Oswalt offer won't trigger big spending  Oswalt offer won't
trigger big spending  HOUSTON -- Soon after Astros owner Drayton
McLane hosted a small holiday dinner for his top executives and
their spouses Friday night, he indicated to MLB.com that Roy
Oswalt's offer to restructure his contract in order to make room
for a top-line starting pitcher is a generous thought, but not
something that will immediately lead to big spending.  McLane
said he has not talked to Oswalt personally, deferring to
general manager Ed Wade, who originally received the message
from Oswalt that he would be willing to shift some salary to
clear room on the payroll. However, Oswalt's hope that the team
would add another high-salaried, bona fide star is not something
the Astros are prepared to make happen in the near term, McLane
said.  "It would be a No. 1 or No. 2 pitcher, and that's just
not in the cards right now," McLane said via mobile phone.  The
Astros are in the process of lowering their payroll from a
projected $120 million to