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Brewers MIL

200168–94 (0.420)
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GM: Dean Taylor

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
-9
Win %
0.420
TAB
-8.8
WAB
-9.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
21.2
Dead money %
27%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-3.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RHenry Blanco102
BRaul Casanova56
RKevin Brown16
LJesse Levis11

1B

RRichie Sexson158
RAngel Echevarria10
LTyler Houston3
LMark Sweeney2

2B

RRonnie Belliard96
RMark Loretta52
BLuis Lopez15
BElvis Pena11

3B

LTyler Houston62
BLuis Lopez46
RMark Loretta39
RMike Coolbaugh27
RLou Collier16
BTony Fernández⇄13

SS

RJosé Hernández150
BLuis Lopez17
RMark Loretta9
RMike Coolbaugh3

LF

LGeoff Jenkins104
RJames Mouton21
LMark Sweeney20
RAngel Echevarria19
BDevon White13
RLou Collier12
LAlex Sanchez3
RJosé Hernández1

CF

BDevon White86
RJeffrey Hammonds46
RJames Mouton28
LAlex Sanchez14
RLou Collier11
RJosé Hernández1

RF

LJeromy Burnitz153
RJames Mouton7
RAngel Echevarria5
LMark Sweeney3
LAlex Sanchez3
BDevon White2
RRobert Pérez⇄2

DH

RMark Loretta4
RAngel Echevarria1
BRaul Casanova1

Starters

RJimmy Haynes1.7 WAR
RBen Sheets1.1 WAR
RJamey Wright1.0 WAR
RRuben Quevedo0.7 WAR
RMac Suzuki⇄0.3 WAR
RMark Leiter0.1 WAR
RKyle Peterson0.1 WAR
RWill Cunnane0.0 WAR
RNick Neugebauer0.0 WAR
RJeff D'Amico-0.1 WAR
RPaul Rigdon-0.1 WAR
RRocky Coppinger-0.2 WAR
RAllen Levrault-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCurtis Leskanic17 sv
RChad Fox19 h
LRay King17 h
RMike DeJean8 h
RMike Buddie2 h
RWill Cunnane1 h
RMark Leiter1 h
RDavid Weathers⇄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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Ben Sheets1.1
Chad Fox0.8
Devon White0.8
Mike DeJean0.7
Ruben Quevedo0.7
Jeffrey Hammonds0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
John Snyder1.2
Bob Wickman1.2
Jason Bere0.9
Charlie Hayes0.5
Steve Woodard0.3
Juan Acevedo0.2

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jeromy Burnitz 2001 +3.0 +38.1 5.5 +32.6 $1.9M 1.60× –
Ronnie Belliard 2001 +3.0 +25.6 0.3 +25.3 $0.1M 1.07× –
Richie Sexson 2001 +2.9 +24.9 1.1 +23.8 $0.4M 1.07× –
Jimmy Haynes 2001 +1.7 +20.2 2.2 +18.0 $1.3M 1.49× –
José Hernández 2001 +1.9 +13.3 3.3 +10.0 $1.8M 0.89× –
Ben Sheets 2001 +1.1 +8.8 0.2 +8.6 $0.2M 1.02× –
Geoff Jenkins 2001 +1.3 +8.4 1.2 +7.2 $0.9M 0.83× –
Jamey Wright 2001 +1.0 +7.8 2.4 +5.4 $2.5M 1.02× –
Tyler Houston 2001 +1.2 +5.6 1.4 +4.2 $1.1M 0.58× –
David Weathers↔ 2001 +0.9 +4.8 0.8 +4.0 $0.9M 0.67× –
Mike DeJean 2001 +0.7 +4.0 0.9 +3.1 $1.2M 0.67× –
Ray King 2001 +0.5 +2.8 0.2 +2.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Mac Suzuki↔ 2001 +0.3 +2.1 0.1 +2.0 $0.6M 1.02× –
Raul Casanova 2001 +0.5 +2.1 0.4 +1.7 $0.8M 0.52× –
Henry Blanco 2001 +0.5 +2.3 0.7 +1.5 $1.3M 0.52× –
Devon White 2001 +0.8 +5.2 5.0 +0.2 $6.5M 0.83× –
Mark Leiter 2001 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $3.6M 0.67× –
Will Cunnane 2001 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.2 $30.4M 0.67× –
Valerio De Los Santos 2001 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 $85.9M 0.67× –
James Mouton 2001 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Luis Lopez 2001 +0.1 +0.3 0.7 -0.4 $12.7M 0.58× –
Tony Fernandez↔ 2001 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.58× –
Paul Rigdon 2001 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 1.02× –
Lance Painter↔ 2001 -0.3 -1.4 0.6 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Angel Echevarria 2001 -0.3 -2.1 0.3 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Curt Leskanic 2001 -0.0 -0.2 2.2 -2.4 – 1.34× –
Jeffrey Hammonds 2001 +0.6 +3.9 6.5 -2.6 $11.2M 0.83× –
Mark Loretta 2001 +0.2 +0.9 3.5 -2.6 $16.6M 0.56× –
Jeff D'Amico 2001 -0.1 -0.4 2.3 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Alex Sanchez 2001 -0.3 -2.3 – – – 0.83× –
Allen Levrault 2001 -0.9 -7.7 – – – 1.02× –
Brandon Kolb 2001 -0.5 -2.7 – – – 0.67× –
Chad Fox 2001 +0.8 +4.3 – – – 0.67× –
Elvis Pena 2001 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Gus Gandarillas 2001 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jesse Levis 2001 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Kevin Brown 2001 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Kyle Peterson 2001 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Lou Collier 2001 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.58× –
Mark Sweeney 2001 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Buddie 2001 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Coolbaugh 2001 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.58× –
Nick Neugebauer 2001 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Robert Perez↔ 2001 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Rocky Coppinger 2001 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Ruben Quevedo 2001 +0.7 +5.8 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+21.2+174.743.6+133.0—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2001 · MIL / LAD
MIL · Dean Taylor +$13.6M
Devon White
LAD · Dave Wallace −$13.6M
Marquis Grissom, Ruddy Lugo
MIL came out ahead by $13.6M
2001 · MIL / COL
MIL · Dean Taylor +$0.8M
Mark Leiter, Mike DeJean, Elvis Peña
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$0.8M
Juan Acevedo, Kane Davis, Jose Flores
MIL came out ahead by $0.8M
2001 · PHI / MIL
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Mickey Lopez
MIL · Dean Taylor +$0.0M
Bobby Sismondo
Even trade
2001 · CHC / MIL
CHC · Andy MacPhail +$5.6M
David Weathers, Roberto Miniel
MIL · Dean Taylor −$5.6M
Rubén Quevedo, Peter Zoccolillo
CHC came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$43.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Jeffrey Hammonds308.000$6.5M$7.5M$6.4MFREE AGENT
Jeromy Burnitz328.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
Devon White3816.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Loretta296.000$3.5M$4.0MFREE AGENT
José Hernández3110.000$3.3M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Curt Leskanic338.000$2.2MFREE AGENT$1.9M
Jimmy Haynes286.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
David Weathers3110.000$780kFREE AGENT
Luis Lopez308.000$700k$628kFREE AGENT
Lance Painter338.000$565kFREE AGENT
Mark Leiter3811.000$500kFREE AGENT
James Mouton327.000$300kFREE AGENT
Tony Fernandez3918.000$221kFREE AGENT
Jesse Levis339.000—FREE AGENT
Robert Perez327.000—FREE AGENT
Mark Sweeney316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Jamey Wright265.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Jeff D'Amico255.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Tyler Houston305.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Geoff Jenkins263.000$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richie Sexson264.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike DeJean304.000$910kARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Blanco294.000$712kARB 3FREE AGENT
Raul Casanova285.000$400kFREE AGENT
Ronnie Belliard263.000$310kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Echevarria305.000$280kFREE AGENT
Valerio De Los Santos283.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Cunnane274.000$255kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mac Suzuki265.000$145kFREE AGENT
Kevin Brown285.000—FREE AGENT
Lou Collier274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rocky Coppinger275.000—FREE AGENT
Chad Fox304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Buddie303.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Paul Rigdon251.000$225kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray King272.000$220kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Sheets220.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Peterson252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Coolbaugh29–—
Ruben Quevedo221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Allen Levrault23–—
Brandon Kolb27–—
Gus Gandarillas29–—
Elvis Pena24–—
Alex Sanchez240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Neugebauer200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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