The Milwaukee Brewers have given us an early Christmas present. The Brewers have agreed to a 4 year, 42 million dollar deal with Jeff Suppan. I could hardly believe my eyes when I received an RSS feed alert on my Blackberry. Suppan should join a starting rotation that features Ben Sheets, Dave Bush, Chris Capuano, and Claudio Vargas.
This is an intriguing signing, it signals that the Brewers front office believes the window to compete is open. In 2006 the Brewers ranked third in the league in pitcher fWAR, despite Ben Sheets pitching in only 106 innings.