KFFL The Boston Red Sox haven't considered moving RP Daniel Bard from Double-A Portland to extended ...
May 18, 2013Clubhouse Insider | Boston Herald ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Even after embattled reliever Daniel Bard’s abject meltdown Wednesday night at Double-A Portland, Farrell said the Red Sox are not yet considering sending him to extended spring training or shutting him down entirely.Bard walked five batters, threw two wild pitches and recorded only three outs in his latest outing. Only eight of his 30 pitches were strikes.
Boston Red Sox May 17, 2013Full Count | WEEI Though Henry Owens gave up a season-high eight hits (seven singles, one double), he showed an impressive ability to weave through and around a host of baserunners to limit his opposition to one run in five innings of work. He struck out four and walked none while throwing strikes with an impressive 59 of 84 [...]
Boston Red Sox May 17, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Red Sox manager John Farrell told reporters Thursday that he has no plans yet to take reliever Daniel Bard out of Double-A Portland. In fact, he has not considered shutting him down or sending him down to extended spring training.Bard has been in touch on regular basis with a mental coach to help him deal with his recent struggles. He issued 13 walks in five outings since being demoted to the minors in late April. Bard is 0-1 with a 6.39 ERA in 13 appearances with the Portland Sea Dogs.
May 16, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard continues to deal with command issues at Double-A Portland. He walked five batters Wednesday and has issued 13 walks in five outings since being demoted to the minors in late April. "I’m concerned over, of course, how he’s doing mentally," Red Sox pitching coach Juan Nieves said told WEEI.com. "You’re always concerned about a guy’s mental state when he’s engaged in an at-bat and doesn’t do well. It continues to be the same thing." Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino weighed in Thursday saying the Red Sox aren't giving up on Bard. "The general plan is one of pa...
May 16, 2013Boston Globe Daniel Bard was part of the Red Sox’ starting rotation at this time a year ago. He was 3-4 with a 4.30 earned run average, showing just enough to continue getting chances.
Boston Red Sox May 16, 2013Boston Red Sox Blog | ESPN Boston In this week's edition of "State of the Nation," Gordon Edes looks at Thursday's ninth-inning win over the Rays and Daniel Bard's continuing struggles in the minors.
Boston Red Sox May 16, 2013
The Republican ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It appears time to rebuild Daniel Bard again, and the Red Sox don't plan to shut him down or send him to extended spring training to accomplish that.
Boston Red Sox May 16, 2013Red Sox Blog | Providence Journal By Brian MacPhersonST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Red Sox aren't on the verge of pulling the plug on Daniel Bard. Bard issued five walks and threw two wild pitches in an inning-plus for Double-A Portland on Wednesday, throwing eight of 30 pitches for strikes. It was the worst outing yet for a pitcher still trying to figure out the control problems that wrecked his 2012 season. In 13 appearances for the Sea Dogs, Bard has walked 17 hitters in 12 2/3 innings pitched. He's also thrown eight wild pitches. "There's some concern there.," Boston manager John Farrell said. "Any time you go out and you...
Boston Red Sox May 16, 2013Full Count | WEEI ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The reverberations of Daniel Bard‘s struggles are being felt by the Red Sox in Tampa Bay, even as the pitcher remains in Double-A Portland. Yet while his command struggles have reached a frightful extreme — on Wednesday, the right-hander walked five batters and threw two wild pitches while recording three outs, [...]
Boston Red Sox May 16, 2013
The Republican Included in today's Red Sox Roundup: The left side of the infield heats up, Daniel Bard continues to work his way back and the Sox blow out the Rays.
Boston Red Sox May 16, 2013Clubhouse Insider | Boston Herald The dissolution of Daniel Bard continued tonight.Pitching for the Double A Portland Sea Dogs, Bard produced his worst outing of the season. In one-plus innings, the former all-world setup man walked five, threw two wild pitches and allowed two runs. He threw just eight of his 30 pitches for strikes, and was particularly brutal after coming back out for the seventh, walking the bases loaded and throwing a wild pitch before being lifted.In five appearances since returning to Double A, he has walked 13 in 3.2 innings.
Boston Red Sox May 16, 2013Full Count | WEEI ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Even as the Red Sox celebrated their 9-2 victory on Wednesday night, there was a disconcerting development elsewhere in the organization. Daniel Bard had a dreadful outing in Double-A Portland, walking five batters and throwing just eight of 30 pitches for strikes, the latest episode in what has become a progressively [...]
Boston Red Sox May 16, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard, who is pitching at Double-A Portland, continues to suffer from command issues, WEEI.com reported Wednesday. His inability to find the strike zone has almost reached the point of crisis mode. On Wednesday, Bard gave up a hit, unleashed two wild pitches and walked five batters over one inning. He gave up two runs in that inning. Bard worked around two walks in the sixth inning before recording three outs. He then walked all three batters he faced in the seventh before being removed. In five appearances since returning to Double-A after a brief promotion to the big...
May 16, 2013Boston Herald ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Red Sox earned a much-needed victory over the Rays last night, but the thoughts of many in the organization were 1,500 miles away.With 3,591 fans watching in Manchester, N.H., the dissolution of Daniel Bard continued.
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