Do the Red Sox Really Need Roy Oswalt? - Derek Stykalo

http://bosoxinjection.com/2012/02/09/do-the-red-sox-really-need-roy-oswalt/

This begs the question.  Is Roy Oswalt the guy to come in and pitch in 180-200 innings?  Is he worth spending $8-10 million for one year to alleviate some of the work load from some other capable arms such as Silva, Cook or Padilla?  Even Aceves could be the fifth starter after Spring Training.
Simple answer is likely no, the Sox don’t need him.  But when you look at his past, that answer may change.  Last year Oswalt struggled to stay healthy for the course of the season, limiting him to just 139 innings.  But the previous seven seasons, he worked in over 200 innings in six of those years, and still threw in 180 innings in that one off year.  Sounds like he could be of some value to a Sox staff that needs a starter to gobble up some work.