Randy Wolf Reportedly Signs; So does Reliever Hawkins
The JSOnline poster apparently got it right this weekend…The Brewers reportedly came to an agreement with the 33 year old lefty for  3 year, $29.75 Million with a 10 million option for a 4th year.
To be honest, this isn’t exciting but it’s better than nothing and it’s better than a lot of the choices out there. The Brewers signed a guy who has been mediocre since 2002, has a great year pitching in the cavern that is Dodger stadium in a contract year, and finally pitches over 200 innings for the first time in 6 years. It doesn’t inspire confidence that he will help right the pitching ship, but that’s why the Brewers got Rick Peterson, right? At least Wolf’s career OBA, K/9, ERA, Win %, Opponent OBA, and K/BB statistics are all better the Jeff Suppan’s.
UPDATE: The Brewers also signed veteran reliever LaTroy Hawkins. Not to be confused with Sophie B., LaTroy Hawkins throws a very fast ball and figures to be the primary set-up man for the Brewers next year. Hawkins can also save should it be needed. Hawkins is in his upper 30’s and is no spring chicken anymore, but as our closer showed us, age isn’t everything. He was signed for two years and about $7.5 million a year. The two year part of the deal was how Hawkins was swayed away from Houston.
I read some quick fan reactions and many fans are relieved that the pitching staff is coming together, but it was a very expensive day.
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Tags: LaTroy Hawkins, Randy Wolf
December 9th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Wolf is by far the better signing…. why did we waste money on something that wasnt necessarilly broken… I hate the Hawkins deal… especially a 2 year deal…. not happy not happy at all… we need more starting pitching not relief what does relief pitching matter when your down 7-2
December 9th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
But on a different and weird note.. possible shirt idea…. AAAAAAOOOOOOOO Randy Wolfs in Milwaukee!
December 10th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Great! This means I have an excuse to get my wolf tattoo of a howling wolf inside a dream catcher on my thigh.
Looking at what was available out there…Milwaukee came out a winner. They knew they weren’t going to get Lackey, so Randy Wolf was the next best option. Rich Harden was the third best and he was snatched up quickly by the Rangers. If you ask me, the Rangers got a steal by landing him for a 1 year deal @ 7MM.
The funniest thing I have heard coming out of the Indy this week…Ben Sheets looking to land a 12MM contract. Laughable. I also chuckled when I heard Kendall was asking for a 5MM.
December 11th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
haha what tribe are you in Scottage?
December 12th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Kendall signs a 2 year/$6 million dollar deal with the Royals which pays him $2.25 million the first year. The Brewers sign Greg Zaun for $2.15 million for 1 year. I don’t know…but I think I’d rather had have Kendall back at that price. So would the 104 people who bought Kendall jersey shirts.
We’ll have to wait and see about the Randy Wolf signing. Yea, his career numbers are better than Suppans, but that’s like saying that Zaun has power because he hit more home runs than Kendall last year.
December 12th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Let me preface this with I didn’t have the hatred for kendall that most other brewer fans had. I felt he helped the young pitchers on the staff, which I think was the main reason he was brought in.
That said, I’m fine he signed with the royals. The brewers apparently did ask him if he’d come back for 2 million a year and he didn’t bite. He didn’t seem interested at all. He was convinced he was worth 5 million, so when the Brewers signed Zaun, Kendall realized he wasn’t going to get much more than that.
The royals got a good defensive catcher that doesn’t hit much worse than their current catcher (John Buck) and should help their pitchers. The Brewers got a good stop-gap catcher because by next year, Lucroy or Salome (or both) should be major league ready. Plus, Zaun would give up playing time if another catcher gets hot. Kendall would basically demand to play everyday even if he didn’t hit for 21 games. It’s a very small win for both teams.