Daniel Bard is now committed to being a relief pitcher, but we may not see him back in the majors in the near future.
Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal brings word that Bard issued three walks and hit a batter while recording just one out last night with Triple-A Pawtucket. He threw just nine out of his 26 pitches for strikes and two of the walks forced in runs with the bases loaded.
No surprise here, but PawSox manager Arnie Beyeler believes Bard?s inability to find the strike zone is rooted in mechanical issues.
?He just doesn?t feel it, I guess. He just can?t repeat with consistency, which is why he?s here, and then you see the wheel start spinning and things kind of snowball. That?s the whole deal ? trying to get that feel and that consistency to try to repeat.?
Bard began the season in the Red Sox starting rotation, but he was demoted last month after posting a 5.24 ERA and 34/37 K/BB ratio in 55 innings. Over nine appearances with Triple-A Pawtucket, the 27-year-old right-hander has a 7.15 ERA, eight walks, four hit batsman and three wild pitches in 11 1/3 innings pitched. Yikes.
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