GM: Matt Arnold
2023: made playoffs · 92–70. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Contreras | 25 | arb | 141 | 5.8 | 0.7 | +22.3 |
| Christian Yelich | 31 | FA-elig | 144 | 3.8 | 26.0 | -11.1 |
| Corbin Burnes | 28 | arb | 32 | 3.4 | 10.0 | +3.5 |
| Willy Adames | 27 | arb | 149 | 3.4 | 8.7 | +4.8 |
| Freddy Peralta | 27 | arb | 30 | 3.0 | 3.7 | +8.2 |
| Devin Williams | 28 | arb | 61 | 1.8 | 3.4 | +3.8 |
| Adrian Houser | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | 1.7 | 3.6 | +3.3 |
| Brandon Woodruff | 30 | FA-elig | 11 | 1.4 | 10.8 | -5.1 |
| Joel Payamps | 29 | arb | 69 | 1.2 | 0.7 | +3.9 |
| Victor Caratini | 29 | FA-elig | 62 | 1.2 | 2.8 | +1.8 |
| Sal Frelick | 23 | – | 57 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +4.2 |
| Blake Perkins | 26 | – | 67 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +3.7 |
| Wade Miley | 36 | FA-elig | 23 | 1.0 | 3.5 | +0.6 |
| Tyrone Taylor | 29 | arb | 81 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +3.3 |
| Hoby Milner | 32 | FA-elig | 73 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +2.9 |
| Joey Wiemer | 24 | – | 132 | 1.0 | 0.7 | +3.2 |
| Owen Miller | 26 | pre-arb | 90 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +3.0 |
| Mark Canha↔ NYM | 34 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.9 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Trevor Megill | 29 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +2.9 |
| Colin Rea | 32 | arb | 26 | 0.8 | 0.6 | +2.4 |
| Carlos Santana↔ PIT | 37 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.7 | 2.4 | +0.4 |
| Abner Uribe | 23 | – | 32 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +2.0 |
| Andruw Monasterio | 26 | – | 92 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.8 |
| Elvis Peguero | 26 | pre-arb | 59 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +1.6 |
| Brian Anderson | 30 | FA-elig | 96 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -2.1 |
| Bryse Wilson | 25 | arb | 53 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Peter Strzelecki↔ ARI | 28 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Julio Teheran | 32 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.3 |
| Garrett Mitchell | 24 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Abraham Toro | 26 | arb | 9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.3 |
| Thomas Pannone | 29 | – | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.4 |
| J.B. Bukauskas↔ SEA | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Josh Donaldson↔ NYY | 37 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.1 | 7.2 | -7.0 |
| Thyago Vieira | 29 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Janson Junk | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Alex Claudio | 31 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| J.C. Mejía | 26 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Ethan Small | 26 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jahmai Jones | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Bennett Sousa↔ HOU | 28 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Caleb Boushley | 29 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Tyson Miller↔ LAD | 27 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Brice Turang | 23 | – | 137 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
| Jake Cousins | 28 | – | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Javy Guerra↔ TBR | 27 | arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Darin Ruf↔ SFG | 36 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -2.3 |
| Luis Urías↔ BOS | 26 | arb | 20 | -0.2 | 1.8 | -2.6 |
| Andrew Chafin↔ ARI | 33 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -2.8 |
| Raimel Tapia↔ BOS | 29 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.8 |
| Gus Varland↔ LAD | 26 | – | 8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Clayton Andrews | 26 | – | 4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Jon Singleton↔ HOU | 31 | – | 11 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| Luke Voit | 32 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -3.7 |
| Mike Brosseau | 29 | arb | 29 | -0.5 | 1.4 | -3.3 |
| Rowdy Tellez | 28 | arb | 106 | -0.7 | 5.0 | -7.6 |
| Matt Bush | 37 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.7 | 1.9 | -4.7 |
| Jesse Winker | 29 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.8 | 8.2 | -11.3 |
| Eric Lauer | 28 | arb | 10 | -0.9 | 5.1 | -8.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| William Contreras | 5.8 |
| Joel Payamps | 1.2 |
| Sal Frelick | 1.1 |
| Blake Perkins | 1.1 |
| Wade Miley | 1.0 |
| Joey Wiemer | 1.0 |
| Player | 2022 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Hunter Renfroe | 2.4 |
| Jace Peterson | 2.1 |
| Omar Narváez | 1.3 |
| Brad Boxberger | 0.7 |
| Andrew McCutchen | 0.6 |
| Josh Hader | 0.6 |
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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Yelich | 31 | 9.069 | $26.0M | $24.2M | $24.1M | $24.0M | $23.9M | $23.9M | $20.0MMUTUAL |
| Josh Donaldson | 37 | 10.158 | $7.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Canha | 34 | 7.092 | $4.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Freddy Peralta | 27 | 4.090 | $3.7M | $5.7M | $8.1MCLUB | $8.0MCLUB | FREE AGENT | ||
| Wade Miley | 36 | 11.025 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Anderson | 30 | 6.000 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Santana | 37 | 12.115 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luke Voit | 32 | 6.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrew Chafin | 33 | 8.020 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Julio Teheran | 32 | 9.062 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Claudio | 31 | 6.092 | $100k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Woodruff | 30 | 4.161 | $10.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Corbin Burnes | 28 | 4.049 | $10.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Willy Adames | 27 | 4.105 | $8.7M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jesse Winker | 29 | 5.080 | $8.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric Lauer | 28 | 4.033 | $5.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rowdy Tellez | 28 | 4.004 | $5.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Adrian Houser | 30 | 4.010 | $3.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Devin Williams | 28 | 3.056 | $3.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Victor Caratini | 29 | 5.051 | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Bush | 37 | 4.132 | $1.9M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Luis Urías | 26 | 3.120 | $1.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Darin Ruf | 36 | 5.138 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Brosseau | 29 | 4.000 | $1.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Hoby Milner | 32 | 3.068 | $1.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Raimel Tapia | 29 | 5.020 | $625k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Colin Rea | 32 | 3.090 | $556k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Thomas Pannone | 29 | 4.002 | $15k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Toro | 26 | 2.149 | $1.2M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| William Contreras | 25 | 1.112 | $739k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tyrone Taylor | 29 | 2.093 | $735k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bryse Wilson | 25 | 2.036 | $733k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Owen Miller | 26 | 1.091 | $731k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joel Payamps | 29 | 2.027 | $730k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Garrett Mitchell | 24 | 0.040 | $724k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Peter Strzelecki | 28 | 0.081 | $707k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joey Wiemer | 24 | 0.000 | $666k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Elvis Peguero | 26 | 0.073 | $650k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brice Turang | 23 | 0.000 | $635k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Blake Perkins | 26 | 0.000 | $511k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andruw Monasterio | 26 | 0.000 | $492k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trevor Megill | 29 | 1.074 | $387k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Javy Guerra | 27 | 2.110 | $341k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Abner Uribe | 23 | 0.000 | $329k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sal Frelick | 23 | 0.000 | $275k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| J.B. Bukauskas | 26 | 1.033 | $158k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jake Cousins | 28 | 1.090 | $105k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Thyago Vieira | 29 | 0.084 | $97k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Gus Varland | 26 | 0.000 | $93k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jahmai Jones | 25 | 0.052 | $77k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bennett Sousa | 28 | 0.068 | $75k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyson Miller | 27 | 1.006 | $70k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jon Singleton | 31 | 0.167 | $64k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Clayton Andrews | 26 | 0.000 | $54k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Janson Junk | 27 | 0.048 | $15k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ethan Small | 26 | 0.003 | $12k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Caleb Boushley | 29 | 0.000 | $8k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| J.C. Mejía | 26 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Brewers 2023; 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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