Is Redman the answer?

With Mike Hampton out at least until May, the Braves signed free agent Mark Redman to a minor-league deal. Redman was chosen by Ozzie Guillen to be the Royals’s representive in All-Star Game last year. One look at his stats from last year makes you wonder how he was selected. He had an ERA of 5.87, 1.59 WHIP, and hitters hit .307 against him in 2006. Now compare it to his career stats ERA 4.65, 1.40 WHIP, and .278 average against. He will not replace Hampton’s bat, but, not many if any pitchers can with his career average of .097. In his projections, Bill James has Redman with a 4.35 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and .275 average against. That will be an improvement over Hampton according to James who has Hampton down for a 4.5 ERA, 1.5 WHIP, and a .278 average against. While I do think Hampton would be better, I believe that Redman is an adequate replacement. Only time will tell if he is.