The Boston Red Sox have designated future Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz for assignment a day after Smoltz was roughed up by the New York Yankees. Terry Francona made the announcement while speaking to reporters today in the Bronx, according to our Dan Barbarisi ... The Red Sox have also designated for assignment Billy Traber, the journeyman reliever who entered the game in place of Smoltz last night ... Boston has called up Japanese rookie Junichi Tazawa from Pawtucket and picked up veteran
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The police arrested two Pawtucket men on charges that they stole wheels from the car of Triple-A All-Star pitcher Clay Buchholz of the Pawtucket Red Sox ... Detective Donti Rosciti said a neighbor of Buchholz's called the police at 4 a.m. Friday to report a theft in progress ... When officers arrived, they found Buchholz's 2007 BMW hoisted on bricks. Two of the car's four wheels had been removed ... Tony Reverdes, 28, of 172 Magill St., and Airton Monteiro, 21, of 52 Centre