Jon Garland- he's the Brewers "backup plan" if Wolf doesn't sign

[Funketown]

Count me out on Garland, unless it's something like a 1 year, 3 million dollar deal. He just screams of Jeff Suppan. Career K/BB of 1.62, career HR/9 of 1.12, career FIP of 4.72. Currently, Suppan has a K/BB of 1.62, a career HR/9 of 1.19, and a career FIP of 4.85. They both have averaged just under 5K/9 and right around 3BB/9. Their batted ball tendencies are quite similar, with Suppan having a been a bit better at inducing ground balls.

 

Wolf has a career K/BB of 2.24 (7.42K/9, 3.42 BB/9), 1.13 HR/9, and a career FIP of 4.28. I think it's reasonable to expect him to be half a run better per nine innings. It is quite unfair to compare Wolf to Suppan or Garland, as he is clearly in the next tier of starting pitchers.

[TooLiveBrew]

Well thank goodness Wolf *did* sign. This thread title still troubles me, even though I know it can't hurt me anymore.