From 2001 until 2011, the Milwaukee Brewers had 71 of the 168 players examined (42.26%) play at least one game at the Major League level. The Brewers saw 62 players (87.32%) play for them while the other 9 spent time with one of the other thirty MLB clubs.
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| 2001-2011 Brewers Farm System Rank |
At The Helm
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| General Manager Doug Melvin |
The Brewers had two General Managers (Dean Taylor 2001-2002, Doug Melvin 2003-2011), two Farm Directors (Greg Riddoch 2001-2002, Reid Nichols 2003-2011), and two Scouting Directors (Jack Zduriencik 2001-2008, Bruce Seid 2009-2011) over the eleven year time period examined.
Five Hits
1. Prince Fielder, 1B: The 27 year old has spent seven seasons in the majors with the Brewers. The three-time All-Star has a career batting average of .282 with 230 HR and 656 RBI. Drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 2002 amateur draft.2. Ryan Braun, OF: The 27 year old has spent five seasons in the majors with the Brewers. The 2007 National League Rookie of the Year and four-time All-Star has a career batting average of .312 with 161 HR and 531 RBI. Drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 2005 amateur draft.
3. Rickie Weeks, 2B: The 29 year old has spent eight seasons in the majors with the Brewers. A member of the 2011 National League All-Star team. His career batting average is .255 with 109 HR and 314 RBI. Drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2003 amateur draft.
4. Yovani Gallardo, RHP: The 25 year old has spent five seasons in the majors with the Brewers. A member of the 2010 National League All-Star team. His career record is 53-34 with a 3.63 ERA. Drafted by the Brewers in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft.
5. Corey Hart, OF: The 29 year old has spent eight seasons in the majors with the Brewers. The two-time All-Star has a career batting average of .277 with 124 HR and 425 RBI. Drafted by the Brewers in the 11th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Five Misses
1. Mike Jones, RHP: The 28 year old spent nine seasons in the minors where he compiled a record of 31-32 with a 3.75 ERA. He last played in 2010 with Triple-A Nashville (Pacific Coast League). Drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 2001 amateur draft.2. J.M. Gold, RHP: The 31 year old spent six seasons in the minors where he compiled a record of 13-17 with a 4.93 ERA. He last played in 2003 with Hi-A High Desert (California). Drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1998 amateur draft.
3. Dave Krynzel, OF: The 29 year old spent 21 games in the majors with the Brewers. His career batting average is .188 with 3 RBI. Traded by the Brewers to the Diamondbacks along with Doug Davis (LHP) and Dana Eveland (LHP) in exchange for Greg Aquino (RHP), Johnny Estrada (C), and Claudio Vargas (RHP). Drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 2000 amateur draft.
4. Cristian Guerrero, OF: The 31 year old spent twelve seasons in the minors where he has a career batting average of .272 with 139 HR and 588 RBI. He spent the 2011 season playing independent ball with the Gary South Shore Rail Cats (American Association). Signed by the Brewers as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 1997.
5. Kade Johnson, C: The 33 year old spent six seasons in the minors where he had a career batting average of .256 with 54 HR and 220 RBI. Drafted by the Brewers in the 2nd round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Five Current Major Leaguers on Other Teams
1. J.J. Hardy, SS, Baltimore Orioles: The 29 year old has spent seven seasons in the majors as a member of the Brewers, Twins and Orioles. The 2007 National League All-Star has a career batting average of .264 with 111 HR and 383 RBI. Traded by the Brewers to the Twins in exchange for Carlos Gomez (OF) in November 2009. Drafted by the Brewers in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft.2. Mike Adams, RHP, Texas Rangers: The 33 year old has spent seven seasons in the majors as a member of the Brewers, Padres, and Rangers. His career record is 13-12 with a 2.11 ERA and 2 saves. Traded by the Brewers to the Mets in exchange for Geremi Gonzalez (RHP) in May 2006. Signed by the Brewers as an amateur free agent in 2001.
3. Matt LaPorta, OF, Cleveland Indians: The 26 year old has spent three seasons in the majors with the Indians. His career batting average is .238 with 30 HR and 115 RBI. Traded by the Brewers to the Indians along with Rob Bryson (RHP), Zach Jackson (LHP), and Michael Brantley (OF) in exchange for CC Sabathia (LHP) in July 2008.
4. Tony Gwynn Jr., OF, Los Angeles Dodgers: The 29 year old has spent six seasons in the majors as a member of the Brewers, Padres, and Dodgers. His career batting average is .247 with 7 HR and 78 RBI. Traded by the Brewers to the Padres in exchange for Jody Gerut (OF) in May 2009. Drafted by the Brewers in the 2nd round of the 2002 amateur draft.
5. Alcides Escobar, SS, Kansas City Royals: The 24 year old has spent parts of four seasons in the majors as a member of the Brewers and Royal. His career batting average is .252 with 9 HR and 98 RBI. Traded by the Brewers to the Royals along with Jake Odorizzi (RHP), Lorenzo Cain (OF), and Jeremy Jeffress (RHP) in exchange for Yuniesky Betancourt (SS) and Zack Greinke (RHP) in December 2010. Signed by the Brewers as an amateur free agent out of the Venezuela in 2003.
Fun Fact
The Brewers have never won the World Series the closest they have ever come was the 1982 when they lost the World Series in seven games against the St. Louis Cardinals. Hall of Famer Robin Yount was the National League MVP that year after hitting .331 with 29 HR and 114RBI and won the 1982 Gold Glove at shortstop.
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