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John Smoltz
18 August 2009
The Red Sox have officially put John Smoltz on waivers today before officially releasing him, making him a free agent. He's already getting $5.5 million from Boston this year, so it probably wouldn't take that much to sign him. The Cardinals are interested in Smoltz, even listing their intrigue openly on the club's website. Smoltz was one of the most dominant closers in the majors while he was at the back end of the Braves' bullpen from 2001-2004 and the Cards would likely use him in a setup role. For a guy who is nearing the end of his career, the Cardinals have to look like a very attractive option right now. They're the hottest team in the National League, winnings nine of their last ten, and have to have a decent shot at the World Series. The Cards have been vulnerable late in games from the right side of the bullpen. Closer Ryan Franklin has been consistent, but Jason Motte and Kyle McClellan have had their off nights. I'm not sure I would trust Motte late in a tight, postseason game. Smoltz is 15-4 in the postseason with four saves in five chances and a 2.70 ERA. I'd much rather have a future Hall of Famer with a wealth of experience on the staff over Motte. GM John Mozeliak hasn't disappointed fans much this season. I don't expect him to start now.
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27 July 2008
Wishy-Washburn: Randy Johnson ($15.1M)Mike Hampton ($15.975M, courtesy of his monster Rockies deal) John Smoltz ($14M)Josh Beckett ($10.1M)Carlos Zambrano ($16M)Mark Buehrle ($14M)Javier Vazquez ($11.5M)Jose Contreras ($10M)CC Sabathia ($11M)Jake Westbrook ($10M)Roy Oswalt ($13M Gil Meche ($11.4M) Jon Garland ($12M)Jason Schmidt ($15.2M) Derek Lowe ($10M)Ben Sheets ($10.1M)Johan Santana ($16.9M)Pedro Martinez ($11.8M)Andy Pettitte ($16M)Mike Mussina ($11M)Carl Pavano ($11M)Matt Morris ($10M)Greg Maddux ($10M) Barry Zito ($14.5M)Chris Carpenter ($10.5M)Vincente Padilla ($11M)Kevin Millwood ($10.3M) AJ Burnett ($13.2M)Roy Halladay ($10M)
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3 July 2008
Eric Gagne and John Smoltz have both threatened to unseat Thigpen, each coming within two saves in 2003 and 2002, respectively.
The latest guy to challenge Thigpen is the Anaheim Angels’ Francisco “K-Rod” Rodriguez, who has been their closer since taking over in 2004 from Troy Percival. Since then, he’s notched 178 saves for Anaheim, including a 47-save 2006 and a 45-save 2005, and has averaged 32 saves throughout his career (including about two seasons as Percival’s setup man).
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25 June 2008
But this year, luck may be catching up with him. On the DL right now are: John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Mike Hampton, Rafael Soriano, and Peter Moylan.
And that's only the pitchers. They're also missing Matt Diaz, Martin Prado and Mark Kotsay, while Chipper, Esco and now Infante are all aching in one way or another without (yet) going to the DL.
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27 March 2008
efore, these are the key questions facing each team.
Atlanta Braves
How much do Tom Glavine and John Smoltz have left?
The Braves figure to be loaded on offense and their pitching could potentially be pretty strong depending on how this pair of 40 year-olds fair this season. Smoltz, who will turn 41 this season, is the safer bet as he has pitched over 200 innings in each season since returning to the starting rotation in 2005, each time with a sub 3.50 ERA. At his age though, a pitcher can rapidly begin to decline and he has experienced some shoulder problems already this spring. Nonetheless, I would expect him to put up another solid year.
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