
TAB
-5.6
WAB
-2.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
22.0
Dead money %
60%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-5.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RHenry Blanco88
BRaul Casanova72
LTyler Houston23
RKevin Brown5

1B

RCharlie Hayes57
RRichie Sexson⇄57
LTyler Houston35
LKevin Barker32
RAngel Echevarria⇄11
LMark Sweeney2

2B

RRonnie Belliard151
BLuis Lopez22
RMark Loretta1

3B

RJosé Hernández95
RCharlie Hayes59
RSean Berry⇄32
LTyler Houston28
BLuis Lopez6
RLou Collier1

SS

RMark Loretta90
BLuis Lopez45
RJosé Hernández37
BSantiago Perez20

LF

LGeoff Jenkins131
RLyle Mouton22
RJames Mouton19
RLou Collier5
RAngel Echevarria⇄3
LMark Sweeney3
RJosé Hernández2

CF

RMarquis Grissom142
RJames Mouton23
RLou Collier7
RLyle Mouton1

RF

LJeromy Burnitz158
RJames Mouton7
RLyle Mouton4
RAngel Echevarria⇄3
RChris Jones2

DH

LMark Sweeney4
BRaul Casanova3
LJeromy Burnitz1
RCharlie Hayes1

Starters

RJeff D'Amico3.2 WAR
RJamey Wright1.4 WAR
RJimmy Haynes1.3 WAR
RJohn Snyder1.2 WAR
RJason Bere⇄0.9 WAR
RPaul Rigdon⇄0.5 WAR
RSteve Woodard⇄0.3 WAR
RAllen Levrault0.2 WAR
LValerio de los Santos-0.0 WAR
REverett Stull-0.4 WAR
LHoracio Estrada-0.4 WAR
RJaime Navarro⇄-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCurtis Leskanic12 sv
RDavid Weathers14 h
LValerio de los Santos9 h
RJuan Acevedo7 h
LRay King5 h
RJim Bruske2 h
RBob Wickman⇄0 h
REverett Stull0 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Richie Sexson2.1
Henry Blanco1.7
Jamey Wright1.4
Jimmy Haynes1.3
John Snyder1.2
Ray King0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Jeff Cirillo4.8
Dave Nilsson2.9
Hideo Nomo2.4
Alex Ochoa2.2
Scott Karl2.2
Kyle Peterson1.5

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 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Geoff Jenkins 2000 +4.5 +64.0 0.3 +63.7 $0.1M 1.79× –
Richie Sexson↔ 2000 +2.1 +13.4 0.1 +13.3 $0.0M 0.81× –
Jeromy Burnitz 2000 +1.7 +16.9 4.5 +12.4 $2.6M 1.22× –
Ronnie Belliard 2000 +1.8 +11.9 0.2 +11.6 $0.1M 0.82× –
Henry Blanco 2000 +1.7 +10.6 0.2 +10.4 $0.1M 0.76× –
Jamey Wright 2000 +1.4 +11.3 1.0 +10.3 $0.7M 1.02× –
Jimmy Haynes 2000 +1.3 +10.3 0.9 +9.4 $0.7M 1.02× –
John Snyder 2000 +1.2 +9.6 0.3 +9.4 $0.2M 1.02× –
Mark Loretta 2000 +1.5 +11.0 2.5 +8.5 $1.6M 0.89× –
Jason Bere↔ 2000 +0.9 +7.3 0.5 +6.8 $0.6M 1.02× –
David Weathers 2000 +0.5 +5.5 0.7 +4.9 $1.3M 1.34× –
Bob Wickman↔ 2000 +1.2 +6.3 1.5 +4.8 $1.3M 0.67× –
Curt Leskanic 2000 +0.4 +4.6 1.4 +3.2 $3.4M 1.34× –
James Mouton 2000 +0.4 +2.5 0.3 +2.2 $0.7M 0.83× –
Charlie Hayes 2000 +0.5 +2.3 0.3 +2.0 $0.6M 0.58× –
Tyler Houston 2000 +0.5 +2.2 0.8 +1.3 $1.7M 0.56× –
Steve Woodard↔ 2000 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.1 $0.9M 0.67× –
Luis Lopez 2000 +0.4 +1.8 0.8 +1.0 $2.1M 0.61× –
Lyle Mouton 2000 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $1.8M 0.83× –
Juan Acevedo 2000 +0.2 +0.9 0.6 +0.3 $3.6M 0.67× –
Mark Sweeney 2000 +0.1 +0.3 0.5 -0.2 $8.4M 0.69× –
Valerio De Los Santos 2000 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Kevin Barker 2000 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Matt Williams 2000 -0.4 -2.3 0.2 -2.5 – 0.67× –
José Hernández 2000 -0.0 -0.1 3.3 -3.4 – 0.58× –
Jim Bruske 2000 -0.6 -3.4 0.2 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Sean Berry↔ 2000 -0.5 -2.3 2.3 -4.6 – 0.58× –
Jaime Navarro↔ 2000 -0.6 -5.2 2.1 -7.3 – 1.02× –
Marquis Grissom 2000 -1.8 -11.7 5.0 -16.7 – 0.83× –
Allen Levrault 2000 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Angel Echevarria↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Bob Scanlan 2000 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Jones 2000 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Everett Stull 2000 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Hector Ramirez 2000 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Horacio Estrada 2000 -0.4 -3.2 – – – 1.02× –
Jeff D'Amico 2000 +3.2 +50.3 – – – 1.96× –
Kane Davis↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Brown 2000 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Lou Collier 2000 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Buddie 2000 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Rigdon↔ 2000 +0.5 +4.3 – – – 1.02× –
Rafael Roque 2000 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Raul Casanova 2000 +0.5 +2.1 – – – 0.52× –
Ray King 2000 +0.6 +3.2 – – – 0.67× –
Santiago Perez 2000 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+22.2+221.331.4+138.1—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2000 · CHW / MIL
CHW · Ron Schueler +$115.2M
Cal Eldred, José Valentín
MIL · Dean Taylor −$115.2M
Jaime Navarro, John Snyder
CHW came out ahead by $115.2M
2000 · SDP / MIL
SDP · Kevin Towers +$2.4M
Santiago Pérez, Chad Green
MIL · Dean Taylor −$2.4M
Brandon Kolb, Will Cunnane
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2000 · TOR / MIL
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Alvin Morrow
MIL · Dean Taylor −$1.6M
Kevin Brown
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · CIN / MIL
CIN · Jim Bowden +$27.2M
Alex Ochoa
MIL · Dean Taylor −$27.2M
Mark Sweeney, Gene Altman
CIN came out ahead by $27.2M
2000 · NYM / MIL
NYM · Steve Phillips +$3.2M
Bill Pulsipher
MIL · Dean Taylor −$3.2M
Luis López
NYM came out ahead by $3.2M
2000 · MIL / CHC
MIL · Dean Taylor +$6.4M
Ray King
CHC · Ed Lynch −$6.4M
Doug Johns
MIL came out ahead by $6.4M
2000 · MIL / CLE
MIL · Dean Taylor +$74.4M
Paul Rigdon, Richie Sexson, Kane Davis, Marco Scutaro
CLE · John Hart −$74.4M
Bob Wickman, Steve Woodard, Jason Bere
MIL came out ahead by $74.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$31.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Marquis Grissom3311.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Jeromy Burnitz317.000$4.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT
José Hernández309.000$3.3M$3.3M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Sean Berry3410.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Jaime Navarro3311.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Bob Wickman318.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Curt Leskanic327.000$1.4M$2.2MFREE AGENT$1.9M
Luis Lopez297.000$775k$700k$628kFREE AGENT
David Weathers309.000$650k$780kFREE AGENT
Jason Bere297.000$516kFREE AGENT
Charlie Hayes3512.000$300kFREE AGENT
James Mouton316.000$260k$300kFREE AGENT
Chris Jones349.000—FREE AGENT
Bob Scanlan339.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Mark Loretta285.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jamey Wright254.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Haynes275.000$900kFREE AGENT
Tyler Houston294.000$835kARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Acevedo305.000$612kFREE AGENT
Mark Sweeney305.000$515kFREE AGENT
Lyle Mouton315.000$275kFREE AGENT
Steve Woodard253.000$236kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Blanco283.000$235kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Bruske355.000$200kFREE AGENT
Richie Sexson253.000$95kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Brown274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raul Casanova274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lou Collier263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff D'Amico244.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Echevarria294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Geoff Jenkins252.000$282kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Snyder252.000$258kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronnie Belliard252.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Valerio De Los Santos272.000$210kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Barker241.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Williams290.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Everett Stull28–—
Mike Buddie292.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Roque282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray King261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Santiago Perez240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Ramirez281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Horacio Estrada241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Allen Levrault22–—
Kane Davis250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Rigdon240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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