Turns out, Doug Melvin wasn't done after all. The Brewers reached agreement with a left-handed starter on Wednesday, only it wasn't the one we all expected - Mark Mulder.
Bringing Doug Davis back on a (essentially) one year deal, means the Brewers rotation is finally taking shape. You now have six starting pitchers (well, five starters and Suppan), and likely Capuano and Mulder in the minors. We shouldn't expect much from Capuano, given the injury he's coming back from, and the fact that it's the second time he's suffered it, but it's better when where they were a season ago.
I think the likely scenario is Suppan begins the season as your fifth starter, with Dave Bush serving as long-man out of the pen.
Turning to Dave Bush, or (hopefully) healthy Mark Mulder, or maybe, just maybe, a healthy Chris Capuano, to fill in the back end of the rotation because of injuries or ineffectiveness, rather than the likes of Chris Narveson (don't forget about him either) or Mike Burns is a much, much, better feeling.
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