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Brewers MIL

201374–88 (0.457)
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GM: Douglas Melvin

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, 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
$78M
Surplus $M
-5
Win %
0.457
TAB
-3.4
WAB
-4.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.4
Dead money %
37%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-8.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJonathan Lucroy126
RMartín Maldonado47
LBlake Lalli1

1B

RYuniesky Betancourt68
LJuan Francisco⇄67
RSean Halton25
RÁlex González22
RJonathan Lucroy14
RMartín Maldonado10
LBlake Lalli5

2B

RRickie Weeks Jr.95
LScooter Gennett59
RJeff Bianchi19
RYuniesky Betancourt5

3B

RAramis Ramirez80
RYuniesky Betancourt59
RJeff Bianchi42
LJuan Francisco⇄34
RÁlex González11
RJosh Prince1
RSean Halton1

SS

RJean Segura144
RJeff Bianchi20
RYuniesky Betancourt3
RÁlex González3

LF

RRyan Braun59
LLogan Schafer56
RKhris Davis34
LCaleb Gindl30
RSean Halton3
RJeff Bianchi3
RJosh Prince2
RYuniesky Betancourt2

CF

RCarlos Gómez145
LLogan Schafer28
LNorichika Aoki2

RF

LNorichika Aoki149
LLogan Schafer13
LCaleb Gindl5
RSean Halton3
RJosh Prince1

DH

RAramis Ramirez5
RJonathan Lucroy3
RKhris Davis2
RJosh Prince1

Starters

RYovani Gallardo2.0 WAR
RMarco Estrada1.6 WAR
RKyle Lohse1.5 WAR
RTyler Thornburg0.8 WAR
RWily Peralta0.8 WAR
LTom Gorzelanny0.4 WAR
RJimmy Nelson0.1 WAR
RHiram Burgos-0.2 WAR
RDonovan Hand-0.5 WAR
RAlfredo Figaro-0.5 WAR
RMike Fiers-0.7 WAR
RJohnny Hellweg-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJim Henderson28 sv
RBrandon Kintzler26 h
LMichael Gonzalez11 h
RRob Wooten8 h
RBurke Badenhop5 h
RJohn Axford⇄0 h
RFrancisco Rodriguez⇄0 h
RMike Fiers0 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 2012)

PlayerfWAR
Scooter Gennett2.0
Kyle Lohse1.5
Khris Davis1.3
Caleb Gindl0.7
Tom Gorzelanny0.4
Rob Wooten0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player2012 fWAR
Zack Greinke3.7
Shaun Marcum1.2
George Kottaras0.6
Jose Veras0.3
Manny Parra0.3
Vinnie Chulk0.1

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carlos Gómez 2013 +6.7 +110.0 4.3 +105.7 $0.6M 2.05× –
Jonathan Lucroy 2013 +6.6 +67.4 0.8 +66.7 $0.1M 1.28× –
Jean Segura 2013 +4.0 +42.0 0.5 +41.5 $0.1M 1.32× –
Norichika Aoki 2013 +2.2 +21.2 2.0 +19.2 $0.9M 1.22× –
Marco Estrada 2013 +1.6 +18.6 2.0 +16.7 $1.2M 1.49× –
Yovani Gallardo 2013 +2.0 +23.4 7.8 +15.6 $3.9M 1.49× –
Scooter Gennett 2013 +2.0 +13.0 0.2 +12.8 $0.1M 0.82× –
Khris Davis 2013 +1.3 +8.9 0.5 +8.4 $0.4M 0.83× –
Ryan Braun 2013 +1.6 +16.0 8.5 +7.5 $5.2M 1.22× –
Kyle Lohse 2013 +1.5 +18.2 11.0 +7.2 $7.2M 1.49× –
Brandon Kintzler 2013 +1.2 +6.6 0.5 +6.2 $0.4M 0.67× –
Wily Peralta 2013 +0.8 +6.4 0.5 +6.0 $0.6M 1.02× –
Caleb Gindl 2013 +0.7 +4.4 0.2 +4.2 $0.3M 0.83× –
Tyler Thornburg 2013 +0.8 +4.4 0.3 +4.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Jim Henderson 2013 +0.2 +2.0 0.5 +1.5 $2.6M 1.34× –
Martín Maldonado 2013 +0.4 +1.8 0.5 +1.3 $1.1M 0.52× –
Rob Wooten 2013 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.6M 0.67× –
Francisco Rodríguez↔ 2013 +0.3 +1.6 0.7 +0.9 $2.3M 0.67× –
Jimmy Nelson 2013 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.9M 0.67× –
Michael Blazek↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Jeff Bianchi 2013 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.4 $19.6M 0.58× –
Sean Halton 2013 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Burke Badenhop 2013 +0.1 +0.8 1.6 -0.8 $10.8M 0.67× –
Tom Gorzelanny 2013 +0.4 +2.0 2.8 -0.8 $7.4M 0.67× –
Chris Narveson 2013 -0.0 -0.1 0.8 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Josh Prince 2013 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Logan Schafer 2013 -0.2 -1.2 0.5 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Hiram Burgos 2013 -0.2 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 1.02× –
Blake Lalli 2013 -0.5 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Donovan Hand 2013 -0.5 -2.6 0.3 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Juan Francisco↔ 2013 -0.6 -2.7 0.4 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Alfredo Figaro 2013 -0.5 -2.7 0.6 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Aramis Ramirez 2013 +1.3 +6.0 10.0 -4.0 $7.7M 0.58× –
Mike Fiers 2013 -0.7 -3.7 0.5 -4.2 – 0.67× –
Álex González 2013 -0.9 -3.9 1.5 -5.4 – 0.56× –
Michael Gonzalez 2013 -0.7 -3.5 2.2 -5.7 – 0.67× –
Johnny Hellweg 2013 -0.9 -7.3 0.1 -7.4 – 1.02× –
John Axford↔ 2013 -0.7 -3.9 4.1 -8.1 – 0.67× –
Yuniesky Betancourt 2013 -1.8 -8.1 0.9 -9.0 – 0.56× –
Rickie Weeks Jr. 2013 -0.2 -1.0 10.0 -11.0 – 0.56× –
Total—+27.4+330.478.5+252.2—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2013 · ATL / MIL
ATL · Frank Wren +$4.0M
Thomas Keeling
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$4.0M
Juan Francisco
ATL came out ahead by $4.0M
2013 · BOS / MIL
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
Burke Badenhop
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$0.8M
Luis Ortega
BOS came out ahead by $0.8M
2013 · MIL / BAL
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$0.8M
Nick Delmonico
BAL · Dan Duquette −$0.8M
Francisco Rodríguez
MIL came out ahead by $0.8M
2013 · STL / MIL
STL · John Mozeliak +$4.0M
John Axford
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$4.0M
Michael Blazek
STL came out ahead by $4.0M
2013 · KCR / MIL
KCR · Dayton Moore +$4.8M
Nori Aoki
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$4.8M
Will Smith
KCR came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll
$78.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Kyle Lohse3411.092$11.0M$11.0M$11.0MFREE AGENT
Aramis Ramirez3513.111$10.0M$16.0M$8.3MFREE AGENT
Rickie Weeks Jr.307.131$10.0M$11.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Gonzalez3510.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Álex González3615.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Yuniesky Betancourt317.028$900kFREE AGENT
Francisco Rodríguez319.150$655k$3.2M$3.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Ryan Braun295.129$8.5MFREE AGENT
Yovani Gallardo275.108$7.8MFREE AGENT
Carlos Gómez275.141$4.3MFREE AGENT
Tom Gorzelanny305.160$2.8MFREE AGENT
Marco Estrada293.035$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Burke Badenhop304.116$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Narveson313.102$840kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
John Axford302.170$4.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Norichika Aoki311.000$2.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Lucroy272.136$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Figaro281.155$575kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Fiers282.000$498kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Martín Maldonado260.156$494kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Henderson301.000$492kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jean Segura230.065$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Kintzler281.101$491kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Khris Davis250.000$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wily Peralta240.033$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Schafer260.058$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bianchi262.066$490kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Francisco261.156$356kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donovan Hand27–$305k
Tyler Thornburg240.049$262kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Gindl240.098$228kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scooter Gennett230.000$225kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hiram Burgos250.071$187kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Wooten271.023$177kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Halton26–$169k
Johnny Hellweg240.042$112kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Lalli300.012$99kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Prince250.030$78kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Nelson240.000$75kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Blazek240.000$41kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2013 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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