Pitcher Jeff Suppan is scheduled to be in Milwaukee on Friday morning for a physical, the final hurdle between the veteran right-hander and the richest contract in club history. Suppan and the Brewers reached a preliminary agreement Sunday on a four-year free-agent contract that guarantees $42 million. The deal includes a club option for a fifth year. Friday's physical will be administered by head team physician Dr. William Raasch, and it's regarded as a formality. Suppan has made at least 31 starts in each of the last nine seasons, and he has not been on the disabled list since the end of the 1996 season. He will turn 32 on Wednesday. "Knock on wood, he's one of the most durable pitchers in the game," agent Scott Leventhal said.