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Derek Lowe to Braves?

By john • Jan 8th, 2009 • Category: atlanta braves, derek lowe, john smoltz, major leagues, top story

Derek Lowe to Atlanta probably won’t help sooth Brave fans with the imminent departure of John Smoltz but it’s something. The Braves who had been linked to Jake Peavy, AJ Burnett and Rafael Furcal earlier this winter have so far only made a trade for pitcher Javier Vazquez in what has been a disappointing winter [...]



John Smoltz signs with the Red Sox

By john • Jan 7th, 2009 • Category: boston red sox, john smoltz, major leagues

Never thought John Smoltz would pitch for another team.
A major league source who was in contact with John Smoltz on Wednesday night said the free agent will be calling the Braves on Thursday morning to tell them that he has decided to sign with the Red Sox.
MLB.com confirms that it’d be a $5.5 million deal [...]



Could John Smoltz play elsewhere?

By john • Oct 25th, 2008 • Category: atlanta braves, john smoltz, top story

It’s would certainly be an odd sight if John Smoltz was to put on another teams uniform but on Friday the agent of the 41-year-old free agent said that he could follow the path of Roger Clemens and sign in with a team in the middle of a pennant race.
In a recent excerpt from the [...]



Smoltz achieves his 3,000th K

By john • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: atlanta braves, john smoltz, turner field

You never know what you’re going to see when you attend a baseball game. A pitching duel turned home run barrage or a comedy of errors and rain delays.
On the hill on Tuesday night for the Atlanta Braves was 40-year old John Smoltz. A career spanning 20 seasons, 200 plus wins, 154 saves and [...]