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Brewers MIL

202286–76 (0.531)
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President of baseball ops: David Stearns · GM: Matt Arnold

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2022, 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
$131M
Surplus $M
+11
Win %
0.531
TAB
+6.2
WAB
+5.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.3
Dead money %
22%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2022 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BVictor Caratini90
LOmar Narváez83
RAlex Jackson4
RPedro Severino4
RMario Feliciano2

1B

LRowdy Tellez139
RKeston Hiura33
LJace Peterson5
RMike Brosseau3
RPedro Severino2
BVictor Caratini2
RHunter Renfroe1

2B

LKolten Wong131
RLuis Urías46
RKeston Hiura14
RMark Mathias⇄6
LJace Peterson3

3B

LJace Peterson86
RLuis Urías73
RMike Brosseau55
RPablo Reyes2

SS

RWilly Adames136
RLuis Urías24
RMike Brosseau4
RPablo Reyes3
LKolten Wong1

LF

LChristian Yelich115
RAndrew McCutchen31
RTyrone Taylor20
RKeston Hiura5
LJace Peterson3
REsteury Ruiz⇄2

CF

RTyrone Taylor84
RLorenzo Cain42
RJonathan Davis34
LGarrett Mitchell28
RAndrew McCutchen3
REsteury Ruiz⇄1

RF

RHunter Renfroe118
RTyrone Taylor23
RAndrew McCutchen19
LJace Peterson12

DH

RAndrew McCutchen82
LChristian Yelich36
RKeston Hiura26
LRowdy Tellez9
RHunter Renfroe7
RWilly Adames2
RPedro Severino2
LJace Peterson1
LKolten Wong1
LOmar Narváez1
RMike Brosseau1
RTyrone Taylor1
BVictor Caratini1

Starters

RCorbin Burnes4.6 WAR
RBrandon Woodruff3.6 WAR
RFreddy Peralta2.0 WAR
LEric Lauer1.1 WAR
RAdrian Houser1.0 WAR
LAaron Ashby0.9 WAR
LEthan Small-0.1 WAR
RChi Chi Gonzalez⇄-0.2 WAR
RJason Alexander-0.3 WAR
RMatt Bush⇄-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LTaylor Rogers⇄31 sv
RBrad Boxberger30 h
RDevin Williams26 h
LHoby Milner11 h
RTrevor Gott11 h
RPeter Strzelecki4 h
LBrent Suter1 h
LJosh Hader⇄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 2021)

PlayerfWAR
Hunter Renfroe2.4
Victor Caratini1.4
Garrett Mitchell0.8
Mike Brosseau0.6
Andrew McCutchen0.6
Jonathan Davis0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2021)

Player2021 fWAR
Avisaíl García2.3
Manny Piña1.8
Brett Anderson0.8
Eduardo Escobar0.7
Hunter Strickland0.3
Luke Maile0.2

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 2022; everyone else is shown as a 2022 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Corbin Burnes 2022 +4.6 +80.4 6.5 +73.9 $1.4M 2.19× Free Agent · 2025–2030 · $35.0M AAV
Freddy Peralta 2020–2022 +6.6 +75.5 4.2 +71.3 $0.6M 1.32× Pre-arb extension · 2020–2024 · $3.1M AAV
Brandon Woodruff 2022 +3.6 +62.4 6.8 +55.6 $1.9M 2.19× Qualifying Offer · 2026–2026 · $22.0M AAV
Willy Adames 2022 +4.4 +46.9 4.6 +42.3 $1.0M 1.32× Free Agent · 2025–2031 · $26.0M AAV
Devin Williams 2022 +2.2 +34.6 0.7 +33.9 $0.3M 1.95× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $17.0M AAV
Tyrone Taylor 2022 +2.1 +20.2 0.7 +19.4 $0.3M 1.22× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Hunter Renfroe 2022 +2.4 +23.5 7.7 +15.8 $3.2M 1.22× –
Luis Urías 2022 +2.4 +16.2 2.5 +13.7 $1.1M 0.85× –
Jace Peterson 2022 +2.1 +14.4 1.8 +12.6 $0.9M 0.85× –
Aaron Ashby 2022 +0.9 +7.6 0.7 +6.9 $0.7M 1.02× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2029 · $4.1M AAV
Kolten Wong 2022 +2.3 +15.3 8.5 +6.8 $3.6M 0.82× –
Eric Lauer 2022 +1.1 +8.8 2.4 +6.4 $2.2M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.4M AAV
Brad Boxberger 2022 +0.7 +8.0 1.8 +6.2 $2.3M 1.34× –
Adrian Houser 2022 +1.0 +8.4 2.4 +6.0 $2.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $11.0M AAV
Garrett Mitchell 2022 +0.8 +5.3 0.1 +5.2 $0.2M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Victor Caratini 2022 +1.4 +6.0 2.0 +4.0 $1.4M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.0M AAV
Jonathan Davis 2022 +0.6 +3.8 0.4 +3.4 $0.7M 0.83× –
Hoby Milner 2022 +0.7 +3.9 0.7 +3.2 $1.0M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Rowdy Tellez 2022 +1.1 +4.7 1.9 +2.7 $1.8M 0.56× –
Keston Hiura 2022 +0.7 +3.0 0.6 +2.4 $0.9M 0.56× –
Peter Strzelecki 2022 +0.4 +2.4 0.3 +2.1 $0.7M 0.67× –
Omar Narváez 2022 +1.3 +5.5 5.0 +0.5 $3.8M 0.52× –
Jake Cousins 2022 +0.2 +0.8 0.6 +0.3 $3.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Mario Feliciano 2022 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $1.3M 0.52× –
Pablo Reyes 2022 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.61× –
Mark Mathias↔ 2022 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.56× –
Justin Topa 2022 +0.0 +0.2 0.6 -0.4 $18.4M 0.67× –
Luke Barker 2022 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Connor Sadzeck 2022 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Alex Jackson 2022 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 – 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
José Ureña↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Ethan Small 2022 -0.1 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 1.02× –
Jandel Gustave 2022 -0.0 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Esteury Ruiz↔ 2022 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jake McGee↔ 2022 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Luis Perdomo 2022 -0.2 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Trevor Gott 2022 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Chi Chi González↔ 2022 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Pedro Severino 2022 +0.0 +0.2 1.9 -1.7 $41.4M 0.52× –
Miguel Sánchez 2022 -0.3 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Jason Alexander 2022 -0.3 -2.4 0.4 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Trevor Kelley 2022 -0.5 -2.6 0.2 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Taylor Rogers↔ 2022 -0.3 -3.4 0.1 -3.4 – 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Matt Bush↔ 2022 -0.3 -3.3 0.2 -3.5 – 1.34× –
Brent Suter 2022 -0.2 -0.9 2.7 -3.6 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Josh Hader↔ 2022 +0.6 +3.1 7.3 -4.2 $12.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2024–2028 · $19.0M AAV
Christian Yelich 2022 +2.2 +21.4 26.0 -4.6 $11.8M 1.22× Extension · 2029–2029 · $26.9M AAV
Andrew McCutchen 2022 +0.6 +3.2 8.5 -5.3 $14.5M 0.69× –
Lorenzo Cain 2022 -0.7 -4.5 18.0 -22.5 – 0.83× –
J.C. Mejía 2022 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Brosseau 2022 +0.6 +2.8 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+43.8+462.4132.5+327.1—

Trades

Every graded 2022 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 20 total.

2022 · TEX / MIL May 30, 2022
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
Jose Acosta
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / CLE Dec 14, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$1.6M
Owen Miller
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · BAL / MIL Jun 23, 2022
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
Patrick Dorrian
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / BOS Jul 25, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Chaim Bloom +$0.0M
Abraham Almonte
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · SFG / MIL Aug 2, 2022
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.0M
Tristan Peters
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
Trevor Rosenthal
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · PHI / MIL Apr 19, 2022
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Dustin Peterson
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / SEA Dec 2, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$0.8M
Jesse Winker, Abraham Toro
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$0.8M
Kolten Wong
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · TEX / MIL Aug 2, 2022
TEX · Jon Daniels +$8.8M
Antoine Kelly, Mark Mathias
MIL · David Stearns −$8.8M
Matt Bush
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · WSN / MIL Jul 16, 2022
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
Matt Lipka
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / SDP Apr 6, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$9.6M
Víctor Caratini
SDP · AJ Preller −$9.6M
Brett Sullivan, Korry Howell
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / ATL Aug 16, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Tyler White
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · DET / MIL Apr 13, 2022
DET · Sam Menzin +$0.0M
Jamie Westbrook
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / MIA Nov 10, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
Payton Henry
MIA · Kim Ng +$0.0M
Reminton Batista
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / ANA Sep 4, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ANA · Perry Minasian +$0.0M
Nash Walters
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · CLE / MIL Mar 13, 2022
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.8M
David Fry
MIL · David Stearns −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / MIA Apr 7, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$0.0M
Alex Jackson
MIA · Kim Ng +$0.0M
Hayden Cantrelle
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · TBR / MIL Nov 18, 2022
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · David Stearns −$0.8M
Javy Guerra
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · SDP / MIL Aug 1, 2022
SDP · AJ Preller +$4.0M
Josh Hader
MIL · David Stearns −$4.0M
Dinelson Lamet, Robert Gasser, Esteury Ruiz, Taylor Rogers
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / ANA Nov 23, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$4.8M
Janson Junk, Elvis Peguero, Adam Seminaris
ANA · Perry Minasian −$4.8M
Hunter Renfroe
Too soon to call unsettled
2022 · MIL / OAK / ATL Dec 12, 2022
MIL · David Stearns +$139.2M
Justin Yeager, William Contreras, Joel Payamps
OAK · Billy Beane −$15.2M
Esteury Ruiz, Royber Salinas, Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok, Manny Piña
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$124.0M
Sean Murphy
Too soon to call 3-teamunsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2022 payroll
$130.9M
2023 guaranteed
$28.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Christian Yelich308.069$26.0M$24.3M$24.2M$24.1M$24.0M$23.9M$23.9M
Lorenzo Cain3612.000$18.0MFREE AGENT
Kolten Wong318.045$8.5MFREE AGENT
Andrew McCutchen3512.123$8.5MFREE AGENT
Freddy Peralta263.090$2.5M$3.7M$5.7M$8.1MCLUB$8.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Brad Boxberger348.033$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jake McGee3512.000$429kFREE AGENT
José Ureña306.040$238kFREE AGENT
Chi Chi González307.000$59kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Hunter Renfroe304.165$7.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Hader284.115$7.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Woodruff293.161$6.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corbin Burnes273.049$6.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Narváez305.089$5.0MFREE AGENT
Willy Adames263.105$4.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Suter324.161$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Lauer273.033$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrian Houser293.010$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Caratini284.051$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rowdy Tellez273.004$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Severino284.099$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jace Peterson325.142$1.8MFREE AGENT
Trevor Gott293.057$725kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jandel Gustave293.027$675kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Perdomo294.072$473kARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Bush363.132$206kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Rogers315.145$91kFREE AGENT
Connor Sadzeck303.031$46kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Brosseau283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2022202320242025202620272028
Luis Urías252.120$2.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Devin Williams272.056$714kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyrone Taylor281.093$711kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hoby Milner312.068$705kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Ashby240.046$704kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keston Hiura252.029$593kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Topa311.058$571kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Cousins270.105$571kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Miguel Sánchez280.087$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Jackson261.076$496kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Alexander290.000$392kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Davis301.147$377kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Peter Strzelecki270.000$304kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Kelley290.092$177kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Mitchell230.000$150kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mario Feliciano230.002$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Mathias271.081$38kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Barker30–$38k
Pablo Reyes281.051$35kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Esteury Ruiz230.000$14kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ethan Small250.000$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.C. Mejía25–—

Graphs

How each 2022 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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