Since heading from the Boston Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals, John Smoltz has been a much improved pitcher. However, if you want to see his next start, you’ll have to wait a little bit longer. Due to shoulder tendinitis, Smoltz has been forced to skip his next start.
With the Red Sox, Smoltz was 2-5 with an ERA of 8.33. With the Cardinals, it has been a totally different story. In four starts, he’s 1-1 with a 3.27 ERA. In 22 innings with St. Louis, he has 28 strikeouts and only one walk.
Smoltz’ next start was going to be …read more

After officially getting released by the Boston Red Sox, John Smoltz is free to sign with any team in Major League Baseball. The 42-year-old struggled with the Red Sox but reportedly has a number of teams interested in his services.
With Boston, Smoltz was 2-5 with an ugly ERA of 8.32. His final start was particularly bad — giving up eight runs against the New York Yankees in less than four innings.
But given that Smoltz has a good shot at making the Hall of Fame and the fact that a team won’t have to invest very much money when signing him, …read more

Last season, Daisuke Matsuzaka was one of the best pitchers in baseball. In the offseason, he won the MVP as he led Japan to the World Baseball Classic championship. But now the native of Japan is in the middle of having a horrible season.
As they try to figure out what is wrong with him, the Boston Red Sox have told Matsuzaka that he will skip his next start. In Matsuzaka’s place, the Red Sox will go with John Smoltz, who will be making his season debut.
Last season, Matsuzaka was 18-3 with a 2.90 ERA. He appeared to be well worth …read more