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Brewers MIL

202195–67 (0.586)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: David Stearns · GM: Matt Arnold

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2021, 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
+40
Win %
0.586
TAB
+10.6
WAB
+16.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.5
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-7.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2021 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LOmar Narváez111
RManny Piña65
RLuke Maile12
RJacob Nottingham⇄3
RMario Feliciano1

1B

LRowdy Tellez⇄65
LDaniel Vogelbach59
RKeston Hiura49
LJace Peterson26
BEduardo Escobar⇄7
RDaniel Robertson3

2B

LKolten Wong113
LJace Peterson35
RLuis Urías25
RDaniel Robertson9
RKeston Hiura7
RTim Lopes3
RPablo Reyes2
LOmar Narváez1

3B

RLuis Urías68
LTravis Shaw⇄48
BEduardo Escobar⇄41
RPablo Reyes28
RDaniel Robertson24
LJace Peterson11
ROrlando Arcia⇄3

SS

RWilly Adames⇄98
RLuis Urías68
RDaniel Robertson8
RPablo Reyes2
LJace Peterson1

LF

LChristian Yelich107
RTyrone Taylor37
LJackie Bradley Jr.14
LJace Peterson11
LDerek Fisher1
RKeston Hiura1
RPablo Reyes1

CF

LJackie Bradley Jr.89
RLorenzo Cain70
RTyrone Taylor16
RAvisaíl García1

RF

RAvisaíl García121
RTyrone Taylor29
LJace Peterson17
LJackie Bradley Jr.17
LDerek Fisher2
LCorey Ray1
LChristian Yelich1

DH

LChristian Yelich4
LDaniel Vogelbach3
LOmar Narváez1
RPablo Reyes1
RWilly Adames⇄1

Starters

RCorbin Burnes7.6 WAR
RBrandon Woodruff4.7 WAR
RFreddy Peralta3.8 WAR
LEric Lauer2.0 WAR
RAdrian Houser1.5 WAR
LBrett Anderson0.8 WAR
LBrent Suter0.5 WAR
LAaron Ashby0.4 WAR
RAlec Bettinger-0.2 WAR
RZack Godley-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJosh Hader34 sv
RBrad Boxberger23 h
RDevin Williams23 h
LBrent Suter9 h
RJake Cousins7 h
RHunter Strickland⇄4 h
RMiguel Sanchez0 h
RJ.P. Feyereisen⇄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 2020)

PlayerfWAR
Willy Adames3.2
Kolten Wong2.6
Brad Boxberger0.8
Eduardo Escobar0.7
Aaron Ashby0.4
Hunter Strickland0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2020)

Player2020 fWAR
Jedd Gyorko0.9
David Phelps0.3
Alex Claudio0.1
Ben Gamel0.1
Ray Black0.0
Ryon Healy-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 2021; everyone else is shown as a 2021 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Corbin Burnes 2021 +7.6 +151.9 0.6 +151.3 $0.1M 2.50× Free Agent · 2025–2030 · $35.0M AAV
Brandon Woodruff 2021 +4.7 +82.8 3.3 +79.5 $0.7M 2.19× Qualifying Offer · 2026–2026 · $22.0M AAV
Freddy Peralta 2020–2021 +4.7 +52.2 1.7 +50.5 $0.4M 1.23× Pre-arb extension · 2020–2024 · $3.1M AAV
Josh Hader 2021 +2.6 +53.3 6.7 +46.6 $2.6M 2.57× Free Agent · 2024–2028 · $19.0M AAV
Willy Adames↔ 2021 +3.2 +29.9 0.3 +29.6 $0.1M 1.18× Free Agent · 2025–2031 · $26.0M AAV
Eric Lauer 2021 +2.0 +23.7 0.5 +23.3 $0.2M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.4M AAV
Omar Narváez 2021 +2.8 +22.1 2.5 +19.6 $0.9M 1.00× –
Adrian Houser 2021 +1.5 +18.1 0.6 +17.5 $0.4M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $11.0M AAV
Luis Urías 2021 +2.4 +16.1 0.6 +15.5 $0.2M 0.85× –
Kolten Wong 2021 +2.6 +22.4 7.5 +14.9 $2.9M 1.07× –
Devin Williams 2021 +1.4 +14.7 0.7 +14.0 $0.5M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $17.0M AAV
Avisaíl García 2021 +2.3 +22.3 10.8 +11.5 $4.7M 1.22× –
Manny Piña 2021 +1.8 +10.9 1.6 +9.2 $0.9M 0.76× –
Brad Boxberger 2021 +0.8 +8.7 0.1 +8.6 $0.1M 1.34× –
Tyrone Taylor 2021 +1.3 +8.8 0.5 +8.3 $0.4M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Brett Anderson 2021 +0.8 +6.1 2.5 +3.6 $3.3M 1.02× –
Brent Suter 2021 +0.5 +5.0 1.6 +3.5 $3.3M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Jace Peterson 2021 +0.8 +3.6 0.6 +3.1 $0.7M 0.56× –
Aaron Ashby 2021 +0.4 +2.1 0.1 +2.0 $0.3M 0.67× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2029 · $4.1M AAV
Hunter Strickland↔ 2021 +0.3 +1.8 0.4 +1.5 $1.0M 0.67× –
Rowdy Tellez↔ 2021 +0.3 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $0.5M 0.56× –
Pablo Reyes 2021 +0.3 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $1.0M 0.58× –
Luke Maile 2021 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.7M 0.52× –
Jake Cousins 2021 +0.2 +0.9 0.3 +0.6 $1.8M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Trevor Richards↔ 2021 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Eduardo Escobar↔ 2021 +0.7 +3.0 2.5 +0.5 $3.9M 0.58× –
J.P. Feyereisen↔ 2021 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.3M 0.67× –
Blaine Hardy 2021 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.7M 0.67× –
Drew Rasmussen↔ 2021 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.6M 0.67× Arb extension · 2025–2027 · $4.2M AAV
Mario Feliciano 2021 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.1M 0.52× –
Derek Fisher 2021 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $4.5M 0.83× –
Jacob Nottingham↔ 2021 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $2.7M 0.52× –
Corey Ray 2021 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.83× –
Ryan Weber↔ 2021 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $18.0M 0.67× –
Patrick Weigel 2021 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Billy McKinney↔ 2021 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Colin Rea 2021 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× Extension · 2027–2027 · $6.5M AAV
John Axford 2021 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Phil Bickford↔ 2021 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jandel Gustave 2021 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Jordan Zimmermann 2021 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Orlando Arcia↔ 2021 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Alec Bettinger 2021 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Miguel Sánchez 2021 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Sal Romano↔ 2021 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Justin Topa 2021 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Daniel Vogelbach 2021 -0.1 -0.2 1.4 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Angel Perdomo 2021 -0.2 -1.2 0.5 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Hoby Milner 2021 -0.2 -1.1 0.6 -1.7 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
John Curtiss↔ 2021 -0.3 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Eric Yardley 2021 -0.4 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Lorenzo Cain 2021 +1.5 +14.7 17.0 -2.3 $11.3M 1.22× –
Zack Godley 2021 -0.3 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 1.02× –
Daniel Robertson 2021 -0.4 -1.7 0.9 -2.6 – 0.58× –
Travis Shaw↔ 2021 -0.5 -2.2 1.0 -3.2 – 0.58× –
Daniel Norris↔ 2021 -0.4 -2.3 1.1 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Keston Hiura 2021 -0.8 -3.5 0.3 -3.9 – 0.56× –
Christian Yelich 2021 +1.4 +9.4 14.0 -4.6 $9.9M 0.83× Extension · 2029–2029 · $26.9M AAV
Josh Lindblom 2021 -0.3 -1.8 3.0 -4.8 – 0.67× –
Jackie Bradley Jr. 2021 -1.7 -11.4 6.5 -17.9 – 0.83× –
Tim Lopes 2021 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+42.5+551.496.4+456.2—

Trades

Every graded 2021 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

2021 · MIL / TBR
MIL · David Stearns +$45.6M
Trevor Richards, Willy Adames
TBR · Erik Neander −$45.6M
Drew Rasmussen, J. P. Feyereisen
MIL came out ahead by $45.6M
2021 · MIL / BOS
MIL · David Stearns +$21.6M
Hunter Renfroe
BOS · Chaim Bloom −$21.6M
Jackie Bradley, Alex Binelas, David Hamilton
MIL came out ahead by $21.6M
2021 · TBR / MIL
TBR · Erik Neander +$1.6M
Evan Reifert
MIL · David Stearns −$1.6M
Mike Brosseau
TBR came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · PIT / MIL
PIT · Ben Cherington +$1.6M
Samuel Escudero
MIL · David Stearns −$1.6M
Troy Stokes, Jandel Gustave
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · MIL / ARI
MIL · David Stearns +$6.4M
Eduardo Escobar
ARI · Mike Hazen −$6.4M
Alberto Ciprian, Cooper Hummel
MIL came out ahead by $6.4M
2021 · DET / MIL
DET · Al Avila +$43.2M
Reese Olson
MIL · David Stearns −$43.2M
Daniel Norris
DET came out ahead by $43.2M
2021 · MIA / MIL
MIA · Kim Ng +$1.6M
Payton Henry
MIL · David Stearns −$1.6M
John Curtiss
MIA came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · NYM / MIL
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$2.4M
Billy McKinney
MIL · David Stearns −$2.4M
Pedro Quintana
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2021 · PIT / MIL
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Nathan Kirby
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
Kevin Kramer
Even trade
2021 · CLE / MIL
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · David Stearns −$1.6M
J. C. Mejía
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · ATL / MIL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$10.4M
Orlando Arcia
MIL · David Stearns −$10.4M
Chad Sobotka, Patrick Weigel
ATL came out ahead by $10.4M
2021 · TOR / MIL
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Paxton Schultz
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
Derek Fisher
Even trade
2021 · TOR / MIL
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$4.0M
Trevor Richards, Bowden Francis
MIL · David Stearns −$4.0M
Rowdy Tellez
TOR came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2021 payroll
$95.6M
2022 guaranteed
$26.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Lorenzo Cain358.099$17.0MFREE AGENT
Christian Yelich297.069$14.0M$24.3M$24.3M$24.2M$24.1M$24.0M$23.9M
Avisaíl García307.167$10.8MFREE AGENT
Kolten Wong307.045$7.5MFREE AGENT
Jackie Bradley Jr.318.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Eduardo Escobar328.128$2.5MFREE AGENT
Brett Anderson3311.135$2.5MFREE AGENT
Manny Piña3410.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Freddy Peralta252.090$1.2M$2.5M$3.7M$5.7M$8.1MCLUB$8.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
John Axford388.118$339kFREE AGENT
Jordan Zimmermann3512.000$100kFREE AGENT
Brad Boxberger337.033$100kFREE AGENT
Zack Godley316.000$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Josh Hader273.115$6.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Narváez294.089$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Suter313.161$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Vogelbach285.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Daniel Norris285.073$1.1MFREE AGENT
Travis Shaw315.053$1.0MFREE AGENT
Daniel Robertson273.029$900kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jace Peterson314.149$570kARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Strickland325.033$350kFREE AGENT
Orlando Arcia264.047$222kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Maile304.099$142kARB 3FREE AGENT
Blaine Hardy344.108$28kARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Rea303.085$15kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (35)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Brandon Woodruff282.161$3.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Lindblom342.151$3.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Devin Williams261.056$681kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corbin Burnes262.049$608kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrian Houser282.010$584kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Urías241.120$575kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hoby Milner302.015$570kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Topa300.050$521kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyrone Taylor270.098$472kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Perdomo270.028$463kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Lauer262.057$451kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Cousins260.000$319kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keston Hiura241.114$317kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willy Adames252.105$305kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pablo Reyes270.127$279kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jandel Gustave282.096$261kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Sánchez270.000$261kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Fisher272.061$260kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Yardley301.040$233kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Nottingham261.026$192kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Rasmussen250.128$180kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Feyereisen280.108$160kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rowdy Tellez262.012$151kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Weber302.138$143kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Ashby230.000$138kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy McKinney261.107$79kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Richards282.098$78kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alec Bettinger25–$64k
Patrick Weigel260.011$58kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Curtiss281.045$55kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Ray261.004$9kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sal Romano272.125$7kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Bickford250.008$7kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mario Feliciano220.000$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Lopes27–—

Graphs

How each 2021 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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