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Brewers MIL

200467–94 (0.416)
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GM: Douglas Melvin

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2004, 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
$27M
Surplus $M
+15
Win %
0.416
TAB
+5.6
WAB
-3.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.9
Dead money %
21%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-4.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2004 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChad Moeller100
RGary Bennett75
LMark Johnson5

1B

LLyle Overbay158
RWes Helms10
LJeff Liefer10
LRussell Branyan2

2B

RJunior Spivey58
RKeith Ginter54
RBill Hall50
RTrent Durrington6
LMatt Erickson1

3B

RWes Helms66
RKeith Ginter47
LRussell Branyan44
RBill Hall11
RTrent Durrington11
LCraig Counsell1

SS

LCraig Counsell129
RBill Hall37
RJunior Spivey1
LMatt Erickson1

LF

LGeoff Jenkins156
BChris Magruder10
RBrady Clark3

CF

LScott Podsednik153
RBrady Clark9
LDave Krynzel2

RF

RBrady Clark123
BChris Magruder16
LDave Krynzel8
LJeff Liefer3
RKeith Ginter2

DH

LJeff Liefer3
LBen Grieve⇄1
RKeith Ginter1
RTrent Durrington1

Starters

RBen Sheets7.9 WAR
LDoug Davis3.6 WAR
RVictor Santos2.1 WAR
RWes Obermueller1.5 WAR
LChris Capuano0.6 WAR
RMatt Wise0.5 WAR
RMatt Kinney⇄0.5 WAR
RChris Saenz0.2 WAR
RBen Hendrickson0.1 WAR
LJorge De La Rosa-0.0 WAR
RGary Glover-0.0 WAR
RAdrian Hernandez-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDan Kolb39 sv
RLuis Vizcaino21 h
RMike Adams12 h
RJeff Bennett8 h
RBrooks Kieschnick5 h
RMatt Wise3 h
RBen Ford2 h
RDave Burba⇄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 2003)

PlayerfWAR
Lyle Overbay2.2
Victor Santos2.1
Craig Counsell1.3
Junior Spivey1.3
Russell Branyan0.9
Mike Adams0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2003)

Player2003 fWAR
Richie Sexson3.6
Glendon Rusch2.3
John Vander Wal1.2
Eric Young Sr.1.2
Keith Osik0.6
Eddie Pérez0.4

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 2004; everyone else is shown as a 2004 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ben Sheets 2004 +7.9 +158.9 2.4 +156.5 $0.3M 2.50× –
Doug Davis 2004 +3.6 +63.2 0.5 +62.8 $0.1M 2.19× –
Geoff Jenkins 2004 +2.5 +32.3 8.7 +23.5 $3.5M 1.60× –
Scott Podsednik 2004 +1.9 +18.7 0.4 +18.3 $0.2M 1.22× –
Brady Clark 2004 +1.8 +17.3 0.4 +16.9 $0.2M 1.22× –
Lyle Overbay 2004 +2.2 +14.5 0.3 +14.2 $0.1M 0.81× –
Keith Ginter 2004 +1.8 +12.0 0.4 +11.6 $0.2M 0.82× –
Wes Obermueller 2004 +1.5 +11.9 0.3 +11.6 $0.2M 1.02× –
Chris Capuano 2004 +0.6 +4.8 0.3 +4.5 $0.5M 1.02× –
Dan Kolb 2004 +0.6 +6.0 1.5 +4.5 $2.7M 1.34× –
Luis Vizcaino 2004 +0.4 +4.2 0.6 +3.6 $1.4M 1.34× –
Junior Spivey 2004 +1.3 +5.8 2.4 +3.5 $1.8M 0.56× –
Craig Counsell 2004 +1.3 +6.4 3.2 +3.3 $2.4M 0.61× –
Dave Burba↔ 2004 +0.5 +2.9 0.4 +2.5 $0.7M 0.67× –
Matt Kinney↔ 2004 +0.5 +2.7 0.3 +2.4 $0.6M 0.67× –
Brooks Kieschnick 2004 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $19.5M 0.67× –
Adrian Hernandez 2004 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Bill Hall 2004 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Trent Durrington 2004 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.58× –
Ben Ford 2004 -0.3 -1.4 0.3 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Gary Bennett 2004 -0.5 -2.1 0.6 -2.7 – 0.52× –
Jeff Bennett 2004 -0.5 -2.5 0.3 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Chad Moeller 2004 -1.1 -4.6 0.4 -5.0 – 0.52× –
Wes Helms 2004 -1.6 -7.5 1.7 -9.2 – 0.58× –
Ben Grieve↔ 2004 +0.1 +0.6 0.6 +0.0 $5.4M 0.69× –
Ben Hendrickson 2004 +0.1 +1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Chris Magruder 2004 +0.3 +2.1 – – – 0.83× –
Chris Saenz 2004 +0.2 +1.7 – – – 1.02× –
Corey Hart 2004 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Dave Krynzel 2004 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Gary Glover 2004 -0.0 -0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Jeff Liefer 2004 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.69× –
Jorge De La Rosa 2004 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 1.02× –
Mark Johnson 2004 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Matt Erickson 2004 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Matt Wise 2004 +0.5 +2.8 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Adams 2004 +0.7 +7.0 – – – 1.34× –
Pedro Liriano 2004 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Russell Branyan 2004 +0.9 +4.0 – – – 0.58× –
Travis Phelps 2004 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Victor Santos 2004 +2.1 +24.5 – – – 1.49× –
Total—+28.8+384.727.4+316.0—

Trades

Every graded 2004 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2004 · MIL / ATL
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$7.2M
José Capellán, Alec Zumwalt
ATL · John Schuerholz −$7.2M
Danny Kolb
MIL came out ahead by $7.2M
2004 · MIL / SFG
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$8.0M
Carlos Villanueva, Glenn Woolard
SFG · Brian Sabean −$8.0M
Leo Estrella, Wayne Franklin
MIL came out ahead by $8.0M
2004 · MIL / SFG
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$1.6M
Josh Habel
SFG · Brian Sabean −$1.6M
Dave Burba
MIL came out ahead by $1.6M
2004 · MIL / WSN
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$0.0M
Peter Bergeron, Saúl Rivera
WSN · Omar Minaya +$0.0M
Jason Childers, Jason Belcher
Even trade
2004 · MIL / WSN
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$0.0M
Fernando Rijo
WSN · Omar Minaya +$0.0M
Alejandro Machado
Even trade
2004 · MIL / CHC
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$1.6M
Andy Pratt
CHC · Jim Hendry −$1.6M
Ben Grieve
MIL came out ahead by $1.6M
2004 · MIL / OAK
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$4.0M
Justin Lehr, Nelson Cruz
OAK · Billy Beane −$4.0M
Keith Ginter
MIL came out ahead by $4.0M
2004 · CHW / MIL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$15.2M
Scott Podsednik, Luis Vizcaíno, Travis Hinton
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$15.2M
Carlos Lee
CHW came out ahead by $15.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2004 payroll
$27.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Geoff Jenkins296.000$8.7M$7.3M$7.8M$7.3MFREE AGENT
Craig Counsell339.000$3.2MFREE AGENT$2.8M$2.8M$1.0M$2.1M
Wes Helms286.000$1.7M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Ben Grieve287.000$615kFREE AGENT
Gary Bennett329.000$600kFREE AGENT
Dave Burba3714.000$388kFREE AGENT
Brooks Kieschnick328.000$380kFREE AGENT
Ben Ford286.000$310kFREE AGENT
Russell Branyan286.000—$800kFREE AGENT
Mark Johnson286.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Ben Sheets253.000$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Junior Spivey293.000$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Kolb295.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Luis Vizcaino295.000$550kFREE AGENT
Doug Davis285.000$450kFREE AGENT
Adrian Hernandez293.000$425kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Podsednik283.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Ginter284.000$383kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brady Clark314.000$376kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Moeller294.000$370kARB 3FREE AGENT
Lyle Overbay273.000$326kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trent Durrington285.000$305kFREE AGENT
Matt Kinney274.000$298kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Liefer295.000—FREE AGENT
Gary Glover275.000—FREE AGENT
Victor Santos273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Wise284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Magruder273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Phelps263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Wes Obermueller272.000$314kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Hall242.000$310kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Capuano251.000$305kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bennett240.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge De La Rosa230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Erickson28–—
Pedro Liriano230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Krynzel22–—
Mike Adams250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Hendrickson23–—
Chris Saenz22–—
Corey Hart220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2004 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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