It does not inspire confidence that he went 6 years between good seasons. I wouldn't mind Wolf for one year. 3 will be disastrous, whether because of injury or ineffectiveness. He's just not that good and has had plenty of bad years. If they sign him to a $9 million per year contract, the best they can hope for is that he earns the money. There is far more downside than there is upside is signing a guy like him, as we saw with Suppan (and Looper). I'd rather throw that $27 million at Sheets, Harden, and Bedard all for next year. If 2 of them were able to stay healthy, the Brewers would have the best staff in the NL. If they all got hurt, the team wouldn't be any worse off than they will be with Wolf.I think he's been good for the past three seasons. 2004-2006, he had GB/FB rate problems with the number hovering around .80, and therefore held a high HR rate. In 2006, his problems were compounded when his K/BB ratio bottomed out to 1.33. Since 2006, he got his GB/FB ratio back above 1 over the three seasons, and his K/BB rate was back to his early 2000's range. It was just a little bad luck that caused his ERA to lag behind his rejuvenation. I think his 2008 line is about what we should expect moving forward. Mid-2's K/BB, and an ERA between 4.00 and 4.50 over the life of a three year deal. I don't think he's comparable to Suppan. He's no sure thing, but he's definitely got a solid arm.