2006
Team Information
Overall Record: 79-89, .488 PCT
GB: 5.0 of Chicago (N)
Division: 3rd Place
Wild Card: 6th Place
Home Record: 41-40, .506 PCT
Road Record: 38-43, .469 PCT
Xtras: 10-2, .833 PCT
1-run: 18-15, .545 PCT
LH SP: 22-20, .524 PCT
RH SP: 57-63, .475 PCT
L10: 6-4
I am going to give you some things to chew on for a little bit, and then the anticipated playoffs.
Team Batting Stats
BA: .252 - 12th in NL
OBP: .325 - 8th in NL
SLG: .402 - 8th in NL
OPS: .727 - 8th in NL
RS: 760 - 4th in NL
Hits: 1387 - 15th in NL
XBH: 448 - 10th in NL
HR: 168 - 5th in NL
BB: 558 - 9th in NL
K: 1068 - 8th in NL
SB: 92 - 6th in NL
Code:
Name G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
Rickie Weeks 2B 157 612 104 149 33 6 19 65 251 96 139 23 14 .243 .358 .410 .768
Prince Fielder 1B 159 602 104 157 25 1 25 92 259 83 109 10 2 .261 .355 .430 .786
Bill Hall 3B 158 599 90 148 30 10 16 67 246 43 120 13 5 .247 .298 .411 .709
Geoff Jenkins RF 145 475 71 127 21 3 24 88 226 64 101 4 6 .267 .367 .476 .842
Carlos Lee LF 89 352 58 103 22 3 23 67 200 41 49 5 6 .293 .368 .568 .937
Chone Figgins SS 67 265 40 78 16 2 6 34 116 14 38 21 9 .294 .329 .438 .766
Erick Aybar SS 71 242 32 73 7 2 4 28 96 19 35 2 1 .302 .354 .397 .750
Brady Clark CF 86 238 29 70 10 3 5 26 101 20 20 0 5 .294 .365 .424 .789
Juan Rivera LF 65 237 30 59 11 2 7 47 95 18 34 1 2 .249 .296 .401 .697
Jeff Mathis C 67 227 27 55 5 0 8 24 84 24 52 1 1 .242 .317 .370 .688
Corey Koskie 3B 66 202 21 42 6 0 6 25 66 22 47 2 0 .208 .292 .327 .619
Mike Rivera C 76 202 18 46 6 2 3 23 65 10 49 0 2 .228 .264 .322 .586
Corey Hart CF 102 181 20 45 12 1 3 19 68 14 39 4 4 .249 .305 .376 .680
Vinny Rottino 3B 85 145 16 38 8 0 4 23 58 20 32 0 1 .262 .355 .400 .755
J.J. Hardy SS 40 143 18 25 4 0 4 17 41 18 19 1 0 .175 .265 .287 .552
Damian Miller C 36 125 11 30 2 0 2 12 38 10 24 0 0 .240 .297 .304 .601
Tony Gwynn LF 60 113 13 30 7 2 0 12 41 10 24 5 2 .265 .325 .363 .688
Jeff Cirillo 3B 45 106 10 27 1 0 4 13 40 8 14 0 0 .255 .310 .377 .688
Gabe Gross RF 39 54 8 14 3 1 1 9 22 3 15 0 0 .259 .293 .407 .701
Chad Moeller C 17 52 4 13 2 1 0 4 17 3 5 0 0 .250 .291 .327 .618
I would say that we hit the ball pretty well this year. We had some big power numbers, but also struck out at a good rate. I am pretty happy with the Lee trade, and I expect Rivera and Mathis to pick up their production rate next season for us. I am hoping to maybe make a few changes in this area of the team, for a defensive benefit and maybe a batting average/stolen base benefit. One thing I am always going to be sure to have in a play is a guy who is going to get on base at a good rate. I am not a full fledged money baller, like Billy Beane of the A's is (i.e. no stolen bases allowed, can K a lot, etc.), but I do like to have some power hitters on the team, and I think we definitely have plenty of that in our nucleus of players. I see Weeks serving as a capable lead-off hitter for a while, Aybar will probably move into the two hole, Fielder will bat third, and from there we will have to see where we put guys. I may also put Gwynn Jr. in the two-hole to see how he does there against righties or something like that. I am looking forward to seeing what Juan Rivera can do for us in a full season, but we do have quite a few outfielders that could start, in Hart, Jenkins, Gwynn, Rivera, and Figgins (if he is out there again next season).
Team Pitching
ERA: 4.62 - 13th in NL
SP ERA: 4.58 - 13th in NL
Bullpen ERA: 4.70 - 14th in NL
RA: 822 - 14th in NL
HA: 1480 - 14th in NL
AVG: .263 - 13th in NL
BABIP: .299 - 11th in NL
HRA: 192 - 14th in NL
BBs: 550 - tied for 9th in NL
Ks: 1141 - 4th in NL
Code:
Name W L SV ERA G GS IP HA R ER HR BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP
Yovani Gallardo SP 3 0 1 1.97 16 3 45.2 44 14 10 4 8 60 1.14 .251 .360
Mike Adams MR 1 0 0 2.79 8 0 9.2 7 3 3 1 5 7 1.24 .200 .222
Scot Shields MR 1 1 0 2.93 25 0 27.2 19 10 9 3 12 27 1.12 .188 .225
Zach Jackson SP 5 7 0 3.11 18 14 89.2 74 39 31 2 27 97 1.13 .220 .304
Kiko Calero MR 6 0 1 3.33 44 0 48.2 41 19 18 3 24 47 1.34 .220 .279
Robert Hinton MR 1 0 0 3.42 19 0 23.2 18 9 9 1 18 31 1.52 .212 .321
David Bush SP 10 14 0 3.68 32 32 198.1 191 94 81 20 52 119 1.23 .253 .278
Derrick Turnbow CL 5 3 27 3.79 46 0 54.2 43 24 23 5 38 49 1.48 .218 .266
Joe Blanton SP 7 6 0 4.10 21 21 120.2 113 57 55 12 48 98 1.33 .248 .292
Ben Hendrickson MR 2 1 0 4.25 30 0 53.0 49 26 25 5 19 52 1.28 .250 .317
Danny Kolb MR 5 4 2 4.33 57 0 62.1 60 31 30 10 28 44 1.41 .255 .276
Carlos Villanueva SP 3 4 0 4.65 12 12 62.0 72 34 32 9 16 64 1.42 .288 .356
Ben Sheets SP 7 15 0 4.73 27 26 156.0 171 95 82 23 44 127 1.38 .271 .308
Chris Capuano MR 4 5 0 4.77 20 20 115.0 116 65 61 21 35 82 1.31 .262 .279
Tomokazu Ohka SP 6 9 0 5.35 19 19 112.2 114 70 67 25 35 66 1.32 .260 .256
Chris Demaria MR 1 1 0 5.40 14 0 18.1 22 13 11 2 9 12 1.69 .301 .339
Rick Helling MR 1 0 0 5.60 20 1 53.0 70 42 33 13 18 38 1.66 .318 .337
Jose Capellan MR 3 4 1 5.88 44 0 52.0 68 38 34 5 38 26 2.04 .325 .354
Matt Wise MR 1 1 3 6.81 32 0 38.1 49 30 29 7 16 23 1.70 .316 .336
Justin Lehr MR 2 0 0 7.71 10 0 14.0 16 13 12 0 12 11 2.00 .286 .356
Jared Fernandez MR 0 0 0 8.18 11 0 11.0 17 14 10 2 3 6 1.82 .327 .341
Jason Kershner MR 0 0 0 8.25 10 0 12.0 18 11 11 2 5 7 1.92 .346 .372
Jorge de la Rosa SP 1 2 0 8.25 4 3 12.0 10 12 11 2 16 8 2.17 .227 .235
Doug Davis SP 4 6 0 8.65 16 11 60.1 78 59 58 15 24 40 1.69 .305 .313
We are going to need to do some work here, specifically in the bullpen. I don't have much of a problem with Turnbow at closer, but I want to find a full fledged set up man that will make any lead after seven virtually impossible to come back on, and I don't think we've got that guy yet. Shields could possibly be it, but at some points he got a bit wild for us and seems better suited to be the first middle relief guy out of the pen when we have a lead (more of a seventh inning guy). I think that Ben Hendrickson could some day possibly be a closer, but his struggles this year show that he needs some polishing before he steps anywhere near that role. I like Kiko Calero as a guy to call out of the pen when we are trailing by a few runs in the later innings, and he can also go more than one inning which is always nice. Robert Hinton did real well when he came up to the bigs, and he could possibly take Dan Kolb's spot next season in the pen, as Kolb is going to leave for free agency this offseason. With all of that being said, we are missing one set up man type of guy for next year's pen, and that will definitely be a need going into the offseason. I am looking forward to next year's rotation with Villy, Jackson, and Gallardo all being a part of it. I am going to have to choose two of either Sheets, Bush, or Blanton for the other two spots.
Finances
One spot that I didn't really update on a lot that might play more of an impact on this year's game is the financial aspect of the team. I am going to give you a basic overview of where we are at the end of the first season that I am here as GM.
General Info
Team Focus: Neutral
Player Payroll: $47,828,000
Current Budget: $82,000,000
Proj. Budge Room:
$8,598,900 in the Green
Highest Paid Players:
1) Ben Sheets - $11.5M
2) Geoff Jenkins - 7.5M
3) Bill Hall - $3.857M
4) Damien Miller - $3.25M
5) Chone Figgins - $2.25M
Current Financial Overview
Preceding Year Balance: $0
Cash: $8.75M
Gate Revenue: $32,343,015
Attendance: 2,156,201
Att./Game: 26,620
Current Balance:
$3,650,169 in the Red
Owner's Thoughts
Analysts rate the team market size as "Small".
Surveys show that the fan loyalty rates as "Average Loyalty" at the moment. The fan interest is 53 out of 100, and the current ticket price is $15.00.
The financial situation of your team is secure. You have $17,348,900 (proj. budget room + cash) available for player or staff signings.
Possible Free Agents
3B Jeff Cirillo
MR Danny Kolb
Team Personnel
Manager: Ned Yost, signed through 2008 for $1M a year.
Will be retained.
Bench Coach: Robin Yount, signed through 2007 for $500K a year.
Will be released. We decided that we wanted to go with a more experienced guy at this position as the team becomes more successful.
Hitting Coach: Butch Wynegar, signed through 2007 for $320K a year.
Will be retained.
Pitching Coach: Mike Maddux, signed through 2007 for $280K a year.
Will be retained.
Brewer Appearances on League (NL) Leaderboards
3B Bill Hall
Triples: tied for 3rd in NL with 10.
2B Rickie Weeks
Stolen Bases: 8th in NL with 23
BBs: 8th in NL with 96
Ks: 8th in NL with 139
SP Ben Sheets
Losses: 2nd in NL with 15
SP Dave Bush
Losses: tied for 3rd in NL with 14
GS: tied for 8th in NL with 32
IP: tied for 3rd in NL with 198.1
VORP: tied for 8th in NL with 38.8
BB/9: tied for 6th in NL with 2.36
WHIP: 9th in NL with 1.23
CL Derrick Turnbow
SV: 2nd in NL with 27
These players appeared on the Rookie Leaderboards...
1B Prince Fielder
AVG: 4th in NL with .261
OBP: 2nd in NL with .355
SLG: 3rd in NL with .430
OPS: 2nd in NL with .786
RC/27: 2nd in NL with 5.70
VORP: 4th in NL with 23.5
Hits: 3rd in NL with 157
2B: 3rd in NL with 25
HR: 2nd in NL with 25
RBI: 1st in NL with 92
R: 1st in NL with 104
BB: 2nd in NL with 83
Ks: 2nd in NL with 109
XBH: 2nd in NL with 51
TB: 1st in NL with 259
Zach Jackson
Losses: 7th with 7
IP: 8th with 89.2
Ks: 3rd with 97
Jay's Thoughts: All in all, I suppose it was a pretty successful season, and I think our experience ended up hurting us as it progressed. The guys that I really want to build this team around are up, and we even have a few extra guys to work with to fill some spots we need help in. Next year I am going to give you our goals before the season starts, and I can tell you right now that it is going to be to get to the playoffs. I think we have a team that if we can just add a little bit of pitching and defense, it will thrive on its hitting. On to the offseason!