John Smoltz is slowly improving and believes that he could be back on the mound for the Braves soon, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "So far, so good," Smoltz said of his progress over two weeks. "The inflammation in the shoulder is gone already." He has still not thrown the baseball, sticking to underhanded tosses in the outfield. "I'm going to see if I can sneak out there and get a head start," he said, "play a little catch, ease my way back into it. Each day there's progress."