This thread isn't about Wednesday's matchup, but rather who would you rather have signed. As far as I know, the Brewers weren't linked to Lilly the off season we signed Soup. All things considered, I think it's hard to argue today that Soup was the better signing. Both got similar deals (Soup got 2 million more, same amount of years) from the NL Central favorites. Last year, Lilly had a career year while Suppan was solid, yet unspectacular. Sure, Lilly probably would have had a higher ERA with our porous defense but he fits in much better. He's gonna miss a lot more at bats than Suppan ever will. On the flip side, the Cubs would have been a better fit for Suppan as they have a much better infield defense and his stats would have probably shown that if he was with them last year. Looking back, who do you sign? We need a lefty who can strikeout people, Soup needs a strong infield defense. If you think about it, the choice seems obvious.