Brewer's Owner Gives Fans Christmas Present

Just before Christmas, Milwaukee Brewer's owner, Mark Antanasio, met with St. Louis Cardinals free agent pitcher Jeff Suppan and his agent - at Antansio's home in Los Angeles. The dinner meeting provided an opportunity to get aquainted and talk business. The "wine-n-dine" approach worked - resulting in Suppan signing a 4-year, $42 million contract to become a Brewer. Thank you, Mr. Antanasio, for a Christmas present that Brewer fans have been eagerly awaiting - the signing of a big-name free agent (and a pitcher to boot) !! Check out the likely starting rotation for 2007. If Ben Sheets can stay healthy - this group may be the most formidable in the majors.

Brewers Starters' 2006 Statistics

Pitcher Starts IP W-L ERA
Chris Capuano 34 221.1 11-12 4.03
Dave Bush 32 210 12-11 4.41
Jeff Suppan 32 190 12-7 4.12
Claudio Vargas 30 167.2 12-10 4.83
Ben Sheets 17 106 6-7 3.82