Brewers Weaving Together a Deal?

According to JSOnline, the Brewers are close to finalizing a deal with pitcher Jeff Weaver.

I have two quick thoughts on this deal:

1. I've never really liked Weaver. He's constantly under-achieved in his career - his ERA is 4.72, he's lost 21 more games than he's won, he's prone to giving up home runs, and he doesn't rack up a lot of strikeouts. If they wanted depth, they could have worked out a deal to keep Claudio Vargas. Sure, Vargas didn't have impressive numbers either...but he did go 11-6 last year and the Brewers generally won with him on the mound. He was the "magic man!"

2. On the other hand, Weaver's numbers against the NL are better than his numbers against the AL. Also, in 2006 he played an important role in St. Louis' run to the World Series title. So maybe he could be successful in the NL Central.