I think the fact that we saw a guy like Daniel Bard develop his control so tremendously is a reason to be hopeful, believe in the system. Bard was a BB machine a few seasons ago, look at him now. I also believe that after they essentially taught him a lesson and put him in the minors after he s*** the bed, it made him more deterimed and now he has less job security. They just handed him the job in 2008, young kids shouldn't ever be handed something. When your kid gets his license, you don't buy him the Mercedes Benz, you buy him the cheap car and make him earn a better car by showing he's responsible enough to handle it. :dunno: Now that they've made him work for it, I think he learned his lesson and is going to be more focused which will lead to better control, which will lead to results and strikeouts which will lead to confidence which will eventually lead him to being a top of the rotation pitcher.