2000 Milwaukee Brewers season

The Milwaukee Brewers' 2000 season involved the Brewers' finishing 3rd in the National League Central with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses.

Offseason

• November 19, 1999: Jason Bere was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[1]
• December 13, 1999: Matt Williams was drafted by the Brewers from the New York Yankees in the rule 5 draft. Williams was returned to the Yankees on May 3.^[2]
• January 14, 2000: Alex Ochoa was traded by the Brewers to the Cincinnati Reds for Mark Sweeney and a player to be named later. The Reds completed the deal by sending Gene Altman (minors) to the Brewers on May 15.^[3]
• January 21, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the Brewers to the New York Mets for Luis López.^[4]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Kevin Barker
• Ronnie Belliard
• Henry Blanco
• Jeromy Burnitz
• Marquis Grissom
• Jimmy Haynes
• José Hernández
• Geoff Jenkins
• Mark Loretta^[5]

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Season standings

Notable transactions

• March 22, 2000: Charlie Hayes was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[6]
• June 2, 2000: Héctor Ramírez was released by the Brewers.^[7]
• July 28, 2000: Bob Wickman, Jason Bere and Steve Woodard were traded by the Brewers to the Cleveland Indians for Paul Rigdon, Richie Sexson, Kane Davis and a player to be named later. The Indians completed the deal by sending Marco Scutaro to the Brewers on August 30.^[8]

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis^[9]

References

1. ^ Jason Bere page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Matt Williams page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Alex Ochoa page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Bill Pulsipher page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ 2000 Milwaukee Brewers Roster by Baseball Almanac
6. ^ Charlie Hayes page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Héctor Ramírez page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Bob Wickman page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

• 2000 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference
• 2000 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com