GM: Douglas Melvin
2011: made playoffs · 96–66. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Braun | 27 | arb | 150 | 7.1 | 4.3 | +13.0 |
| Jonathan Lucroy | 25 | pre-arb | 136 | 6.0 | 0.4 | +14.4 |
| Prince Fielder | 27 | FA-elig | 162 | 4.7 | 15.5 | -4.0 |
| Corey Hart | 29 | FA-elig | 130 | 3.7 | 6.8 | +2.3 |
| Nyjer Morgan | 30 | arb | 119 | 3.7 | 0.5 | +8.5 |
| Zack Greinke | 27 | FA-elig | 29 | 3.4 | 13.5 | -5.3 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 25 | arb | 33 | 3.3 | 3.5 | +4.6 |
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | 28 | FA-elig | 118 | 3.3 | 4.5 | +3.6 |
| Shaun Marcum | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.0 | 4.0 | +3.5 |
| Randy Wolf | 34 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.3 | 9.5 | -3.8 |
| Carlos Gómez | 25 | arb | 94 | 2.2 | 1.5 | +3.8 |
| John Axford | 28 | pre-arb | 74 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +3.3 |
| Chris Narveson | 29 | arb | 30 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +3.2 |
| Kameron Loe | 29 | FA-elig | 72 | 1.0 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Marco Estrada | 27 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| Francisco Rodríguez↔ NYM | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.7 | 5.2 | -3.5 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 38 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -2.6 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr.↔ WSN | 35 | FA-elig | 45 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.9 |
| Craig Counsell | 40 | FA-elig | 107 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.3 |
| George Kottaras | 28 | arb | 49 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Takashi Saito | 41 | arb | 30 | 0.2 | 1.8 | -1.2 |
| Tim Dillard | 27 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Taylor Green | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Logan Schafer | 24 | – | 8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Mark Kotsay | 35 | FA-elig | 104 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Mike McClendon | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Brandon Boggs | 28 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Sean Green | 32 | arb | 14 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Frankie De La Cruz | 27 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Rivera | 34 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Josh Wilson↔ ARI | 30 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Martín Maldonado | 24 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Fiers | 26 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Eric Farris | 25 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Mark DiFelice | 34 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brandon Kintzler | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Brett Carroll | 28 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Zach Braddock | 23 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 29 | FA-elig | 152 | -0.1 | 4.3 | -4.7 |
| Sergio Mitre↔ NYY | 30 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Mitch Stetter | 30 | arb | 16 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Jeremy Reed | 30 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Daniel Herrera↔ NYM | 26 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Casey McGehee | 28 | arb | 155 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Wil Nieves | 33 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| Mat Gamel | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.5 |
| Felipe Lopez↔ TBR | 31 | – | 16 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Erick Almonte | 33 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -2.1 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Nyjer Morgan | 3.7 |
| Zack Greinke | 3.4 |
| Shaun Marcum | 3.0 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 0.7 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 0.7 |
| Takashi Saito | 0.2 |
| Player | 2010 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jim Edmonds | 2.4 |
| Gregg Zaun | 1.3 |
| Lorenzo Cain | 1.2 |
| Joe Inglett | 0.5 |
| Alcides Escobar | 0.4 |
| Chris Capuano | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 27 | 6.057 | $13.5M | $8.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Randy Wolf | 34 | 11.115 | $9.5M | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Francisco Rodríguez | 29 | 7.150 | $5.2M | $8.0M | $655k | $3.2M | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 38 | 14.054 | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Craig Counsell | 40 | 13.037 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Kotsay | 35 | 13.018 | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 35 | 13.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeremy Reed | 30 | 8.000 | $550k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Felipe Lopez | 31 | 8.027 | $91k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Rivera | 34 | 10.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Fielder | 27 | 5.068 | $15.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Corey Hart | 29 | 5.038 | $6.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | 28 | 5.131 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yuniesky Betancourt | 29 | 5.067 | $4.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Braun | 27 | 3.129 | $4.3M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Shaun Marcum | 29 | 4.128 | $4.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Yovani Gallardo | 25 | 3.108 | $3.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Takashi Saito | 41 | 5.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Gómez | 25 | 3.141 | $1.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kameron Loe | 29 | 3.133 | $1.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Sean Green | 32 | 4.160 | $875k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Wil Nieves | 33 | 4.092 | $775k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Sergio Mitre | 30 | 5.132 | $762k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Wilson | 30 | 3.047 | $652k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mark DiFelice | 34 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Frankie De La Cruz | 27 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brandon Boggs | 28 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Daniel Herrera | 26 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey McGehee | 28 | 2.028 | $478k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nyjer Morgan | 30 | 2.120 | $472k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| John Axford | 28 | 0.170 | $442k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Narveson | 29 | 1.102 | $442k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| George Kottaras | 28 | 2.021 | $440k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mitch Stetter | 30 | 1.146 | $427k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Zach Braddock | 23 | 1.058 | $424k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jonathan Lucroy | 25 | 0.136 | $424k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Erick Almonte | 33 | 0.165 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Taylor Green | 24 | 0.124 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Kintzler | 26 | 0.027 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike McClendon | 26 | 0.086 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Eric Farris | 25 | 0.002 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mat Gamel | 25 | 1.045 | $414k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tim Dillard | 27 | 0.064 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Logan Schafer | 24 | 0.000 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Marco Estrada | 27 | 1.035 | $414k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Martín Maldonado | 24 | 0.000 | $63k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brett Carroll | 28 | 2.068 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Fiers | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Brewers 2011; 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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