Rosternomics
Matt Arnold

Matt Arnold

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Succeeded David Stearns atop Milwaukee's baseball operations and has kept the small-market Brewers a perennial NL Central contender.

6 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs4
Record502–370
Win %0.576
+67.6WAB — wins above budget10th/195 execs
+45.0Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)21st/195 execs
1.74Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)33rd/195 execs
+51.7WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)9th/195 execs
+222Roster surplus $M6th/195 execs

How the roster was sourced

Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+41.8
Trade+22.2
Free agency-11.9
Rule 5 / minor draft+2.5
Sourcing mix: 41% draft · 13% FA · 44% trade · 2% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Brewers GM 2021–present 5 +67.6 +13.51 +45.0 +51.7 +41.8 +22.2 -11.9 +2.5 1.74 0.576 4 +222
Career total (1985+ data) 6 +67.6 +45.0 +51.7 +41.8 +22.2 -11.9 +2.5 1.74 0.576 4 +222

Players acquired — 97 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
William Contreras C MIL Trade 2022 +16.4
Brice Turang 2B MIL Draft 2023 +9.6
Jackson Chourio OF MIL Draft 2024 +7.8
Sal Frelick OF MIL Draft 2023 +6.0
Kolten Wong 2B MIL Free agency 2021 +4.9
Joey Ortiz 3B/SS MIL Trade 2024 +4.8
Jacob Misiorowski P MIL Draft 2025 +4.5
Trevor Megill P MIL Trade 2023 +4.3
Garrett Mitchell OF MIL Draft 2022 +4.0
Chad Patrick P MIL Trade 2023 +3.5
Víctor Caratini C MIL Trade 2022 +2.6
Caleb Durbin 3B MIL Trade 2024 +2.6
Tobias Myers P MIL Rule 5 2024 +2.5
Abner Uribe P MIL Draft 2023 +2.5
Isaac Collins OF MIL Draft 2024 +2.4
Hunter Renfroe OF MIL Trade 2021 +2.4
Jake Bauers 1B/OF MIL Free agency 2025 +2.2
Blake Perkins OF MIL Draft 2023 +2.2
Jared Koenig P MIL Free agency 2023 +1.9
Quinn Priester P MIL Trade 2025 +1.9
Joel Payamps P MIL Trade 2022 +1.7
Brad Boxberger P MIL Free agency 2021 +1.6
Logan Henderson P MIL Draft 2025 +1.6
Colin Rea P MIL Free agency 2021 +1.5
Rhys Hoskins 1B MIL Free agency 2024 +1.1
Andruw Monasterio 2B/3B MIL Draft 2023 +1.0
Joey Wiemer OF MIL Draft 2023 +1.0
Joe Ross P MIL Free agency 2023 +0.9
Jose Quintana P MIL Free agency 2025 +0.8
Bryan Hudson P MIL Trade 2024 +0.7
Gary Sánchez C MIL Free agency 2024 +0.7
Jonathan Davis OF MIL Free agency 2021 +0.6
Shane Drohan P MIL Trade 2026 +0.6
Robert Gasser P MIL Trade 2022 +0.6
Eric Haase C MIL Free agency 2023 +0.6
Andrew McCutchen OF MIL Free agency 2022 +0.6
Owen Miller 1B/2B MIL Trade 2022 +0.6
Grant Anderson P MIL Trade 2025 +0.5
Brian Anderson 3B/OF MIL Free agency 2023 +0.4
Peter Strzelecki P MIL Draft 2022 +0.4
David Hamilton 2B/SS MIL Trade 2026 +0.3
Brandon Lockridge OF MIL Trade 2025 +0.3
Pablo Reyes OF MIL Free agency 2021 +0.3
Julio Teherán P MIL Free agency 2023 +0.3
Jake Cousins P MIL Trade 2021 +0.2
Coleman Crow P MIL Trade 2023 +0.2
Rob Zastryzny P MIL Free agency 2023 +0.2
Jake Bauers 1B/OF MIL Trade 2023 +0.1
Steward Berroa OF MIL Trade 2025 +0.1
Tyler Black 1B/DH MIL Draft 2024 +0.1
Derek Fisher OF MIL Trade 2021 +0.1
Brian Fitzpatrick P MIL Draft 2026 +0.1
Kevin Herget P MIL Free agency 2024 +0.1
Easton McGee P MIL Free agency 2023 +0.1
Thomas Pannone P MIL Free agency 2022 +0.1
Thyago Vieira P MIL Free agency 2023 +0.1
Bryse Wilson P MIL Trade 2023 +0.1
Jake Woodford P MIL Trade 2026 +0.1
John Axford P MIL Trade 2021 -0.0
Blaine Hardy P MIL Free agency 2021 +0.0
Alex Jackson C MIL Trade 2022 -0.0
Jahmai Jones DH/OF MIL Free agency 2023 -0.0
James Meeker P MIL Draft 2024 -0.0
Jeferson Quero C MIL Draft 2026 +0.0
Carlos Rodriguez P MIL Draft 2024 +0.0
Chris Roller OF MIL Trade 2023 -0.0
Drew Rom P MIL Free agency 2025 +0.0
Pedro Severino C MIL Free agency 2021 +0.0
Patrick Weigel P MIL Trade 2021 -0.0
Rob Zastryzny P MIL Trade 2025 -0.0
Luke Barker P MIL Draft 2022 -0.1
Caleb Boushley P MIL Draft 2023 -0.1
Trevor Gott P MIL Free agency 2021 -0.1
Jandel Gustave P MIL Trade 2021 -0.1
Dallas Keuchel P MIL Trade 2024 -0.1
J. C. Mejía P MIL Trade 2021 -0.1
Connor Sadzeck P MIL Free agency 2021 -0.1
Ethan Small P MIL Draft 2022 -0.1
Craig Yoho P MIL Draft 2025 -0.1
Jordan Zimmermann P MIL Free agency 2021 -0.1
Oliver Dunn 3B MIL Trade 2023 -0.2
Brewer Hicklen OF MIL Free agency 2023 -0.2
Luis Perdomo P MIL Free agency 2021 -0.2
Anthony Seigler 3B MIL Draft 2025 -0.2
Connor Thomas P MIL Draft 2025 -0.2
Bruce Zimmermann P MIL Free agency 2024 -0.2
Jason Alexander P MIL Draft 2022 -0.3
Clayton Andrews P MIL Draft 2023 -0.3
Zack Godley P MIL Free agency 2021 -0.3
Greg Jones OF MIL Free agency 2025 -0.4
Daniel Robertson 2B/3B/SS MIL Free agency 2021 -0.4
Luke Voit 1B/DH MIL Free agency 2023 -0.4
Trevor Kelley P MIL Free agency 2021 -0.5
Matt Bush P MIL Trade 2022 -0.7
Luis Rengifo 2B/3B MIL Free agency 2026 -0.7
Jesse Winker OF MIL Trade 2022 -0.8
Jackie Bradley OF MIL Free agency 2021 -1.7

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.