Slow News Day

But there is this small note:

Free agent starter Jeff Suppan has at least one offer on the table, but agent Scott Leventhal said they are still talking with the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets

I think Suppan would make a fantastic addition to the back of the Brewers' rotation, a perfect #4 starter behind Sheets, Capuano and Bush. He's not quite as good as his ERAs the last couple years would indicate; his FIPs suggest that he's been getting a fair bit of help from a great St. Louis defense, but I'd take a mid-4 ERA from him gladly. Plus, the Brewers would benefit simply from getting him out of their divisional opponents' hands. These are his starts against Milwaukee over the last four years, with Pittsburgh in 2003 and St. Louis in 2004-2006:

4/10/03: 7.3 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 7 K, W
7/10/03: 9.0 IP, 4 R, 8 H, 0 BB, 9 K, W
7/18/03: 6.7 IP, 2 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 2 K, W
4/08/04: 4.0 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 4 K, L
4/25/04: 7.7 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 K, W
4/15/05: 8.3 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 3 K, W
4/26/05: 5.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K, W
7/19/05: 6.0 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 3 K, ND
8/10/05: 7.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 2 K, W
9/25/05: 8.0 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 7 K, W
4/13/06: 6.0 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K, ND
6/11/06: 4.0 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 5 BB, 4 K, ND
8/06/06: 7.3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 7 K, W
9/20/06: 7.0 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 4 K, ND
9/30/06: 7.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K, ND

Total: 100.3 IP, 30 R, 87 H, 29 BB, 61 K
Avg Start: 6.7 IP, 2.69 R, 5.8 H, 1.9 BB, 4 K

I mean, come on. He's been more than a little frustrating to the Brewers' bats and the Brewers' fans.

Anyway, given the Milwaukee's position on that list, it doesn't seem likely they'll sign Suppan, but I'm in favor of it.