December 24, 200619 yr Christmas came a day early for the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers reached agreement today with free agent right-hander Jeff Suppan on a four-year deal with a club option worth $42 million. A source familiar with the negotiations confirmed the agreement, which apparently took place Saturday evening. Suppan has to pass a physical for the deal to be official but that is not expected to be a problem. Suppan, who will be 32 on Jan. 2, pitched the last three seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. He went 44-26 over that span to increase his career record to 106-101, including a 12-2 mark against the Brewers. The Brewers made their big move on Suppan last Tuesday, meeting with him and agent Scott Leventhal at the home of team owner Mark Attanasio in Los Angeles. General manager Doug Melvin and manager Ned Yost participated in that meeting, which lasted five hours and included dinner. http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&...06&id=16389 I for one will miss Soup with my Cards but the fact is.. we're really only going after retaining Mulder and Weaver since it doesnt seem like we appreciated what Suppan did for us.. I know I did but he earned his paycheck.. I applaud him for the job he did with us but now I hope we destroy him.. At least knowing it'll be funner to play the Brewers when he's on the mound.. actually it wont be funner, it'll be harder.. at least with the Cubs when Marquis is on the mound I know what to expect.. and that's a compliment to Suppan's durability and pitching!
December 24, 200619 yr my fondest memory of suppy was him getting thrown out at 3rd base in the 04 WS...way to go jeff
December 25, 200619 yr That's a lot for a pitcher with a career ERA of 4.61. Its an inflated salary for a pitcher of his calibre. Just like 15 other off-season signings this year (so far)
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