Red Sox Will Use Smoltz As A Starter
January 13, 2009 by Mike
From ESPN:
John Smoltz said Monday night that he will be a starter once he is ready to pitch for the Boston Red Sox after missing most of last season following major shoulder surgery.
Smoltz, whose signing is to be announced formally Tuesday, is the only pitcher in baseball history with 200 wins and 150 saves. He attended the Boston Celtics’ 115-109 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night and was interviewed during a break in the action.
“It’s going to be [as] a starter,” he said when asked how the Red Sox would use him. “They’re going to make sure that I’m ready to not only pitch, but pitch strong down the stretch and into the playoffs because that’s what I like to do.”
The Red Sox scheduled a news conference for 10 a.m. Tuesday to announce the signing.
Preliminary agreement was reached last week on the deal, believed to be one year and $5.5 million, with a possible added $5 million in performance bonuses. The deal was expected to be contingent on Smoltz passing a physical on Monday.
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