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Brewers MIL

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GM: Douglas Melvin

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$67M
Surplus $M
+26
Win %
0.512
TAB
+12.2
WAB
+3.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.0
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-1.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJohnny Estrada113
RDamian Miller56
RMike Rivera11

1B

LPrince Fielder153
RTony Graffanino9
RJoe Dillon5
RDamian Miller1
RVinny Rottino1

2B

RRickie Weeks Jr.115
RTony Graffanino30
LCraig Counsell24
RJoe Dillon3

3B

RRyan Braun112
LCraig Counsell50
RTony Graffanino23
RJoe Dillon3

SS

RJ.J. Hardy149
LCraig Counsell27
RTony Graffanino1

LF

LGeoff Jenkins121
RKevin Mench51
RJoe Dillon8
LTony Gwynn Jr.4
LMel Stocker4
LGabe Gross3
RTony Graffanino3
LLaynce Nix1
RVinny Rottino1

CF

RBill Hall130
RCorey Hart34
LTony Gwynn Jr.27
LGabe Gross5
LLaynce Nix4

RF

RCorey Hart113
LGabe Gross45
RKevin Mench33
LTony Gwynn Jr.10
LMel Stocker2
RJoe Dillon1

DH

LPrince Fielder4
LGabe Gross3
BJohnny Estrada2

Starters

RYovani Gallardo3.1 WAR
RJeff Suppan2.5 WAR
LChris Capuano2.2 WAR
RBen Sheets2.1 WAR
RDave Bush2.0 WAR
RClaudio Vargas0.6 WAR
LManny Parra0.6 WAR
RCarlos Villanueva0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrancisco Cordero44 sv
RDerrick Turnbow33 h
LBrian Shouse21 h
RScott Linebrink⇄21 h
RMatt Wise13 h
RChris Spurling2 h
RGreg Aquino2 h
RSeth McClung0 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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Yovani Gallardo3.1
Ryan Braun2.5
Jeff Suppan2.5
Joe Dillon0.7
Craig Counsell0.6
Manny Parra0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Doug Davis2.1
Corey Koskie1.7
Carlos Lee1.5
Jeff Cirillo1.4
Tomo Ohka0.9
David Bell0.8

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Corey Hart 2007 +4.2 +60.7 0.4 +60.3 $0.1M 1.79× –
Yovani Gallardo 2007 +3.1 +48.8 0.4 +48.4 $0.1M 1.96× –
Prince Fielder 2007 +4.7 +45.3 0.4 +44.9 $0.1M 1.20× –
J.J. Hardy 2007 +3.9 +41.5 0.4 +41.1 $0.1M 1.32× –
Francisco Cordero 2007 +2.4 +37.2 5.4 +31.8 $2.3M 1.95× –
Rickie Weeks Jr. 2007 +3.1 +26.7 1.3 +25.4 $0.4M 1.07× –
Dave Bush 2007 +2.0 +24.2 0.5 +23.8 $0.2M 1.49× –
Jeff Suppan 2007 +2.5 +29.5 6.2 +23.3 $2.5M 1.49× –
Chris Capuano 2007 +2.2 +26.5 3.2 +23.2 $1.5M 1.49× –
Ryan Braun 2007 +2.5 +17.0 0.4 +16.6 $0.2M 0.85× –
Ben Sheets 2007 +2.1 +24.6 11.1 +13.5 $5.4M 1.49× –
Bill Hall 2007 +1.6 +15.2 3.1 +12.1 $2.0M 1.22× –
Brian Shouse 2007 +1.2 +6.5 1.0 +5.5 $0.8M 0.67× –
Gabe Gross 2007 +0.8 +5.3 0.4 +4.9 $0.5M 0.83× –
Kevin Mench 2007 +1.1 +7.4 3.4 +4.0 $3.1M 0.83× –
Derrick Turnbow 2007 +1.0 +5.4 2.5 +3.0 $2.4M 0.67× –
Manny Parra 2007 +0.6 +3.2 0.4 +2.8 $0.6M 0.67× –
Matt Wise 2007 +0.7 +3.8 1.1 +2.7 $1.5M 0.67× –
Claudio Vargas 2007 +0.6 +4.7 2.5 +2.2 $4.3M 1.02× –
Tony Gwynn Jr. 2007 +0.3 +1.9 0.4 +1.5 $1.4M 0.83× –
Geoff Jenkins 2007 +1.2 +8.2 7.3 +0.9 $6.0M 0.83× –
Carlos Villanueva 2007 +0.2 +1.2 0.4 +0.8 $1.7M 0.67× –
Scott Linebrink↔ 2007 +0.1 +1.6 0.8 +0.8 $5.5M 1.34× –
Tony Graffanino 2007 +0.8 +3.6 3.2 +0.3 $4.1M 0.56× –
Greg Aquino 2007 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $11.6M 0.67× –
Ray King↔ 2007 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Grant Balfour↔ 2007 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Elmer Dessens↔ 2007 -0.0 -0.1 1.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Damian Miller 2007 +0.2 +0.7 2.2 -1.5 $13.0M 0.52× –
Laynce Nix 2007 -0.3 -2.0 0.4 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Johnny Estrada 2007 -0.3 -1.3 3.4 -4.7 – 0.52× –
Craig Counsell 2007 +0.6 +2.8 2.8 +0.0 $4.6M 0.58× –
Chris Spurling 2007 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Joe Dillon 2007 +0.7 +5.0 – – – 0.83× –
Jose Capellan↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Mel Stocker 2007 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Rivera 2007 +0.2 +0.7 – – – 0.52× –
Mitch Stetter 2007 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Seth McClung 2007 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Vinny Rottino 2007 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+43.8+454.866.8+382.3—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2007 · OAK / MIL
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
JD Closser
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$0.0M
Charles Thomas
Even trade
2007 · MIL / DET
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$2.4M
Chris Cody
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$2.4M
José Capellán
MIL came out ahead by $2.4M
2007 · MIL / LAD
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$6.4M
Elmer Dessens
LAD · Ned Colletti −$6.4M
Brady Clark
MIL came out ahead by $6.4M
2007 · WSN / MIL
WSN · Jim Bowden +$1.6M
Andrew Lefave
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$1.6M
Ray King
WSN came out ahead by $1.6M
2007 · TBR / MIL
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$16.8M
Grant Balfour
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$16.8M
Seth McClung
TBR came out ahead by $16.8M
2007 · NYM / MIL
NYM · Omar Minaya +$5.6M
Johnny Estrada
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$5.6M
Guillermo Mota
NYM came out ahead by $5.6M
2007 · MIL / KCR
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$0.0M
Max St. Pierre
KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.0M
Ben Hendrickson
Even trade
2007 · PIT / MIL
PIT · Brian Graham +$1.6M
Kevin Roberts, Marino Salas
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$1.6M
Salomón Torres
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
2007 · SDP / MIL
SDP · Kevin Towers +$12.0M
Will Inman#91, Joe Thatcher, Steve Garrison
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$12.0M
Scott Linebrink
SDP came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$66.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Ben Sheets286.000$11.1M$12.1MFREE AGENT
Geoff Jenkins329.000$7.3MFREE AGENT
Jeff Suppan3212.000$6.2M$8.2M$12.8M$6.4MFREE AGENT
Francisco Cordero328.000$5.4MFREE AGENT
Johnny Estrada316.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Tony Graffanino3511.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Craig Counsell3612.000$2.8M$2.8M$1.0M$2.1M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Derrick Turnbow297.000$2.5M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Damian Miller3710.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Elmer Dessens3611.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Matt Wise317.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Brian Shouse3814.000$975k$2.0MFREE AGENT
Scott Linebrink307.000$818kFREE AGENT
Ray King338.000$152kFREE AGENT
Grant Balfour296.000$50kFREE AGENT
Mike Rivera306.000—$395k$415kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Kevin Mench295.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Chris Capuano284.000$3.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Hall275.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Claudio Vargas294.000$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rickie Weeks Jr.244.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Bush273.000$450kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Aquino293.000$399kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gabe Gross273.000$398kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Hart253.000$395kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Laynce Nix264.000$390kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Spurling304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth McClung264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Capellan263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Prince Fielder232.000$415kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.J. Hardy242.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Villanueva231.000$384kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Gwynn Jr.241.000$381kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Parra240.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yovani Gallardo210.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Braun230.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Dillon312.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mel Stocker26–—
Mitch Stetter260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinny Rottino270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2007 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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