Brewers and Suppan agree to $42 million, 4-year deal

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ NL championship series MVP Jeff Suppan has reached a preliminary agreement on a 42 million dollar deal with the Milwaukee Brewers. <br/><br/>Suppan must pass a physical for the four-year

Monday, December 25th 2006, 6:46 am

By: News On 6

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ NL championship series MVP Jeff Suppan has reached a preliminary agreement on a 42 million dollar deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Suppan must pass a physical for the four-year contract to be finalized.

The Brewers annnounced the agreement Sunday. His contract includes a team option for 2011 with a two million dollar buyout.

The 31-year-old right-hander went 12-and-7 with a 4.12 ER-A for St. Louis this year.

Brewers general manager Doug Melvin says Suppan gives Milwaukee a ``big-game pitcher.''

Milwaukee is coming off a 75-and-87 season.

Suppan _ who has a career record of 106-and-101 _ has also pitched for Boston, Arizona, Kansas City and Pittsburgh.