John Smoltz

Today, I went for my daily run and coincidentally ran into one of my baseball teammates and former professional right-handed pitcher Luis Torres. After running for awhile, we went to a public park and started to work out. As you can all imagine, we were talking about baseball. He asked me about Bartolo Colon and Freddy [...]

6/10 03:08: Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the Cardinals would prefer to import someone who has been active this season rather than an idle free agent such as Pedro Martinez, Braden Looper, Paul Byrd or John Smoltz. Millwood from the Orioles may be too expensive. Kansas City Royals right-handed pitcher Brian Bannister is [...]

Yes, we’re beating a dead horse, but until he says the “R” word then it isn’t official.  This is what the future Hall of Famer John Smoltz said courtesy of Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. “I’m OK with that. I know a lot of people speculated I’d do a Pedro Martinez thing and pitch in [...]

No, your vision isn’t playing tricks on you. The two are not  facing off on the baseball field. David O’Brien of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution tells us that the former Atlanta Braves teammates John Smoltz and Tom Glavine will go against each other on the golf course in front of several television cameras. The two pitchers will play [...]

At an Atlanta Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, Braves manager Bobby Cox was asked about John Smoltz and his possible return.  Cox replied, “John is still staying in shape, ready for that call, but I think he’s happy with what he’s doing right now [broadcasting for TBS and MLB Network]. If that call doesn’t come, [...]

According to David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, John Smoltz visited the Atlanta Braves camp on Wednesday on a “research mission.” When asked if he was retired, Smoltz said, “Not officially, but close.” “I’m not really ready to say I’m 100 percent committed, done,” said Smoltz. “As long as there’s a small crack, it’s a [...]

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today is reporting that the Minnesota Twins are “extensively scouting” San Diego Padres closer Heath Bell for a trade. In the wake of the injury to reliever Joe Nathan, the Minnesota Twins have been trade candidates for a closer. Names that have recently come up include, Indians closer Kerry Wood, [...]

3/18 22:28: According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports,  his contract with TBS includes “outs” in the event he wants to return to his baseball career. Rosenthal says that the Philadelphia Phillies have interest in Smoltz as a possible midseason addition. 3/16 15:11: According to a Turner Sports press release, John Smoltz will be joining the company as [...]

Here are your Thursday afternoon PRO Rumors: Jordan Bastien of MLB.com tweets that the Toronto Blue Jays have released right-handed pitcher Casey Fein. Fein has been through the Tigers, Red Sox and Blue Jays organizations since the beginning of the year. John Smoltz says that the odds are 50-1 that he’ll pitch in a Major League game [...]

3/16 19:28: According to John Hickey of AOL Fanhouse, he tweets, “Don’t go to the bank with those Jarrod Washburn-to-Seattle rumors. He just said in a text that he’s not close to signing with anybody.” 3/15 17:36: According to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports, the Seattle Mariners still show interest in bringing Washburn back to Seattle. [...]