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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 220
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: May 15, 1967, Warren, MI Contract: Signed through 2008 with options for 2009 and 2010 |
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| July 8, 2008 John Smoltz has been transferred to the 60-day DL, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
| June 24, 2008 MLB.com lets us know that John Smoltz has had a lot of time to think since being shut down for the season. "There's really nothing left for me to do," Smoltz said. "There's nothing I want to do but get back to the playoffs...I'd rather have another Tommy John [surgery] than to have one of these surgeries again," said Smoltz, who had four elbow surgeries before having his shoulder cut for the first time two weeks ago. |
| June 13, 2008 Following shoulder surgery, John Smoltz stated that he wants to pitch again, according to the AP. Smoltz said he hopes to know more about his chances when he is first able to throw again in four or five months. |
| June 11, 2008 John Smoltz's shoulder was more seriously injured than initially thought. When he was cut open yesterday, there was significant damage to his labrum, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Coming out of this surgery, I think there are a lot of unknowns," GM Frank Wren said. "The one thing we do know is how much of a competitor John is, and he's going to do everything in his power to come back. But based on the surgery, we just don't know." |
| June 10, 2008 John Smoltz underwent right shoulder surgery on Tuesday, and his future remains uncertain. "The prognosis on Johns shoulder is unclear based on the findings of todays surgery," general manager Frank Wren informs the AP. "We will know more as John starts to progress through his rehab." Smoltz needed surgery to repair an injured labrum. He will miss the rest of 2008 but previously said he hopes to pitch in 2009. "They repaired a lot of damage," manager Bobby Cox notes. |
| June 10, 2008 John Smoltz is scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery today by Dr. James Andrews in Alabama, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Andrews will perform the surgery using an arthroscope to diagnose the damage to the right shoulder of the Braves pitcher. He will then decide what surgical procedure will be done and attempt the repair the problem. |
| June 4, 2008 John Smoltz has officially been placed on the DL as he will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder, according to MLB.com. At his news conference, Smoltz stated, "I can't compete against my body anymore. I said I would retire if the desire was gone. I'm not there yet. I'm not there emotionally. Physically, that's still to be determined." GM Frank Wren added, "It's a sad day in a lot of ways. We don't know if the surgery will allow him to pitch, or whether it will allow him to go on with his life." |
| June 4, 2008 John Smoltz will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder, according to the AP. |
| June 4, 2008 Catcher Brian McCann told Atlanta radio station 790 The Zone that John Smoltz is set for season-ending surgery, according to the AP. |
| June 4, 2008 John Smoltz may need shoulder surgery, according to MLB.com. The Braves have scheduled an 11:30 a.m. ET press conference at Turner Field, and they are expected to discuss Smoltz's future. There has been talk that he will need to undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder. |
| June 3, 2008 Atlanta RHP John Smoltz reports he is feeling "pretty sore" today, one day after returning from the DL to make relief appearance in the Braves 7-5 win over Florida, according to MLB.com. |
| June 3, 2008 John Smoltz blew his first save chance in his return to the bullpen on Monday, and Manager Bobby Cox stated that the closer's role with be split for the immediate future between Smoltz, Manny Acosta, and Rafael Soriano, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. |
| June 2, 2008 John Smoltz didn't have a storybook return to the bullpen. Far from it. He allowed three hits and two runs to the Marlins on Monday and blew a save chance. |
| June 2, 2008 Manager Bobby Cox informs the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he'll split the closer duties between John Smoltz, Rafael Soriano, and Manny Acosta in the near future. "We'll play it by ear every day," Cox explains. |
| June 2, 2008 As expected, the Braves activated John Smoltz from the 15-day DL on Monday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. He has been out due to right shoulder inflammation, and he has returned as a reliever. |
| June 2, 2008 As a follow-up to a previous report, John Smoltz expects to be activated from the DL prior to tonight's battle against the Marlins, according to the AP. Smoltz said, "Monday is still the plan." |
| June 2, 2008 John Smoltz is reportedly ready to close for the Braves' bullpen, according to ESPN.com. Smoltz can no longer handle a starting gig, due to his right shoulder, and moving to the bullpen is his only alternative, other than retire. |
| June 1, 2008 John Smoltz tossed a scoreless inning for Low-A Rome on Saturday, and the veteran hurler could come off the disabled list as soon as Monday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. He is out due to right shoulder inflammation. |
| May 29, 2008 John Smoltz threw 27 pitches while throwing two scoreless innings for Single-A Rome on Thursday, according to MLB.com. Smotlz was only scheduled for one inning, but after just 13 pitches he came back out for a second frame. |
| May 28, 2008 Atlanta RHP John Smoltz will pitch for Single-A Rome on Thursday night, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
| May 27, 2008 The Braves expect to add John Smoltz and Rafael Soriano to their bullpen during their six-game trip that starts Tuesday, but the exact day has not been determined, according to FanNation.com. Smoltz planned to join the team on the flight to Milwaukee on Monday night, but manager Bobby Cox said Smoltz had flu-like symptoms and would stay in Atlanta, and perhaps make a rehab appearance for Class-A Rome before returning to the Braves on the trip. |
| May 24, 2008 John Smoltz allowed one hit in one inning on a rehab assignment with Double-A Mississippi on Saturday night and reported no discomfort in his shoulder afterwards, according to the AP. The veteran is coming back from right shoulder inflammation. Smoltz will return to Atlanta on Sunday, at which point the Braves will decide whether to schedule another rehab assignment or activate him. |
| May 23, 2008 John Smoltz will begin a minor league rehab assignment with Double-A Mississippi on Saturday, according to the AP. The veteran is pitching from a lower arm angle in an attempt to place less stress on his injured shoulder. |
| May 22, 2008 John Smoltz threw for a third straight day on Thursday as he faced hitters prior to batting practice, according to the Associated Press. "Hes got a lot of movement, said manager Bobby Cox. It all comes down to location. Smoltz has a knack, no matter what angle hes throwing from. |
| May 21, 2008 Manager Bobby Cox said he expects John Smoltz to return within two weeks, according to the AP. The manager hinted Smoltz may not need another side session in Atlanta before beginning a minor league rehab stint. "I don't know for sure," Cox said. "He felt awfully good yesterday." |
| May 20, 2008 After another test on his ailing right shoulder, John Smoltz declared Tuesday he will give no more injury until he's back on the mound for the Atlanta Braves, this according to the Boston Globe. "I'm not going to set a timetable," he told reporters. "You can report I'm doing everything possible to get out there as soon as I can." |
| May 20, 2008 John Smoltz still has inflammation and discomfort in his right shoulder, and he is now unsure when he will be able to pitch again, according to the AP. The 41-year-old veteran reported problems after his bullpen sessions Thursday and Saturday. He has a long history of pitching well while dealing with mild discomfort and commented that if all goes favorably Tuesday, his plans for a minor league rehab stint this month "could very easily fast-track." Smoltz has been on the DL twice this season with a sore right shoulder, and says his current three-week stint could extend much longer if his attempts to throw make the trouble worse. He added, "See, if I keep creating more inflammation theres my answer. Thats just what I have to deal with. I have to deal with my body showing me a reaction, whether it been a day later or two days later. Until I have that answer I cant really follow anything else. If physically I can make the adjustments, I will. If I physically cant make the adjustments, then theres no medicine, physical treatments that will help. Ive still got time." |
| May 19, 2008 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that John Smoltz still hopes to come back from the disabled list by the end of the month, but Smoltz acknowledged Sunday that he could be out significantly longer. "It could be anywhere between the [late May] timetable I discussed and a lot longer," said Smoltz, 41, who reported discomfort following his Thursday and Saturday bullpen sessions. He said he doesn't know yet whether he can pitch in games until the situation improves or when it will improve. |
| May 18, 2008 John Smoltz threw on Saturday but he was still uncertain how his shoulder was doing on Sunday and said he likely wouldn't know until he throws again, according to MLB.com. |
| May 15, 2008 It turns out that John Smoltz did a little more than first thought on Thursday as he ended up throwing 25 pitches off the mound instead of just working on long toss, according to MLB.com. "I wanted to see if I could get that [downward movement]," Smoltz said "It went well." |
| May 14, 2008 After playing catch from a distance of 90 feet at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday night, John Smoltz didn't feel any discomfort in his shoulder following the workout. The Braves right-hander threw on flat ground from a distance of 120 feet on Wednesday and if all goes well, he'll get a true test on Saturday, when he throws off the mound for the first time since going on the disabled list, according to MLB.com. |
| May 12, 2008 John Smoltz had another good day on Monday as he was able to throw, pain free, for the second straight day, according to MLB.com. On Monday he made 45 throws from 60, and after resting on Tuesday he plans to throw agains on Wednesday. |
| May 11, 2008 John Smoltz played catch on Sunday, which was his first time throwing a baseball for two weeks. He is out due to a strained right shoulder. Smoltz made 25 throws from about 40 feet. "I know how it felt when it came out of my [hand], and it felt like I could pitch tomorrow," he tells MLB.com. The veteran is also realistic, adding, "I think (my return will be) some time in May. that's what I had in my mind when I went on the disabled list and I still want that to happen." Smoltz plans on making at least two rehab appearances before jumping back to the majors. |
| May 9, 2008 John Smoltz has said that the pain in his shoulder has mostly subsided following 10 days of rest, and after a couple days more he will be able to pick up a baseball again by Sunday in Pittsburgh, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He will start by playing catch and work his way up to a rehab assignment. He is targeting a return to the Braves by the end of May. He mentioned May 20 against the Mets, but admitted that may be pushing it. |
| May 5, 2008 John Smoltz is headed to the bullpen upon his return from the DL, according to the AP. Smoltz admitted he is not entirely certain how many bullets he may have left in his right arm, and he added, "I know I can do the role. It has everything to do with how my body reacts. The best avenue to come back is to slowly come back. It does me no good to come back to just pitch five innings. Theres no reason to fight it, complain or pout. I will just attack the problem. I see it like a puzzle and I just find different pieces. Im fired up about the challenge. It may not work but Im fired up about it. My success has confused people. I know its four games and two runs but its been five innings at a time and it was getting harder to do that. The up and down, pitch an inning and sitting down, an inning and pitch, an inning and sitting down, an inning, by the fourth inning was getting to me. I am completely at peace with where I am. If a fortune teller tells me thats it, then Im fine with it. I may still pitch 30 or 40 games this season, but not as a starter. Im focused on doing what it takes this year. We have a very good team. The results havent been good. In about five months, were going to see how this works out." |
| April 30, 2008 There may be internal debate on how the team will use John Smoltz when he returns from the DL, but if you ask him there is no doubt, he will pitch out of the pen, according to MLB.com. "I'm coming back as a reliever first and then we'll see what happens," Smoltz said. "I hear people say that we can't win without me as a starter. But we're not going to win with me as a five-inning starter either." |
| April 30, 2008 John Smoltz is weighing his options while he rests on the DL due to his shoulder ailment, and he said he is willing to move back to the Braves' bullpen, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Smoltz said, "Right now I'm sitting at ground zero, taking it day by day, looking at every option to help this team get to the playoffs and end my career the way I'd like to end it." |
| April 29, 2008 The Braves placed John Smoltz on the DL Tuesday. The veteran was examined in Birmingham, Ala., by Dr. James Andrews, who diagnosed a severely inflamed biceps tendon and inflammation of the rotator cuff in the right shoulder, according to the AP. However, Smoltz will not need surgery to correct the problem. Andrews injected Smoltz's shoulder for the inflammation and prescribed rest and rehab until he is pain free. |
| April 28, 2008 The Braves team website reports that John Smoltz will likely have to miss his next scheduled start. Smoltz will return to Atlanta on Monday night and be evaluated by the Braves' team doctors the following morning. After completing just four innings against the Mets at Shea Stadium on Sunday afternoon, the veteran pitcher's words and body language spoke volumes about his current shoulder soreness. |
| April 27, 2008 John Smoltz is still experiencing soreness in his throwing shoulder, this after giving up four runs in a Sunday loss to the New York Mets. |
| April 27, 2008 Atlanta RHP John Smoltz lasted just four innings in today's 3-6 loss to the New York Mets, allowing four runs (all earned) on seven hits, including two home runs surrendered for three of those RBIs. |
| April 22, 2008 On a night of historical perspective for a veteran of many years, John Smoltz added to the excitement of the moment, tabbing his 3,000th career strikeout as one of 10 on the evening as the Braves fell to the Washington Nationals, 6-0. |
| April 22, 2008 He has pitched in a variety of roles during his long and illustrious career, but today John Smoltz all but solidified his place in baseball lore by pitching his 3,000 career strikeout this evening. |
| April 22, 2008 John Smoltz will be looking to remain unbeaten as he takes the hill against Washington tonight, according to MLB.com. He is currently 4-0 with a microscopic 0.56 ERA over 16 innings pitched, with 21 strikeouts. Speaking of strikeouts, he is only four away from the 3,000 milestone for his career. |
| April 17, 2008 John Smoltz pitched five shutout innings and struck out 10 helping an injury riddled Braves tame to a 8-0 victory over the Florida Marlins on Thursday. |
| April 12, 2008 John Smoltz improved to 2-0 on the year as he limited the Nationals to five hits and one run over six innings to pick up his second victory of the season. Smoltz was able to exit after just 90 pitches as he stuck out five while walking two. |
| April 12, 2008 John Smoltz will take the hill against the Nationals today, and he has notably fared very well against them in the past, according to MLB.com. He is 20-11 with a solid 2.60 ERA in 66 career appearances against the Nationals/Expos. And in his past six starts against them, he is 4-2 with an even better 1.77 ERA. |
| April 7, 2008 John Smoltz was brilliant in his return to the mound on Sunday, but he left the game after five innings and 78 pitches because the knot behind his shoulder returned. "That's frustrating for me, but I recognized it, and I had a talk with myself when I walked off the mound to the dugout," Smoltz tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The ace does not believe the ailment will cause him to miss a start. |
| April 5, 2008 John Smoltz will make his first appearance of the season on Sunday, this according to the AP. Smoltz has been on the DL to give his shoulder a bit more time to calm down, will face the Mets and Johan Santana on Sunday. |
| April 4, 2008 With Friday's game being washed out by rain, John Smoltz will now come off the DL on Monday, not Sunday, as originally planned, according to the AP. The veteran gets a break in one sense because he no longer has to go up against Johan Santana, but the downside is he'll now have to make his start at Coors Field. |
| March 29, 2008 The Atlanta Braves report pitcher John Smoltz will start the season on the team's disabled list, but the actions of the franchise insure he will be eligible for his first schedule start on April 6th versus the Mets, according to MLB.com. Smoltz has been hampered by tightness between his neck and right shoulder, but the team hopes to see him make what would be his 2nd start of the spring on Sunday against Florida with hopes he will be ready to go for his first schedule regular-season go on the mound. If he is not ready, the team plans to give the start to Chuck James (who will also start the season on the DL but, like Smoltz, will be eligible for that April 6th matchup). |
| March 27, 2008 John Smoltz threw a 20-minute session in the bullpen on Thursday, this according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Braves beat writer David O'Brien noted in his report that when "Smoltz has the me-against-the-world tone (or at least me-against-the-skeptics tone) that he had today, thats usually a good sign for the Braves". The hard-throwing veteran is scheduled to start for the Braves on April 6th. |
| March 25, 2008 John Smoltz pitched on Tuesday and said that he felt normal and didnt have the soreness that he felt when he had to end a side session early last Wednesday, according to the Atlanta Journal Consitution. He is still expected to begin the season on the 15-day DL however, with a hopeful return to the mound on April 6. As for now, Smoltz will throw again on Wednesday or Thursday, likely off the mound, then pitch to hitters this weekend if there are no problems. He could pitch in a simulated game some time next week at Class-A Rome. |
| March 24, 2008 John Smoltz skipped his throwing session on Monday and decided he would wait at least a day before trying again, this according to the AP. Smoltz, currently dealing with a sore right shoulder, hopes to throw on Tuesday. Probably tomorrow, for sure, Smoltz said. Well that certainly clears things up. Each delay, no matter how minor at this point, adds to the probability of Smoltz starting the year on the DL, so it seems prudent to have another plan in place for early in the year. |
| March 23, 2008 John Smoltz's right shoulder has improved and he believes he will pitch sooner than later, but he could start the season on the disabled list, according to MLB.com. If the Braves decide that it makes the most sense to begin the season with him on the DL, the veteran hurler isn't going to object. "I don't know how the scenarios are going to shake out to," Smoltz said. "But whatever it is, it is and I'm going to embrace it." If Smoltz begins the season on the 15-day disabled list, he would miss just one scheduled turn in the rotation. |
| March 21, 2008 John Smoltz was scratched from his Friday start due to a sore shoulder, but he insisted that if this were the regular season he would've been able to go, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "That's a no-brainer," he said. The 40-year-old said the pain is not in the rotator cuff/labrum area, and that there is no reason to panic. The Braves could backdate a DL move and bring their ace back on April 6, the first time the team needs a fifth starter. That seems like the most likely scenario at this time. |
| March 21, 2008 John Smoltz was scratched from his start Friday due to a sore shoulder, according to MLB.com. "I'm not worried," Smoltz said. "It's not worth taking any chances right now. I'm smart enough to realize that you don't pitch through it now. You pitch through it during the season. You don't really pitch through it during Spring Training." Smoltz will take a few days off and possibly make a start next Wednesday. He first experienced the soreness during a side session on Wednesday. He cut the session short but hoped he could still give it a go today. Smoltz may not be worried, but this is reason enough for fantasy owners to bump him down their cheat sheets a tad. |
| March 15, 2008 John Smoltz was solid in his Grapefruit League debut on Saturday as he held the Rays scoreless over his first four innings of work before getting rocked for five runs in the fifth inning. He had four strikeouts and two walks and should be ready to roll at the start of the new season. |
| March 14, 2008 John Smoltz is slated to make his Grapefruit League debut on Saturday in a split-squad game against the Rays, according to MLB.com. Smoltz is just bringing himself along slowly this spring, working a few simulated games instead of playing in exhibition contests. He's right on schedule for the start of the regular season. |
| February 27, 2008 John Smoltz has high expectations of himself, and thus far in camp he doesn't feel like he has lived up to them. "I'm a little disappointed with some of my pitches. But that will come," Smoltz said on a report on MLB.com. Smoltz is physically fine, he just isn't overly pleased with his location so far. Look for Smoltz to do a lot of work on the side and only appear in a handful of games this spring as he certainly knows how to prepare himself after 19 seasons. |