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Brewers MIL

201568–94 (0.420)
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GM: Douglas Melvin

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, 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
$89M
Surplus $M
-18
Win %
0.420
TAB
-8.0
WAB
-10.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
22.5
Dead money %
45%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-3.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJonathan Lucroy86
RMartín Maldonado74
RNevin Ashley8
LJuan Centeno7

1B

LAdam Lind138
RJason Rogers24
RHernán Pérez⇄7
RJonathan Lucroy7
LShane Peterson2
RMartín Maldonado1

2B

LScooter Gennett108
BElian Herrera36
RHéctor Gómez27
RHernán Pérez⇄19
BLuis Sardinas16
RYadiel Rivera4
RCarlos Gómez⇄1
RLuis Jimenez⇄1

3B

RHernán Pérez⇄80
RAramis Ramirez⇄79
BElian Herrera47
RHéctor Gómez12
RLuis Jimenez⇄7
RJason Rogers3
BLuis Sardinas3
RYadiel Rivera1

SS

RJean Segura140
BLuis Sardinas14
RHéctor Gómez8
RHernán Pérez⇄6
RYadiel Rivera2

LF

RKhris Davis108
LShane Peterson33
RDomingo Santana⇄8
RJason Rogers3
BElian Herrera1
RHéctor Gómez1
LLogan Schafer1

CF

LLogan Schafer49
LShane Peterson20
RDomingo Santana⇄14

RF

RRyan Braun130
RDomingo Santana⇄15
LShane Peterson9
RMichael Reed3
BElian Herrera3

DH

RRyan Braun4
RAramis Ramirez⇄2
LAdam Lind1
RJason Rogers1
RJonathan Lucroy1
LShane Peterson1

Starters

RTaylor Jungmann1.9 WAR
RJimmy Nelson1.7 WAR
RMike Fiers⇄1.6 WAR
RZach Davies0.4 WAR
RAriel Pena0.3 WAR
RJorge Lopez0.2 WAR
RMatt Garza0.1 WAR
RWily Peralta0.0 WAR
RTyler Cravy-0.0 WAR
RTyler Wagner-0.0 WAR
RKyle Lohse-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrancisco Rodriguez38 sv
RJeremy Jeffress23 h
LWill Smith20 h
RMichael Blazek4 h
RCorey Knebel3 h
RTyler Thornburg1 h
LNeal Cotts⇄0 h
RJonathan Broxton⇄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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Adam Lind2.0
Taylor Jungmann1.9
Michael Blazek0.6
Domingo Santana0.4
Hernán Pérez0.4
Zach Davies0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
Zach Duke1.3
Mark Reynolds1.0
Tom Gorzelanny0.1
Matt Pagnozzi-0.0
Alfredo Figaro-0.1
Jim Henderson-0.1

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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ryan Braun 2015 +3.2 +40.4 13.0 +27.4 $4.1M 1.60× –
Taylor Jungmann 2015 +1.9 +22.6 0.3 +22.3 $0.2M 1.49× –
Jimmy Nelson 2015 +1.7 +20.5 0.5 +20.0 $0.3M 1.49× –
Mike Fiers↔ 2015 +1.6 +19.5 0.3 +19.2 $0.2M 1.49× –
Gerardo Parra↔ 2015 +2.4 +23.1 4.0 +19.1 $1.7M 1.22× –
Khris Davis 2015 +1.2 +8.1 0.5 +7.6 $0.4M 0.83× –
Francisco Rodríguez 2015 +1.0 +10.3 3.5 +6.8 $3.6M 1.34× –
Jonathan Lucroy 2015 +1.6 +9.6 3.0 +6.6 $1.9M 0.76× –
Will Smith 2015 +1.3 +7.1 0.5 +6.6 $0.4M 0.67× –
Adam Lind 2015 +2.0 +12.8 7.5 +5.3 $3.8M 0.81× –
Martín Maldonado 2015 +1.1 +4.4 0.8 +3.6 $0.8M 0.52× –
Jeremy Jeffress 2015 +0.7 +3.9 0.5 +3.4 $0.7M 0.67× –
Domingo Santana↔ 2015 +0.4 +2.9 0.1 +2.8 $0.2M 0.83× –
Zach Davies 2015 +0.4 +2.8 0.1 +2.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Michael Blazek 2015 +0.6 +3.1 0.5 +2.6 $0.9M 0.67× –
Ariel Peña 2015 +0.3 +2.6 0.1 +2.5 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jason Rogers 2015 +0.7 +3.0 0.5 +2.5 $0.8M 0.56× –
Carlos Gómez↔ 2015 +1.5 +6.5 5.1 +1.4 $3.5M 0.56× –
Jorge López 2015 +0.2 +1.4 0.0 +1.4 $0.2M 1.02× –
Hernán Pérez↔ 2015 +0.4 +1.7 0.4 +1.3 $1.1M 0.58× –
Yhonathan Barrios 2015 +0.2 +0.9 0.0 +0.9 $0.2M 0.67× –
Shane Peterson 2015 +0.2 +1.1 0.3 +0.8 $2.0M 0.83× –
Elian Herrera 2015 +0.2 +0.9 0.3 +0.6 $1.5M 0.58× –
Cesar Jimenez↔ 2015 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $3.9M 0.67× –
Scooter Gennett 2015 +0.2 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $3.1M 0.56× –
Michael Reed 2015 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.5M 0.83× –
Corey Knebel 2015 +0.0 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $7.7M 0.67× –
Adrian Houser 2015 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $11.0M AAV
Jean Segura 2015 +0.1 +0.3 0.5 -0.2 $9.1M 0.61× –
Tyler Cravy 2015 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.3 – 1.02× –
Wily Peralta 2015 +0.0 +0.3 0.5 -0.3 $15.9M 1.02× –
David Goforth 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Tyler Wagner 2015 -0.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 1.02× –
Preston Guilmet↔ 2015 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Yadiel Rivera 2015 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Nevin Ashley 2015 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Rob Wooten 2015 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Luis Jimenez↔ 2015 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.3 – 0.58× –
Brandon Kintzler 2015 -0.1 -0.5 1.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Aramis Ramirez↔ 2015 +1.1 +5.9 8.3 -2.4 $7.8M 0.69× –
Logan Schafer 2015 -0.3 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Juan Centeno 2015 -0.5 -2.1 0.5 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Tyler Thornburg 2015 -0.4 -2.2 0.5 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Héctor Gómez 2015 -0.5 -2.4 0.5 -2.9 – 0.56× –
Luis Sardinas 2015 -0.7 -3.2 0.1 -3.4 – 0.56× –
Neal Cotts↔ 2015 -0.2 -1.1 2.2 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Jonathan Broxton↔ 2015 +0.1 +0.6 5.5 -4.8 $45.8M 0.67× –
Kyle Lohse 2015 -0.1 -0.6 11.0 -11.6 – 1.02× –
Matt Garza 2015 +0.1 +0.6 12.5 -11.9 $183.4M 1.02× –
Total—+22.9+200.388.4+111.7—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2015 · TEX / MIL
TEX · Jon Daniels +$6.4M
Yovani Gallardo
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$6.4M
Luis Sardiñas, Corey Knebel, Marcos Diplán
TEX came out ahead by $6.4M
2015 · MIL / SEA
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$120.0M
Carlos Herrera, Freddy Peralta, Daniel Missaki
SEA · Jeff Kingston −$120.0M
Adam Lind
MIL came out ahead by $120.0M
2015 · SEA / MIL
SEA · Jeff Kingston +$4.0M
Luis Sardiñas
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$4.0M
Ramón Flores
SEA came out ahead by $4.0M
2015 · MIL / DET
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$35.2M
Javier Betancourt, Manny Piña
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$35.2M
Francisco Rodríguez
MIL came out ahead by $35.2M
2015 · MIL / STL
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$14.4M
Malik Collymore
STL · John Mozeliak −$14.4M
Jonathan Broxton
MIL came out ahead by $14.4M
2015 · MIL / HOU
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$29.6M
Jonathan Villar
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$29.6M
Cy Sneed
MIL came out ahead by $29.6M
2015 · MIL / PIT
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$4.8M
Yhonathan Barrios
PIT · Neal Huntington −$4.8M
Aramis Ramírez
MIL came out ahead by $4.8M
2015 · MIL / MIN
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
MIN · Terry Ryan −$2.4M
Neal Cotts
MIL came out ahead by $2.4M
2015 · MIL / PIT
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$28.8M
Keon Broxton, Trey Supak
PIT · Neal Huntington −$28.8M
Jason Rogers
MIL came out ahead by $28.8M
2015 · MIL / BAL
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$92.8M
Zach Davies
BAL · Dan Duquette −$92.8M
Gerardo Parra
MIL came out ahead by $92.8M
2015 · MIL / HOU
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$173.6M
Brett Phillips, Domingo Santana, Adrian Houser, Josh Hader
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$173.6M
Carlos Gómez, Mike Fiers
MIL came out ahead by $173.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$88.9M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Ryan Braun317.129$13.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Garza317.149$12.5MFREE AGENT
Kyle Lohse3613.092$11.0MFREE AGENT
Aramis Ramirez3715.111$8.3MFREE AGENT
Adam Lind319.058$7.5MFREE AGENT
Jonathan Broxton319.020$5.5MFREE AGENT
Carlos Gómez297.141$5.1MFREE AGENT
Francisco Rodríguez3311.115$3.5MFREE AGENT
Neal Cotts356.041$2.2MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Gerardo Parra285.145$4.0MFREE AGENT
Jonathan Lucroy294.136$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Kintzler303.101$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Smith253.000$512kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Gómez274.000$507kARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesar Jimenez303.020$484kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Fiers304.000$347kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Martín Maldonado282.156$825kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jean Segura252.065$534kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wily Peralta262.033$526kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Khris Davis271.104$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scooter Gennett251.084$516kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Nelson260.107$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Thornburg261.146$510kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Schafer282.018$510kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Jeffress271.104$510kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Wooten291.023$509kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Blazek260.067$508kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Centeno250.063$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Rogers270.163$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Jimenez272.000$477kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hernán Pérez240.093$409kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Knebel230.029$377kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Peterson270.126$344kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Jungmann250.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elian Herrera302.010$288kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Cravy250.081$222kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Goforth260.078$208kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Sardinas220.089$144kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Domingo Santana220.015$101kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Davies220.000$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ariel Peña260.031$83kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nevin Ashley300.027$72kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Wagner240.000$36kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yadiel Rivera230.000$36kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yhonathan Barrios230.000$33kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Reed220.084$33kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrian Houser220.000$33kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge López220.000$33kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Preston Guilmet271.034$4kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2015 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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