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Brewers MIL

201077–85 (0.475)
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GM: Douglas Melvin

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
$76M
Surplus $M
+6
Win %
0.475
TAB
+5.2
WAB
-2.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.1
Dead money %
55%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-2.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJonathan Lucroy75
LGeorge Kottaras61
BGregg Zaun28

1B

LPrince Fielder160
RCasey McGehee3
LGeorge Kottaras2

2B

RRickie Weeks Jr.159
LJoe Inglett8
LCraig Counsell3

3B

RCasey McGehee153
LCraig Counsell20
LMat Gamel3

SS

RAlcides Escobar138
LCraig Counsell42
RLuis Alfonso Cruz5

LF

RRyan Braun153
LJoe Inglett10
LJody Gerut6
RCarlos Gómez5
RAlcides Escobar2
RLorenzo Cain1
LMat Gamel1

CF

RCarlos Gómez75
RLorenzo Cain38
LChris Dickerson⇄20
LJody Gerut10
RAlcides Escobar1
LAdam Stern1

RF

RCorey Hart141
LJoe Inglett14
LJody Gerut4
LChris Dickerson⇄4
RAlcides Escobar2
RCarlos Gómez2
LAdam Stern1
LGeorge Kottaras1
RLorenzo Cain1

DH

RCasey McGehee3
LPrince Fielder1
RRickie Weeks Jr.1
RRyan Braun1

Starters

RYovani Gallardo4.9 WAR
LChris Narveson2.0 WAR
LRandy Wolf1.4 WAR
RMark Rogers0.3 WAR
LChris Capuano0.2 WAR
LManny Parra0.2 WAR
RJeff Suppan⇄-0.2 WAR
RMarco Estrada-0.2 WAR
LDoug Davis-0.3 WAR
RDave Bush-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJohn Axford24 sv
RKameron Loe22 h
LZach Braddock15 h
RCarlos Villanueva14 h
RTodd Coffey13 h
RLaTroy Hawkins6 h
RTrevor Hoffman2 h
RDavid Riske0 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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Jonathan Lucroy3.4
Jim Edmonds2.4
Randy Wolf1.4
Gregg Zaun1.3
Lorenzo Cain1.2
Zach Braddock0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Mike Cameron4.1
Felipe Lopez2.1
J.J. Hardy1.0
Mark DiFelice0.7
Mike Rivera0.6
Jason Kendall0.3

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Yovani Gallardo 2010 +4.9 +86.4 0.5 +86.0 $0.1M 2.19× –
Rickie Weeks Jr. 2010 +6.0 +65.5 2.8 +62.8 $0.5M 1.38× –
Ryan Braun 2010 +3.7 +53.5 1.3 +52.2 $0.3M 1.79× –
Corey Hart 2010 +3.0 +38.0 4.8 +33.2 $1.6M 1.60× –
Jonathan Lucroy 2010 +3.4 +27.1 0.4 +26.7 $0.1M 1.00× –
John Axford 2010 +1.6 +25.5 0.4 +25.1 $0.2M 1.95× –
Casey McGehee 2010 +2.8 +25.3 0.4 +24.9 $0.2M 1.12× –
Chris Narveson 2010 +2.0 +23.8 0.4 +23.4 $0.2M 1.49× –
Jim Edmonds↔ 2010 +2.4 +23.3 0.7 +22.6 $0.3M 1.22× –
Prince Fielder 2010 +2.7 +22.7 11.0 +11.7 $4.1M 1.07× –
Gregg Zaun 2010 +1.3 +5.4 1.9 +3.5 $1.5M 0.52× –
Joe Inglett 2010 +0.5 +3.6 0.4 +3.2 $0.8M 0.83× –
Randy Wolf 2010 +1.4 +11.0 8.8 +2.2 $6.5M 1.02× –
Alcides Escobar 2010 +0.4 +2.2 0.4 +1.8 $0.9M 0.61× –
Carlos Gómez 2010 +0.4 +2.5 1.1 +1.4 $3.0M 0.83× –
Manny Parra 2010 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $2.1M 0.67× –
Craig Counsell 2010 +0.4 +1.9 2.1 -0.2 $5.5M 0.61× –
Jeremy Jeffress 2010 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $10.0M 0.67× –
Carlos Villanueva 2010 +0.1 +0.5 0.9 -0.5 $11.0M 0.67× –
George Kottaras 2010 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.52× –
Mat Gamel 2010 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.58× –
Chris Dickerson↔ 2010 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Marco Estrada 2010 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Mitch Stetter 2010 -0.2 -1.2 0.4 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Claudio Vargas 2010 -0.2 -1.0 0.9 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Todd Coffey 2010 -0.0 -0.2 2.0 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Jody Gerut 2010 -0.1 -0.9 2.0 -2.9 – 0.83× –
LaTroy Hawkins 2010 -0.0 -0.2 3.2 -3.5 – 0.67× –
David Riske 2010 -0.0 -0.0 4.5 -4.5 – 0.67× –
Doug Davis 2010 -0.3 -2.2 4.2 -6.5 – 1.02× –
Dave Bush 2010 -0.3 -2.6 4.2 -6.9 – 1.02× –
Jeff Suppan↔ 2010 -0.2 -0.8 6.4 -7.2 – 0.67× –
Trevor Hoffman 2010 -0.5 -5.8 7.5 -13.3 – 1.34× –
Adam Stern 2010 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Brandon Kintzler 2010 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Capuano 2010 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Smith 2010 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Kameron Loe 2010 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Lorenzo Cain 2010 +1.2 +8.2 – – – 0.83× –
Luis Alfonso Cruz 2010 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.61× –
Mark Rogers 2010 +0.3 +2.7 – – – 1.02× –
Mike McClendon 2010 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Zach Braddock 2010 +0.6 +3.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+37.3+416.775.4+326.2—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2010 · CIN / MIL
CIN · Walt Jocketty +$0.0M
Jim Edmonds
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$0.0M
Chris Dickerson
Even trade
2010 · TOR / MIL
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$8.8M
Brett Lawrie
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$8.8M
Shaun Marcum
TOR came out ahead by $8.8M
2010 · MIL / TEX
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$4.0M
Ray Olmedo
TEX · Jon Daniels −$4.0M
Matt Treanor
MIL came out ahead by $4.0M
2010 · KCR / MIL
KCR · Dayton Moore +$223.2M
Jeremy Jeffress, Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, Jake Odorizzi
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$223.2M
Zack Greinke, Yuniesky Betancourt
KCR came out ahead by $223.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$75.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Randy Wolf3311.000$8.8M$9.5M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Trevor Hoffman4217.000$7.5MFREE AGENT
Jeff Suppan3515.000$6.4MFREE AGENT
Corey Hart286.000$4.8M$6.8M$9.0MFREE AGENT
David Riske3311.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Doug Davis3411.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Dave Bush306.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
LaTroy Hawkins3715.000$3.2M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Rickie Weeks Jr.277.000$2.8M$4.5M$10.0M$10.0M$11.0MFREE AGENT
Craig Counsell3915.000$2.1M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Jody Gerut327.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Gregg Zaun3915.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Claudio Vargas327.000$900kFREE AGENT
Jim Edmonds4017.000$722kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Prince Fielder265.000$11.0MFREE AGENT
Todd Coffey295.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Ryan Braun263.000$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Gómez243.000$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Villanueva264.000$950kARB 3FREE AGENT
Yovani Gallardo243.000$450kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Parra273.000$440kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Stetter293.000$420kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Inglett324.000$416kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Narveson284.000$406kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Capuano315.001—FREE AGENT
Adam Stern305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Casey McGehee272.000$428kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
George Kottaras272.000$408kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mat Gamel242.000$406kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alcides Escobar232.000$406kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Axford270.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Lucroy240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Jeffress220.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Dickerson282.000$231kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marco Estrada262.000$28kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kameron Loe282.133—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Smith290.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Kintzler250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Rogers240.073—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lorenzo Cain240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Alfonso Cruz262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Braddock220.058—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike McClendon250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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