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The best run of Jeromy Burnitz’ career was the five years and change (1996-2001) he spent as a Milwaukee Brewer.  Burnitz would smack 30 Home Runs four years in a row, earning MVP votes in two of them, and going to the All-Star Game in one.  He would hit 165 Home Runs as a Brewer and was one of the few highlights on Brewers teams that were generally not very good.

With Milwaukee, Burnitz had 165 Home Runs, 714 Hits with a .258 Batting Average.
Greg Vaughn would get his start with the Milwaukee Brewers where he showcased some power with three consecutive 20 Home Run seasons, and in 2006 would have 31 in Milwaukee before he was traded to the San Diego Padres, a team he would later belt 50 dingers for.  While his most explosive offensive seasons were not as a Brewer, he was still a two-time All-Star in Milwaukee and had 169 Home Runs for the team.

29. Dan Plesac

To date, Dan Plesac is easily the best reliever in Milwaukee Brewers' history.  Plesac, went to three straight All-Star Games (1987-89), carrying the Brewers bullpen in the late 1980s.  He would finish in the top five in Saves three times

As of this writing, Plesac is the franchise leader in Saves (133), Games Pitched (365) and Games Finished (269).
Yovani Gollardo had six straight seasons with 10 Wins (two of which with 15 Wins) as a Starting Pitcher for the Brewers.  Gollardo was with Milwaukee for his first eight seasons, and would make the All Star Game in 2010 and finish seventh in Cy Young voting the year after.  Gollardo would also record 200 Strikeouts four years in a row, finishing in the top ten each time along with a pair of second place finishes in SO/9.  His Brewers tenure finished wish a respectable 89 and 64 record with 1,226 Strikeouts.