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when he pitches, and would worry about his replacement when he's not on the mound.  He has shown no ability to stay on the field.  If he makes his contract after 10 starts (very dubious about that) where are you at? The team that won 80% of his starts is now counting on a 50% success rate for 25 more?
His fit would have been in Seattle and I don't like the move in Texas where he will be counted on in the top of the rotation.  That said, I think that the gamble of taking him makes sense only when we have decided that we go for it this season.  Without some big gains offensively, this team isn't going to compete for the pennant.  Maybe we can do both, but it seems like the big payroll move will be for some hitting.  
Now a situation that would gain us some on this front is moving Silva.  I like the idea of moving him to someone like Houston who would likely love to save some Carlos Lee money.  Same with the Cubs and Soriano.  Both teams take on Silva, and in Chicago's case send some more money back this way.  Moves like the above might free up enough payroll to sign Lackey and provide the RH sock to go along with whomever we end up with at 1b, and DH.  
Note: The above players would make the transition quickly to full time DH.