There are guys that just hang around the big leagues for years because they had success at some point & a team is willing to see if the player can find that magic again.
Good example - Alfredo Aceves. Put on the scrap heep by the Yankees because of multiple injuries he re-surfaces with the Sox last year at low cost & plays a significant role in the bullpen. Aceves is now in line to be a starter or back-end bullpen guy in 2012.
The Sox hope to find a similar storyline with Carlos Silva &/or Aaron Cook. The former Cubs & Rockies starters are coming off injuries that limited their success over the past few years. Maybe one or both will play a role in the Sox success this year. Maybe neither will work out. But Cherington is stockpiling arms to give the organization a chance to find another Aceves.
As we have seen with the Lackey & Crawford signings to date, the size of the contract does not equate to future success. There is safety in numbers & I expect the Sox to look for more reclamation projects like Cook & Silva.
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