Daniel Bard

[CrespoBlows]

Two more scoreless, with two more strikeouts.

 

He's done with the SAL. Time to go to Lancaster.

[BSN07]

I know he has a 100MPH fastball, how are his secondary pitches? Does he have another pitch thats good enough to compliment his FB?

 

So is he going to be a reliever for godd, or is there a chance he starts again?

[TheKilo]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it (especially with the results of him starting v. relieving)

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

If it ain't broke' date=' don't fix it (especially with the results of him starting v. relieving)[/quote']

 

Agreed and don't send him to Lancaster...send him to Portland

[jacksonianmarch]

you dont rush this kid. Bard has a million dollar arm with kinda questionable secondary stuff. His control was his main problem though. Send him to Lancaster, have him work on his off speed stuff and then move him to Portland to start next yr

[Jayhawk Bill]

you dont rush this kid. Bard has a million dollar arm with kinda questionable secondary stuff. His control was his main problem though. Send him to Lancaster' date=' have him work on his off speed stuff and then move him to Portland to start next yr[/quote']

 

 

Never trust a Yankees fan.

 

Pitchers post higher ERAs pitching at high-A Lancaster than they do at AA Portland because of extraordinary park factors. Sending Bard to Portland might be merciful...Lancaster is where we should groom our ground ball inducing pitchers.

[a700hitter]

Never trust a Yankees fan.

 

Pitchers post higher ERAs pitching at high-A Lancaster than they do at AA Portland because of extraordinary park factors. Sending Bard to Portland might be merciful...Lancaster is where we should groom our ground ball inducing pitchers.

What was Jackson's prediction for Hughes and Kennedy this year? I know that he did not predict that they would be in the minors by the first week of May.

[Taliesin]

Jackson is notoriously wrong w/ his predictions. If he picked a stock to tank, I'd buy into that company immediately. I only wish I'd saved the reams of blather over the years, just to be able to quote them back. It's actually kind of endearing in an annoying way. A constant if you will. Subtle jabs that seem like they are being complimentary and are always biased w/ a twist. A mea culpa w/ a knife in your back. Conciliatory while being condescending and not quite able to pull it off. Like as much as I trust my neighbor who comes in southern drawl sheep's clothing and offers help when I know the self-serving motivation.

[Mr Crunchy]

he was the man who predicted a 30 win season for johnson,25 for pavano and 18 for jarret wright circa 2005.

i forgive everyone

i forget little

how is the lovely jamie these days?

[CrespoBlows]

After surrendering his first two runs of the season, Bard follows up with five K's in two innings.

 

That gives him a 42/4 K/BB ratio.

 

Where the f*** did this come from?

[ORS]

Dunno, but I like it. I'm getting the sense that the longevity of his stay in S.C. has more to do with mental development than physical. Perhaps they want to really boost his confidence before moving him up. That's all I can come up with at this point.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

Daniel Bard is heading to Portland.....

 

Good choice to keep him away from Lancaster. If he continues this crazy stretch I don't think it's out of the question he could contribute at the end of the season. I'm getting ahead of myself but I know it's been done before. Between Masterson, Bowden, Johnson, Richardson, and now Bard...Portland is absolutly stacked with excellent potential.

[Rdsxmbnt]

not a bad debut: 1.0 IP, 0 hits, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

[ksushi]

I hope they keep him in the bullpen, i think he has a special arm. thought it since they drafted him. he could be joba.

[rician blast]

i think he has a special arm.

 

does it ride the short bus to games?

[ksushi]

does it ride the short bus to games?

 

Yeah, and it gets stickers for good behavior.

[Boris]

whoohoooo

[example1]

So we've had the chance to see him pitch a few times now. I've got to say, wow.

 

It looks like there's a lot more movement on his pitches than I remember when he was with UNC, and that he is really attacking the zone low with 98+ heat and a servicable slider.

 

Bard looks like the pitcher that Craig Hansen was supposed to be. IF he is able to pitch in big league situations effectively, what does that change for this team?

 

Personally, I think it means that a deal involving someone like Delcarmen or Masterson (or Bard himself, I suppose) would be much more do-able. He's certainly not hurting his prospects to be traded or get someone else traded.

[a700hitter]

So we've had the chance to see him pitch a few times now. I've got to say, wow.

 

It looks like there's a lot more movement on his pitches than I remember when he was with UNC, and that he is really attacking the zone low with 98+ heat and a servicable slider.

 

Bard looks like the pitcher that Craig Hansen was supposed to be. IF he is able to pitch in big league situations effectively, what does that change for this team?

 

Personally, I think it means that a deal involving someone like Delcarmen or Masterson (or Bard himself, I suppose) would be much more do-able. He's certainly not hurting his prospects to be traded or get someone else traded.

Our bullpen is likely to get a lot of use because the 4th and 5th spots in the rotation are not very reliable and Dice K has trouble going deep into games. The pen needs as much depth as possible, because some of the guys out there are likely to break down. Bard and Tazawa can be optioned back and forth to the minors and they will provide very valuable depth. IMO, none of the relievers should get traded. The bullpen will be the strength of this team. It will need some fresh reinforcements along the way.

[BoSox21]

They'll be weary of rushing along any reliever after what happened with Hansen. I wouldn't expect to see Bard until September at the earliest

[Dojji]

Agreed, and I'll be dumbfounded if we see Tazawa before next July.

 

But you never know. Bard is 2 injuries away from an absolute necessity.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

I'd like to see the Red Sox hold off on Daniel Bard until the final push (end August into September). That way teams won't have a read on him and he should, if all goes well, be on a streak and can ride it through to the majors. He has a completely different attitude than what Craig Hansen had. Hansen had the, deer in headlights, look on a regular basis and Bard has much more confidence and a cockiness that borders Josh Beckett.

 

I wouldn't guarantee a trade since we may only count on Saito for this season alone. Injuries occur, players struggle, it will be an interesting season because the Red Sox will quickly pull the trigger if a player needs a trip to the DL.

[BoSox21]

What would be ideal is if he could be our David Price for the post-season

[jacksonianmarch]

He cant be. David Price is 10X the prospect Bard is

[TheKilo]

Right, because Price is a starter instead of a reliever.

 

Why do you need to be such a smarmy **** all the time? f*** I feel sorry for your patients.

[jacksonianmarch]

No, because Price has better command of a better arsenal

[Dojji]

Better command I can believe -- by default if nothing else. Bard's command is ridiculously bad. Not sold on the better arsenal. That question is pretty role-specific, and Bard's arsenal is pretty much tailor-made for relief pitching.

[TheKilo]

No one said he was going to be David Price.

[BoSox21]

He cant be. David Price is 10X the prospect Bard is

 

First of all, it all hinges on the season he's gonna have. And I'm talking about the role he would play for the team, I'm not comparing him to David Price, you quack

[TheKilo]

lol quack

 

excellent word choice