No player in recent memory for the Brewers has come under more fire and criticism than Jeff Suppan.
After he signed a four-year, $42 million deal in December 2006, expectations from most fans were for Suppan to become a very good No. 2 starter behind Ben Sheets.
He was the hot name in free agency, winning the NLCS MVP award for the Cardinals.
In reality, the Brewers paid top-of-the-rotation prices for a bottom-of-the-rotation arm. In GM Doug Melvin's defense, he was in a position of having to overpay to bring in talent to a Milwaukee team that had no recent success and showed no signs of improving in the future.
As he enters the final year of his deal, Suppan has gone 29-34 with a 4.93 ERA in 95 games. He has progressively gotten worse for the Brewers, winning fewer games and making fewer ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - MLB
Article written by Jesse Motiff
Comments Off on 2010 MLB Predictions: What I Expect from Jeff Suppan