John Smoltz who has been fantastic this year on the mount, 3-2 with a 2.00 ERA, in 5 starts. He also has struck out 36 batters have 10 K games back to back.
The problem is, Smoltz is getting old. His arm is killing him (much like the rest of the Braves organization) and the Braves and Smoltz are looking at a possible return to the Bullpen when he returns in a few weeks.
The reasons behind this are:
Rafael Soriano is out...for a while.
Peter Moylan is out...for at least a year.
Mike Gonzalez should be back at the end of May, but who knows.
The Braves need a solid closer, a closer who in 3 years collected 144 saves. If the Braves want to win the division they need Smoltz in that Bullpen, because right now, the bats are doing their job; it's the pitching staff that's struggling.
[EDIT] Smoltz also said that he would start in the Post Season; if he did move to the Bullpen in during the season.
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