The Book on Daniel Bard
Prospect Info
Daniel Bard
Born 6/25/1985
RHP, BOS
Boston decided to push their phenom reliever hard last year, promoting him all the way to AA in his second pro season. Bard responded to the higher level play by striking out 64 hitters in 49 innings. His K/9 across the year was twelve and a half.
One more year of this, and Bard's 100mph fastball will be setting up Papelbon in Fenway. Two more years of this, and the very expensive Papelbon will be eligible for free agency. You do the math.
Ranking in ScoutingBook (3/16/2010): #15 
Ranking in Baseball America 2010: Unranked
Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: Unranked
Ranking in MiLB.com 2010 Season Preview Unranked
Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked
Ranking from ESPN: Unranked
Player Updates and Notes
Daniel Bard has been called up, at least for a short time, to join the major league Red Sox. While he hasn't shown much of a knack for secondary pitches yet, his high-90's heat should play well in that deep, deep Red Sox bullpen.
5/10/2009 by KDaddy
Bard has looked unhittable this spring, but is scheduled to open the season in the minors anyway, due to the Red Sox deep, deep bullpen situation.
3/25/2009 by KDaddy
The Atlanta Braves have been scouting Daniel Bard, perhaps as a possible piece to complement a Mark Teixeira trade.
7/14/2008 by KDaddy
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