According to Spotrac the Brewers outfield had the 4th highest salary in 2021, while FanGraphs had them 11th in WAR as a group. They might not have gotten what they paid for, but that doesn't necessarily mean the money was wasted. The season was an overall succes & the OF contributed to that success. Teams I would say wasted a ton of money on the OF last year would be... LAA (1st in salary, 29th in WAR, missed playoffs) SDP (6th in salary, 20th in WAR, missed playoffs) COL (7th in salary, 25th in WAR, missed playoffs) CHC (8th in salary, 19th in WAR, missed playoffs) NYM (10th in salary, 27th in WAR, missed playoffs) I would guess roughly half of the Brewers payroll was spent on the outfield yet Garcia was the only one that wasn't a minus with the bat unless you include the minimum salaried Taylor. The Brewers were a playoff team due to exceptional pitching despite our bloated salaried outfield. The Brewers lineup was the worst of any playoff team. It was nice that they could score against the likes of Chicago and Pittsburgh but they weren't going to be facing minor league talent in the postseason and the results showed. This lineup didn't have one guy that other teams feared. Bringing back Garcia and essentially going with the same lineup will likely lead to another year of wasting incredible starting pitching. Its great that guys like Cain and Bradley play great defense but their bats are not nearly good enough especially when you consider how much money they are making.