John Smoltz said the pain in his shoulder has largely subsided during his ten days of rest, and he will begin throwing again within a couple of days, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He will return to the team as a reliever and hopes to appear by the end of May. "Something starting with a '2'," Smoltz said, "one of those days." "There's only a little bit [of stiffness] left," said Smoltz. "The first six days, there was no change. Every day since it's gotten better."