I wonder, after Aceves's recent struggles, if the FO is contemplating making Bard the closer and putting Aceves back in his 7th/8th inning role. That would be the most beneficial to the team right now.
He had a good stretch for a bit, but he still has a 5.02 ERA. He's given up 6 ER over his past 6 outings, too. I don't know - if you ask me, I say let Bard work every other day and go back to the back end of the bullpen.
If you put Bard back in the bullpen, it becomes much more of a strength than it has been. And when Alex Wilson is ready (2.00 ERA, 10.00 K/9 in last 18 IP out of bullpen), we should have a solid back end of the bullpen. At the very least, one that can get by and save some games until Bailey is back. At the point Bailey is back, you have to think the bullpen will be a strength.