Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports talks about Roy Oswalt possibly calling it a career after 2010 if he can’t perform at the level he’s pitching at now. “This year and next year will probably be it. I still love the game. I still love the competition. … But when I get finished with my contract, if I’m not pitching at the level I’m pitching at now, then I’m not going to come back and hurt the team.”

Teammate Lance Berkman thinks that Oswalt will be around at least until 2012. Oswalt has a mutual option for 2012 and Berkman has a “gut feeling” that Oswalt will be pitch that season. “I would love to see him an Astro for life, but I don’t know that that’s the case,” Berkman said. “As you get older, you don’t want to play for a team that you feel like doesn’t have a legitimate chance to win.”

Oswalt has told the Astros that in the event the Astros go into rebuilding mode, the pitcher will want to play somewhere else. Morosi says that he may take a cue from close friend Jake Peavy of the White Sox. If Peavy has a positive experience with the White Sox, Oswalt may consider moving to another team.

Oswalt, 32 was 8-6 with a 4.12 in 30 starts in 2009. You can see Oswalt’s contract history and statistics here.