Vazquez is a very good player easily worth his salary and a much better pitcher than Suppan. You can't compare ERAs, the defenses are just too different. Vazquez's FIPs for 2006-2009: 3.86, 3.80, 3.74, 2.95. Suppan's: 4.70, 4.42, 5.51, 5.22. And Vazquez is an actual 200+ inning pitcher, the last time he was below 200 innings was 2004 when he was at 198. The Brewers can easily afford Vazquez next year by letting go of Looper and Kendall.