President of baseball ops: David Stearns
2019: made playoffs · 89–73. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Yelich | 27 | FA-elig | 130 | 6.6 | 9.8 | +12.0 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 30 | FA-elig | 153 | 5.7 | 16.0 | +2.8 |
| Brandon Woodruff | 26 | pre-arb | 27 | 3.8 | 0.6 | +11.8 |
| Mike Moustakas | 30 | FA-elig | 143 | 2.7 | 7.0 | +2.0 |
| Eric Thames | 32 | FA-elig | 149 | 2.3 | 6.0 | +1.6 |
| Josh Hader | 25 | pre-arb | 61 | 2.2 | 0.7 | +6.6 |
| Keston Hiura | 22 | – | 84 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +7.0 |
| Ryan Braun | 35 | FA-elig | 144 | 2.0 | 19.0 | -12.3 |
| Zach Davies | 26 | arb | 35 | 1.6 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Adrian Houser | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +4.3 |
| Lorenzo Cain | 33 | FA-elig | 148 | 1.4 | 15.0 | -10.3 |
| Manny Piña | 32 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.3 | 1.6 | +2.6 |
| Gio Gonzalez | 33 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.2 | 2.0 | +1.9 |
| Chase Anderson | 31 | arb | 33 | 1.1 | 6.5 | -3.0 |
| Freddy Peralta | 23 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.8 | 0.6 | +2.2 |
| Trent Grisham | 22 | – | 51 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +2.1 |
| Jordan Lyles↔ PIT | 28 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +1.5 |
| Drew Pomeranz↔ SFG | 30 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +1.5 |
| Ben Gamel | 27 | arb | 134 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +1.0 |
| Brent Suter | 29 | arb | 9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.9 |
| Jeremy Jeffress | 31 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.3 | 3.2 | -2.1 |
| Cory Spangenberg | 28 | arb | 32 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Junior Guerra | 34 | arb | 72 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -1.3 |
| Tyrone Taylor | 25 | – | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Jacob Nottingham | 24 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jhoulys Chacín↔ BOS | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | 0.1 | 5.1 | -4.8 |
| Taylor Williams | 27 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Tyler Austin↔ MIN | 27 | arb | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Donnie Hart↔ NYM | 28 | – | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jake Petricka | 31 | – | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Devin Williams | 24 | – | 13 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Matt Albers | 36 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.0 | 2.5 | -2.6 |
| Mauricio Dubón↔ SFG | 24 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Jay Jackson | 31 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Jacob Barnes↔ KCR | 29 | arb | 18 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Deolis Guerra | 30 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Aaron Wilkerson | 30 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| David Freitas↔ SEA | 30 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Jimmy Nelson | 30 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.2 | 3.7 | -4.3 |
| Jesús Aguilar↔ TBR | 29 | arb | 94 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Burch Smith↔ SFG | 29 | – | 7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Alex Claudio | 27 | arb | 83 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -2.0 |
| Jake Faria↔ TBR | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Alex Wilson | 32 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Corbin Burnes | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| Tyler Saladino | 29 | arb | 28 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| Ray Black↔ SFG | 29 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Hernán Pérez | 28 | FA-elig | 91 | -0.6 | 2.5 | -4.3 |
| Orlando Arcia | 24 | arb | 152 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -3.6 |
| Travis Shaw | 29 | arb | 86 | -1.2 | 4.7 | -8.6 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Yasmani Grandal | 5.7 |
| Keston Hiura | 2.2 |
| Trent Grisham | 0.7 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 0.7 |
| Ben Gamel | 0.5 |
| Cory Spangenberg | 0.3 |
| Player | 2018 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Wade Miley | 1.3 |
| Keon Broxton | 1.0 |
| Jonathan Villar | 0.7 |
| Domingo Santana | 0.7 |
| Curtis Granderson | 0.3 |
| Dan Jennings | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Braun | 35 | 11.129 | $19.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yasmani Grandal | 30 | 6.115 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lorenzo Cain | 33 | 7.074 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Moustakas | 30 | 7.111 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jhoulys Chacín | 31 | 8.054 | $5.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeremy Jeffress | 31 | 9.000 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Albers | 36 | 11.141 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gio Gonzalez | 33 | 9.162 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Manny Piña | 32 | 8.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Drew Pomeranz | 30 | 6.013 | $815k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jordan Lyles | 28 | 7.001 | $805k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Wilson | 32 | 6.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Yelich | 27 | 5.069 | $9.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chase Anderson | 31 | 4.146 | $6.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Eric Thames | 32 | 3.063 | $6.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Travis Shaw | 29 | 3.088 | $4.7M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jimmy Nelson | 30 | 4.107 | $3.7M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Zach Davies | 26 | 3.020 | $2.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Hernán Pérez | 28 | 4.079 | $2.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alex Claudio | 27 | 3.114 | $1.3M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Cory Spangenberg | 28 | 4.004 | $1.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tyler Saladino | 29 | 3.035 | $888k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jake Petricka | 31 | 4.157 | $58k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Guerra | 34 | 2.155 | $2.2M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Josh Hader | 25 | 1.115 | $688k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brent Suter | 29 | 1.161 | $568k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ben Gamel | 27 | 2.029 | $568k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Orlando Arcia | 24 | 2.047 | $566k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Freddy Peralta | 23 | 0.090 | $565k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Taylor Williams | 27 | 1.026 | $564k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Corbin Burnes | 24 | 0.086 | $563k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Woodruff | 26 | 0.161 | $561k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Freitas | 30 | 0.159 | $526k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jesús Aguilar | 29 | 2.082 | $457k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Adrian Houser | 26 | 0.031 | $451k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jay Jackson | 31 | 0.021 | $366k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Keston Hiura | 22 | 0.000 | $337k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jacob Barnes | 29 | 2.098 | $310k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Trent Grisham | 22 | 0.000 | $179k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Devin Williams | 24 | 0.000 | $134k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jacob Nottingham | 24 | 0.054 | $122k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Aaron Wilkerson | 30 | 0.026 | $122k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Austin | 27 | 1.159 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ray Black | 29 | 0.103 | $105k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyrone Taylor | 25 | 0.000 | $69k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jake Faria | 25 | 1.107 | $62k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Donnie Hart | 28 | 1.112 | $48k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Burch Smith | 29 | 2.051 | $39k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mauricio Dubón | 24 | 0.000 | $7k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Deolis Guerra | 30 | 1.144 | $6k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Brewers 2019; 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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