John Smoltz News

When thinking about the young players who helped the Braves make their dramatic turnaround during the early 1990s, it's easy to remember Tom Glavine and John Smoltz.

Major league teams have until Monday to offer arbitration to their players who became free agents if they want to get compensation for Type A or Type B free agents who sign with other teams.

Agent Darek Braunecker has been down this road before. Just four years ago, he carried A.J. Burnett into the free agent market with the intention of landing a five-year deal.

Sure, we knew that Tommy Hanson could dominate Single-A and Double-A hitters, after a 2008 season in which the Braves' top-rated pitching prospect went 11-5 with a 2.41 ERA in 138 innings between Myrtle Beach ...

John Smoltz's delivery to the plate. John Smoltz has been one of the best pitchers of his generation.

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The year was 1988. The Atlanta Braves were coming off yet another horrendous season.

Brad Penny had the sort of season which instills recurring nightmares in prospective free agents.

Bisher's blog title is almost as unnerving as the myosin-free Richard Burton's "Hammersmith Is Out!" Sorry about Jake Peavy, a good ola TM Southern lad from Semmes, AL, , but it was about time the Braves ...

After more than a month of negotiations, the Braves have called off their proposed blockbuster deal with the San Diego Padres for 2007 Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy, Braves general manager Frank Wren told ...

He hasn't thrown a pitch above Class AA in the minor leagues. However, he's judged to have such extraordinary talent, the Braves flatly refuse to trade him.

Greg Maddux's agent, Scott Boras, told a reporter from MLB.com at this week's general-managers meetings that the right-hander is almost certain to retire at season's end.

Longtime Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz stands high atop the mound of contemporary baseball greats.

Dodgers right-hander Greg Maddux intends to retire from Major League Baseball, his agent, Scott Boras, said on Tuesday as the first official day of the General Managers Meetings began to wind down.

Jair Jurrjens went 13-10 with a 3.68 ERA in 188 1/3 innings over 31 starts in 2008.

While many are past their prime, a number of former premier players jumped into the free-agent pool Friday.

Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz and Chicago Cubs closer Kerry Wood were among 42 players to file for free agency Friday.

When one of John Smoltz's agents told a New York newspaper that the Braves' veteran pitcher might consider a Roger Clemens-like midseason return with another team, it created baseball-industry buzz.

Well, there you have it. Game 1 in the books with the Philadelphia Phillies walking off with a 3-2 lead.

Enduring deafening cowbell sounds clanging off Tropicana Field's walls Wednesday night, the Phillies still managed to hear echoes of 1980.