UPDATE: WBZ and Amalie Benjamin are reporting that John Smoltz has been designated for assignment. Smoltz was a huge disappointment for the Sox, and I feel sad at this outcome. However, it had to be done. There is an empty roster spot for a reliever. It is not known who will fill it at this time.
Click to read about the rest of the Sox moves today.
After an impressive debut, Josh Reddick finds himself optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. LHP Billy Traber, 29, is being added to the roster.
Maybe the Pawtucket Red Sox lost the battle Friday night in their home opener against the Leigh Valley Iron Pigs.
But because knuckleballer Charlie Zink and reliever Billy Traber gave them nine innings, the PawSox may win the war - the war being the remainder of a six-game homestand.
In a word, left-hander Billy Traber stopped the bleeding Tuesday night for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Traber earned the victory by…