GM: Douglas Melvin
2008: made playoffs · 90–72. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC Sabathia↔ CLE | 27 | FA-elig | 17 | 5.0 | 5.3 | +6.0 |
| Ryan Braun | 24 | pre-arb | 151 | 4.5 | 0.5 | +9.9 |
| Ben Sheets | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 4.3 | 12.1 | -2.2 |
| J.J. Hardy | 25 | arb | 146 | 4.0 | 2.6 | +6.5 |
| Mike Cameron | 35 | FA-elig | 120 | 4.0 | 6.2 | +2.9 |
| Manny Parra | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.8 | 0.4 | +5.9 |
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | 25 | arb | 129 | 2.0 | 1.1 | +3.5 |
| Jason Kendall | 34 | FA-elig | 151 | 1.7 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Gabe Kapler | 32 | FA-elig | 96 | 1.7 | 0.8 | +3.0 |
| Prince Fielder | 24 | arb | 159 | 1.3 | 0.7 | +2.3 |
| Russell Branyan | 32 | – | 50 | 1.3 | – | – |
| Ray Durham↔ SFG | 36 | FA-elig | 41 | 1.1 | 2.4 | +0.1 |
| Dave Bush | 28 | arb | 32 | 1.0 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| Seth McClung | 27 | arb | 37 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +1.4 |
| Corey Hart | 26 | arb | 157 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Craig Counsell | 37 | FA-elig | 110 | 0.7 | 2.8 | -1.1 |
| Bill Hall | 28 | FA-elig | 128 | 0.7 | 4.9 | -3.3 |
| Carlos Villanueva | 24 | pre-arb | 47 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.1 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 22 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Mike Rivera | 31 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Brian Shouse | 39 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -1.1 |
| Gabe Gross↔ TBR | 28 | arb | 16 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.8 |
| Salomon Torres | 36 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.3 | 3.3 | -2.6 |
| Todd Coffey↔ CIN | 27 | arb | 9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Julian Tavarez↔ ATL | 35 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Mitch Stetter | 27 | – | 30 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tony Gwynn Jr. | 25 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Alcides Escobar | 21 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Guillermo Mota | 34 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.1 | 3.2 | -3.0 |
| Brad Nelson | 25 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mat Gamel | 22 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mark DiFelice | 31 | – | 15 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeff Suppan | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.0 | 8.2 | -8.2 |
| Zach Jackson↔ CLE | 25 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Joe Dillon | 32 | arb | 56 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Vinny Rottino | 28 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Hernan Iribarren | 24 | – | 12 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tim Dillard | 24 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Angel Salome | 22 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Lamb↔ MIN | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Laynce Nix | 27 | – | 10 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Derrick Turnbow | 30 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.4 | 3.4 | -4.2 |
| David Riske | 31 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.4 | 4.0 | -5.0 |
| Eric Gagne | 32 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.9 | 10.0 | -12.1 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| CC Sabathia | 5.0 |
| Mike Cameron | 4.0 |
| Jason Kendall | 1.7 |
| Gabe Kapler | 1.7 |
| Russell Branyan | 1.3 |
| Ray Durham | 1.1 |
| Player | 2007 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Francisco Cordero | 2.4 |
| Chris Capuano | 2.2 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 1.2 |
| Kevin Mench | 1.1 |
| Tony Graffanino | 0.8 |
| Matt Wise | 0.7 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheets | 29 | 7.000 | $12.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric Gagne | 32 | 9.000 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Suppan | 33 | 13.000 | $8.2M | $12.8M | $6.4M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Cameron | 35 | 13.000 | $6.2M | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| CC Sabathia | 27 | 7.000 | $5.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Hall | 28 | 6.000 | $4.9M | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jason Kendall | 34 | 12.000 | $4.2M | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David Riske | 31 | 9.000 | $4.0M | $4.2M | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Derrick Turnbow | 30 | 8.000 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Salomon Torres | 36 | 15.000 | $3.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Guillermo Mota | 34 | 9.000 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Craig Counsell | 37 | 13.000 | $2.8M | $1.0M | $2.1M | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ray Durham | 36 | 13.000 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Shouse | 39 | 15.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gabe Kapler | 32 | 10.000 | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Julian Tavarez | 35 | 15.000 | $518k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Lamb | 32 | 8.000 | $418k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Rivera | 31 | 7.000 | $395k | $415k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Russell Branyan | 32 | 10.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Hardy | 25 | 3.000 | $2.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dave Bush | 28 | 4.000 | $2.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | 25 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Seth McClung | 27 | 5.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Prince Fielder | 24 | 3.000 | $670k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Laynce Nix | 27 | 5.000 | $475k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Corey Hart | 26 | 4.000 | $444k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joe Dillon | 32 | 3.000 | $393k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Todd Coffey | 27 | 3.000 | $314k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Gabe Gross | 28 | 4.000 | $46k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Braun | 24 | 1.000 | $455k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Carlos Villanueva | 24 | 2.000 | $413k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Yovani Gallardo | 22 | 1.000 | $404k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tony Gwynn Jr. | 25 | 2.000 | $398k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Manny Parra | 25 | 1.000 | $392k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brad Nelson | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Zach Jackson | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mark DiFelice | 31 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alcides Escobar | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Angel Salome | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Mitch Stetter | 27 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mat Gamel | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Hernan Iribarren | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Vinny Rottino | 28 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tim Dillard | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Brewers 2008; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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