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Brewers MIL

202392–70 (0.568)Made Playoffs
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GM: Matt Arnold

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, 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
$134M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.568
TAB
+1.9
WAB
+11.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.5
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-6.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RWilliam Contreras108
BVictor Caratini58

1B

LRowdy Tellez76
BCarlos Santana⇄48
ROwen Miller35
RLuke Voit11
LJon Singleton⇄11
RMark Canha⇄6
RMike Brosseau4
BAbraham Toro2
RDarin Ruf⇄2
BVictor Caratini1

2B

LBrice Turang119
ROwen Miller42
RAndruw Monasterio32
RLuis Urías⇄20
RJahmai Jones2
RMike Brosseau1

3B

RBrian Anderson70
RAndruw Monasterio56
ROwen Miller23
RMike Brosseau20
RJosh Donaldson⇄14
BAbraham Toro4

SS

RWilly Adames147
LBrice Turang22
RAndruw Monasterio5

LF

LChristian Yelich122
RMark Canha⇄23
RTyrone Taylor21
BBlake Perkins12
ROwen Miller7
LJesse Winker2
RJoey Wiemer1
LSal Frelick1

CF

RJoey Wiemer121
LSal Frelick30
LGarrett Mitchell19
BBlake Perkins19
LRaimel Tapia⇄9
RTyrone Taylor8

RF

RTyrone Taylor60
LSal Frelick40
RBrian Anderson39
BBlake Perkins35
RJoey Wiemer13
RMark Canha⇄9
LJesse Winker4
ROwen Miller2

DH

LJesse Winker48
RWilliam Contreras33
LChristian Yelich20
LRowdy Tellez20
RMark Canha⇄11
RLuke Voit10
RDarin Ruf⇄9
RAndruw Monasterio4
ROwen Miller4
RJahmai Jones4
RBrian Anderson4
BCarlos Santana⇄4
RJosh Donaldson⇄3
BBlake Perkins2
RWilly Adames2
RMike Brosseau2
BVictor Caratini2
BAbraham Toro1
LSal Frelick1
RTyrone Taylor1

Starters

RCorbin Burnes3.4 WAR
RFreddy Peralta3.0 WAR
RAdrian Houser1.7 WAR
RBrandon Woodruff1.4 WAR
LWade Miley1.0 WAR
RTrevor Megill0.8 WAR
RColin Rea0.8 WAR
RJulio Teheran0.3 WAR
RJanson Junk0.1 WAR
LEric Lauer-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDevin Williams36 sv
RJoel Payamps27 h
RElvis Peguero21 h
LHoby Milner17 h
RAbner Uribe8 h
RBryse Wilson5 h
RTrevor Megill4 h
RPeter Strzelecki⇄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 2022)

PlayerfWAR
William Contreras5.8
Joel Payamps1.2
Sal Frelick1.1
Blake Perkins1.1
Wade Miley1.0
Joey Wiemer1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Hunter Renfroe2.4
Jace Peterson2.1
Omar Narváez1.3
Brad Boxberger0.7
Andrew McCutchen0.6
Josh Hader0.6

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 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Freddy Peralta 2020–2023 +9.6 +111.2 7.9 +103.3 $0.8M 1.36× Pre-arb extension · 2020–2024 · $3.1M AAV
William Contreras 2023 +5.8 +59.5 0.7 +58.8 $0.1M 1.28× Arbitration · 2026–2027 · $9.4M AAV
Corbin Burnes 2023 +3.4 +53.1 10.0 +43.1 $2.9M 1.96× Free Agent · 2025–2030 · $35.0M AAV
Christian Yelich 2023 +3.8 +54.0 26.0 +28.0 $6.9M 1.79× Extension · 2029–2029 · $26.9M AAV
Devin Williams 2023 +1.8 +28.2 3.4 +24.9 $1.9M 1.95× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $17.0M AAV
Willy Adames 2023 +3.4 +32.0 8.7 +23.3 $2.6M 1.18× Free Agent · 2025–2031 · $26.0M AAV
Adrian Houser 2023 +1.7 +20.6 3.6 +17.0 $2.1M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $11.0M AAV
Joel Payamps 2023 +1.2 +12.5 0.7 +11.8 $0.6M 1.34× –
Sal Frelick 2023 +1.1 +7.6 0.3 +7.3 $0.2M 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Blake Perkins 2023 +1.1 +7.1 0.5 +6.6 $0.5M 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tyrone Taylor 2023 +1.0 +6.8 0.7 +6.1 $0.7M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Joey Wiemer 2023 +1.0 +6.5 0.7 +5.8 $0.7M 0.83× –
Colin Rea 2023 +0.8 +6.1 0.6 +5.6 $0.7M 1.02× Extension · 2027–2027 · $6.5M AAV
Elvis Peguero 2023 +0.6 +6.1 0.7 +5.5 $1.1M 1.34× –
Wade Miley 2023 +1.0 +8.4 3.5 +4.9 $3.4M 1.02× –
Hoby Milner 2023 +1.0 +5.3 1.0 +4.3 $1.0M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Trevor Megill 2023 +0.8 +4.5 0.4 +4.1 $0.5M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.7M AAV
Owen Miller 2023 +0.9 +4.2 0.7 +3.5 $0.8M 0.56× –
Abner Uribe 2023 +0.6 +3.1 0.3 +2.8 $0.6M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Andruw Monasterio 2023 +0.6 +2.7 0.5 +2.2 $0.9M 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Mark Canha↔ 2023 +0.9 +6.2 4.1 +2.0 $4.5M 0.83× –
Victor Caratini 2023 +1.2 +4.8 2.8 +2.0 $2.4M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.0M AAV
Garrett Mitchell 2023 +0.3 +1.9 0.7 +1.2 $2.5M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Bryse Wilson 2023 +0.3 +1.7 0.7 +1.0 $2.3M 0.67× –
Julio Teheran 2023 +0.3 +2.5 1.5 +1.0 $4.9M 1.02× –
Peter Strzelecki↔ 2023 +0.3 +1.7 0.7 +1.0 $2.2M 0.67× –
Brandon Woodruff 2023 +1.4 +11.7 10.8 +0.9 $7.5M 1.02× Qualifying Offer · 2026–2026 · $22.0M AAV
Carlos Santana↔ 2023 +0.7 +3.2 2.4 +0.8 $3.4M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV
Thomas Pannone 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.5 $0.2M 0.67× –
Janson Junk 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.3M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
J.B. Bukauskas↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $1.8M 0.67× –
Thyago Vieira 2023 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.7M 0.67× –
Abraham Toro 2023 +0.2 +1.2 1.2 -0.1 $5.0M 0.58× –
Alex Claudio 2023 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $29.6M 0.67× –
Ethan Small 2023 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Jahmai Jones 2023 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Bennett Sousa↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Caleb Boushley 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Tyson Miller↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jake Cousins 2023 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Javy Guerra↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Brice Turang 2023 -0.1 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 – 0.56× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.2M AAV
Gus Varland↔ 2023 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brian Anderson 2023 +0.4 +1.7 3.5 -1.8 $9.7M 0.58× –
Clayton Andrews 2023 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Jon Singleton↔ 2023 -0.4 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Darin Ruf↔ 2023 -0.2 -0.9 1.6 -2.5 – 0.69× –
Raimel Tapia↔ 2023 -0.3 -1.9 0.6 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Luis Urías↔ 2023 -0.2 -0.8 1.8 -2.7 – 0.56× –
Mike Brosseau 2023 -0.5 -2.2 1.4 -3.6 – 0.58× –
Luke Voit 2023 -0.4 -2.0 2.0 -4.0 – 0.56× –
Andrew Chafin↔ 2023 -0.3 -2.7 1.7 -4.5 – 1.34× –
Matt Bush 2023 -0.7 -3.8 1.9 -5.7 – 0.67× –
Josh Donaldson↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.3 7.2 -6.9 $109.8M 0.58× –
Rowdy Tellez 2023 -0.7 -3.0 5.0 -7.9 – 0.56× –
Eric Lauer 2023 -0.9 -6.9 5.1 -12.0 – 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.4M AAV
Jesse Winker 2023 -0.8 -4.3 8.2 -12.6 – 0.69× –
J.C. Mejía 2023 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+41.1+441.3137.8+303.3—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 22 total.

2023 · NYM / MIL Jul 31, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$4.0M
Justin Jarvis
MIL · Matt Arnold −$4.0M
Mark Canha
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / TBR Apr 29, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander −$0.8M
Javy Guerra
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / MIL Jul 12, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.8M
Tyson Miller
MIL · Matt Arnold −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · SEA / MIL Jan 7, 2023
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$4.8M
Justin Topa
MIL · Matt Arnold −$4.8M
Joseph Hernandez
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / OAK Nov 15, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$37.6M
Chad Patrick
OAK · David Forst −$37.6M
Abraham Toro
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CLE / MIL Aug 31, 2023
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
Chris Roller
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / TBR Aug 1, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.8M
Evan McKendry
TBR · Erik Neander −$0.8M
Alex Jackson
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · OAK / MIL May 17, 2023
OAK · David Forst +$4.8M
Lucas Erceg
MIL · Matt Arnold −$4.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ARI / MIL Aug 1, 2023
ARI · Mike Hazen +$3.2M
Peter Strzelecki
MIL · Matt Arnold −$3.2M
Andrew Chafin
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / MIN Apr 30, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$22.4M
Trevor Megill
MIN · Derek Falvey −$22.4M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / PIT Jan 4, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
Bryse Wilson
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIN / MIL Jun 14, 2023
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.0M
Taylor Floyd
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / MIL Mar 15, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Victor Castaneda
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PHI / MIL Nov 14, 2023
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$1.6M
Hendry Mendez, Robert Moore
MIL · Matt Arnold −$1.6M
Oliver Dunn
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / KCR Dec 14, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
Taylor Clarke
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$0.0M
Ryan Brady, Cam Devanney
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CIN / MIL Apr 9, 2023
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · Matt Arnold −$0.8M
Bennett Sousa
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / CHW Aug 7, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Kenny Williams −$0.8M
Tyler Naquin
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / NYY Nov 17, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$21.6M
Jake Bauers
NYY · Brian Cashman −$21.6M
Brian Sanchez, Jace Avina
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / MIL Jul 27, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
Jhonny Severino
MIL · Matt Arnold −$0.8M
Carlos Santana
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · DET / MIL Nov 4, 2023
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Mark Canha
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
Blake Holub
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / NYM Dec 20, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.8M
Coleman Crow
NYM · Billy Eppler −$0.8M
Adrian Houser, Tyrone Taylor
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / BOS Aug 1, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$2.4M
Bradley Blalock
BOS · Chaim Bloom −$2.4M
Luis Urías
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$133.8M
2024 guaranteed
$29.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Christian Yelich319.069$26.0M$24.2M$24.1M$24.0M$23.9M$23.9M$20.0MMUTUAL
Josh Donaldson3710.158$7.2MFREE AGENT
Mark Canha347.092$4.1MFREE AGENT
Freddy Peralta274.090$3.7M$5.7M$8.1MCLUB$8.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Wade Miley3611.025$3.5MFREE AGENT
Brian Anderson306.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Carlos Santana3712.115$2.4MFREE AGENT
Luke Voit326.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Andrew Chafin338.020$1.7MFREE AGENT
Julio Teheran329.062$1.5MFREE AGENT
Alex Claudio316.092$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Brandon Woodruff304.161$10.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Corbin Burnes284.049$10.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Willy Adames274.105$8.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Winker295.080$8.2MFREE AGENT
Eric Lauer284.033$5.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rowdy Tellez284.004$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrian Houser304.010$3.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Devin Williams283.056$3.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Caratini295.051$2.8MFREE AGENT
Matt Bush374.132$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Urías263.120$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darin Ruf365.138$1.6MFREE AGENT
Mike Brosseau294.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Hoby Milner323.068$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raimel Tapia295.020$625kFREE AGENT
Colin Rea323.090$556kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Pannone294.002$15kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Abraham Toro262.149$1.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
William Contreras251.112$739kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyrone Taylor292.093$735kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryse Wilson252.036$733kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Owen Miller261.091$731kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Payamps292.027$730kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Mitchell240.040$724kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Peter Strzelecki280.081$707kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Wiemer240.000$666kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elvis Peguero260.073$650kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brice Turang230.000$635kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Perkins260.000$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andruw Monasterio260.000$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Megill291.074$387kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javy Guerra272.110$341kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abner Uribe230.000$329kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sal Frelick230.000$275kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.B. Bukauskas261.033$158kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Cousins281.090$105kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Thyago Vieira290.084$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gus Varland260.000$93kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jahmai Jones250.052$77kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bennett Sousa280.068$75kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyson Miller271.006$70kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Singleton310.167$64kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clayton Andrews260.000$54kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Janson Junk270.048$15kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ethan Small260.003$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Boushley290.000$8kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.C. Mejía26–—

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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