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Brewers MIL

202029–31 (0.483)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: David Stearns

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2020, 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
$96M
Surplus $M
+13
Win %
0.483
TAB
+10.0
WAB
-1.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
15.5
Dead money %
68%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-2.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2020 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LOmar Narváez39
RJacob Nottingham19
RManny Piña13

1B

BJustin Smoak⇄31
RJedd Gyorko30
LJace Peterson4
LLogan Morrison2
RRyon Healy2
LDaniel Vogelbach⇄1
RMark Mathias1
RRyan Braun1

2B

RKeston Hiura49
LBrock Holt⇄16
RLuis Urías10
LEric Sogard9
LJace Peterson3
RMark Mathias1

3B

LEric Sogard30
RLuis Urías30
RJedd Gyorko11
LJace Peterson4

SS

ROrlando Arcia57
RLuis Urías8
LEric Sogard7

LF

LChristian Yelich51
LJace Peterson4
RMark Mathias4
LEric Sogard2
RTyrone Taylor2
LBen Gamel1

CF

RAvisaíl García44
LBen Gamel11
RTyrone Taylor9
RLorenzo Cain5
RMark Mathias1
ROrlando Arcia1

RF

LBen Gamel27
RRyan Braun20
LJace Peterson13
RTyrone Taylor10
RMark Mathias8
RAvisaíl García5

DH

LDaniel Vogelbach⇄18
RRyan Braun16
RKeston Hiura10
LChristian Yelich7
LLogan Morrison6
RAvisaíl García3
RRyon Healy2
LEric Sogard2
RJedd Gyorko1
RMark Mathias1

Starters

RCorbin Burnes2.4 WAR
RBrandon Woodruff2.1 WAR
RFreddy Peralta0.8 WAR
RJosh Lindblom0.8 WAR
LBrent Suter0.7 WAR
LBrett Anderson0.6 WAR
RAdrian Houser0.4 WAR
LEric Lauer-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJosh Hader13 sv
RDevin Williams9 h
RFreddy Peralta3 h
LBrent Suter2 h
LAlex Claudio1 h
REric Yardley1 h
RCorey Knebel0 h
RDrew Rasmussen0 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 2019)

PlayerfWAR
Jedd Gyorko0.9
Josh Lindblom0.8
Daniel Vogelbach0.6
Brett Anderson0.6
Omar Narváez0.5
Avisaíl García0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2019)

Player2019 fWAR
Yasmani Grandal5.7
Mike Moustakas2.7
Eric Thames2.3
Zach Davies1.6
Gio Gonzalez1.2
Chase Anderson1.1

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 2020; everyone else is shown as a 2020 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Corbin Burnes 2020 +2.4 +28.8 0.2 +28.6 $0.1M 1.49× Free Agent · 2025–2030 · $35.0M AAV
Brandon Woodruff 2020 +2.1 +24.4 0.2 +24.1 $0.1M 1.49× Qualifying Offer · 2026–2026 · $22.0M AAV
Devin Williams 2020 +1.4 +7.4 0.2 +7.2 $0.2M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $17.0M AAV
Freddy Peralta 2020 +0.8 +4.5 0.4 +4.1 $0.5M 0.67× Pre-arb extension · 2020–2024 · $3.1M AAV
Josh Lindblom 2020 +0.8 +6.7 3.0 +3.6 $3.7M 1.02× –
Adrian Houser 2020 +0.4 +3.4 0.2 +3.2 $0.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $11.0M AAV
Jedd Gyorko 2020 +0.9 +3.8 1.0 +2.8 $1.2M 0.56× –
Brent Suter 2020 +0.7 +3.6 0.9 +2.7 $1.4M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Orlando Arcia 2020 +1.0 +4.7 2.2 +2.5 $2.3M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Jace Peterson 2020 +0.3 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.3M 0.83× –
Keston Hiura 2020 +0.5 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.5M 0.56× –
Jacob Nottingham 2020 +0.4 +1.8 0.1 +1.7 $0.3M 0.52× –
Tyrone Taylor 2020 +0.2 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.3M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Luis Urías 2020 +0.4 +1.7 0.2 +1.4 $0.6M 0.58× –
David Phelps↔ 2020 +0.3 +1.7 0.7 +1.0 $2.1M 0.67× –
Justin Topa 2020 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +1.0 $0.3M 0.67× –
Manny Piña 2020 +0.7 +2.7 1.9 +0.9 $2.8M 0.52× –
Mark Mathias 2020 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.2M 0.83× –
Eric Yardley 2020 +0.1 +0.7 0.6 +0.1 $4.5M 0.67× –
Ray Black 2020 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $51.9M 0.67× –
Drew Rasmussen 2020 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× Arb extension · 2025–2027 · $4.2M AAV
Angel Perdomo 2020 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Brett Anderson 2020 +0.6 +4.6 5.0 -0.4 $8.8M 1.02× –
Omar Narváez 2020 +0.5 +2.3 2.7 -0.5 $5.0M 0.52× –
Ben Gamel 2020 +0.1 +0.5 1.4 -0.9 $17.1M 0.83× –
J.P. Feyereisen 2020 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Bobby Wahl 2020 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Josh Hader 2020 +0.3 +3.0 4.1 -1.1 $14.4M 1.34× Free Agent · 2024–2028 · $19.0M AAV
Logan Morrison 2020 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.69× –
Alex Claudio 2020 +0.1 +0.5 1.8 -1.3 $19.1M 0.67× –
Eric Lauer 2020 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.4M AAV
Justin Grimm 2020 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Ryon Healy 2020 -0.1 -0.5 1.0 -1.5 – 0.56× –
Brock Holt↔ 2020 -0.2 -0.8 1.1 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Avisaíl García 2020 +0.4 +2.9 7.2 -4.4 $16.9M 0.83× –
Eric Sogard 2020 -0.1 -0.7 4.0 -4.7 – 0.58× –
Justin Smoak↔ 2020 -0.4 -1.7 3.7 -5.4 – 0.56× –
Corey Knebel 2020 -0.2 -1.1 5.1 -6.2 – 0.67× –
Christian Yelich 2020 +0.9 +5.7 12.5 -6.8 $14.5M 0.83× Extension · 2029–2029 · $26.9M AAV
Lorenzo Cain 2020 +0.2 +1.3 16.0 -14.7 $82.8M 0.83× –
Ryan Braun 2020 +0.2 +1.6 17.0 -15.4 $71.9M 0.83× –
Phil Bickford 2020 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
Daniel Vogelbach↔ 2020 +0.6 +3.5 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+15.4+118.195.8+18.3—

Trades

Every graded 2020 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2020 · MIL / PHI
MIL · David Stearns +$2.4M
Brandon Ramey, Juan Geraldo, Israel Puello
PHI · Ned Rice −$2.4M
David Phelps
MIL came out ahead by $2.4M
2020 · LAD / MIL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
Leo Crawford
Even trade
2020 · MIL / LAD
MIL · David Stearns +$0.8M
Leo Crawford
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Corey Knebel
MIL came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2020 payroll
$96.0M
2021 guaranteed
$15.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Ryan Braun3612.129$17.0MFREE AGENT
Lorenzo Cain348.074$16.0MFREE AGENT
Christian Yelich286.069$12.5M$14.0M$24.3M$24.3M$24.2M$24.1M$24.0M
Avisaíl García296.166$7.2MFREE AGENT
Brett Anderson3210.135$5.0MFREE AGENT
Eric Sogard347.134$4.0MFREE AGENT
Justin Smoak3310.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Manny Piña339.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Brock Holt326.052$1.1MFREE AGENT
Jedd Gyorko317.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
David Phelps337.156$682kFREE AGENT
Freddy Peralta241.090$448k$1.3M$2.5M$3.7M$5.7M$8.1MCLUB$8.0MCLUB
Justin Grimm316.153$199kFREE AGENT
Logan Morrison329.069$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Corey Knebel284.151$5.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Narváez283.089$2.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Arcia253.047$2.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Claudio284.114$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Gamel283.029$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryon Healy283.080$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jace Peterson304.033$100kARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Vogelbach274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Josh Hader262.115$4.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Lindblom331.151$3.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Suter302.161$950kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Yardley290.031$564kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Woodruff271.161$234kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keston Hiura230.114$216kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrian Houser271.010$215kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corbin Burnes251.049$211kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Urías231.052$211kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Devin Williams250.047$210kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray Black300.168$210kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Rasmussen240.000$143kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Feyereisen270.000$118kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Nottingham250.095$115kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Mathias250.000$84kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Lauer251.160$84kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyrone Taylor260.023$81kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Topa290.000$56kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Perdomo260.000$31kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Wahl282.040$22kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Bickford240.000$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2020 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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