Daniel Bard

36-Year-Old PitcherRP

Colorado Rockies

2022 Stats

W-L

1-1

ERA

3.65

WHIP

1.14

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2022 Fantasy Outlook

After performing well as Colorado's closer in his return to the majors in 2020, Bard opened last year in the role after avoiding arbitration with the Rockies. He logged 20 saves in 28 chances, but struggled all season long, failing to post an ERA under 3.97 or WHIP better than 1.35 during any month. He finished with a poor 5.21 ERA and 1.60 WHIP over 65.2 innings and ceded the closer role to Carlos Estevez in late-August. Bard was given many opportunities to work through his struggles, but he simply couldn't overcome them in his age-36 season. On the plus side, the veteran is still able to throw 97-mph and his 11.0 K/9 was his highest mark in the category since his rookie year in 2009. Bard's experience in high-leverage makes him an ideal trade candidate before he hits free agency in 2023. Pencil him in for a handful of saves, but don't expect much more than that as his best years are likely behind him. Read Past Outlooks

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League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'4"

Weight 197

DOB 6/25/1985

Born Houston, TX

College North Carolina

Drafted 1st Rd 2006 BOS

Charged with blown save

PColorado Rockies

May 15, 2022

Bard (1-1) allowed two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one in one inning to take the loss and the blown save Sunday against the Royals.

ANALYSIS
After tossing eight scoreless innings while converting seven saves between April 15 and May 7, Bard has struggled over his last two outings. During that time, he's allowed four runs (three earned) on three hits and four walks while striking out two in 1.1 innings. The Rockies came back from a 6-0 deficit by scoring seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Sunday, but Bard let the lead slip away in the ninth. In spite of his recent struggles, the right-hander has built up decent job security as Colorado's closer by converting all but two of his 11 save chances this season.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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What part of the game does Daniel Bard generally pitch?

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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold

% Games By Number of Innings Pitched

Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2020

-26%

BAA vs RHP

2022

-29%

BAA vs LHP

2021

-35%

BAA vs RHP

2020

-23%

BAA vs RHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2020vs Left	.285	248	68	30	61	15	2	10
Since 2020vs Right	.210	216	55	21	39	6	0	1
2022vs Left	.167	34	12	4	5	1	0	1
2022vs Right	.235	20	4	1	4	1	0	0
2021vs Left	.319	156	40	18	43	13	2	7
2021vs Right	.208	148	40	18	26	2	0	1
2020vs Left	.265	58	16	8	13	1	0	2
2020vs Right	.205	48	11	2	9	3	0	0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

Since 2020

-41%

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-19%

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-57%

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-30%

ERA on Road

	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2020Home	3.63	1.29	62.0	6	5	23	10.7	3.2	0.4
Since 2020Away	6.20	1.75	40.2	6	6	12	10.8	6.4	1.8
2022Home	3.38	1.00	8.0	0	1	7	12.4	2.3	0.0
2022Away	4.15	1.38	4.1	1	0	2	10.4	6.2	2.1
2021Home	3.48	1.35	41.1	4	3	14	10.7	3.5	0.4
2021Away	8.14	2.01	24.1	3	5	6	11.5	7.4	2.2
2020Home	4.26	1.26	12.2	2	1	2	9.9	2.8	0.7
2020Away	3.00	1.33	12.0	2	1	4	9.8	4.5	0.8
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Stat Review

How does Daniel Bard compare to other relievers?

This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

K/BB

3.20

K/9

11.7

BB/9

3.6

HR/9

0.7

Fastball

97.9 mph

ERA

3.65

WHIP

1.14

BABIP

.299

GB/FB

1.17

Left On Base

63.5%

Exit Velocity

84.3 mph

Barrels/BBE

5.6%

Spin Rate

2666 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

30.6%

Swinging Strike

13.9%

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Bard returned to the majors in 2020 for the first time since 2013, and he impressed with the Rockies. He led the team in saves as he was perfect on his six chances. Although the closer for the 2021 campaign is still up in the air, Bard would appear to be the favorite heading into the season after posting a 3.65 ERA and 27:10 K:BB over 24.2 innings in 2020. The right-hander's average fastball velocity increased greatly to 97.1 mph in his first season back in the big leagues, and he had a slightly above-average 25.5 K% and 12.4% swinging-strike rate. Those numbers aren't quite what you'd expect out of most closers, and pitchers who handle the ninth inning for the Rockies tend to have a short shelf life. Bard will be 36 in June, and it remains to be seen whether he can sustain his production over a larger sample. However, he holds some fantasy value as the most likely closer for Colorado heading into 2021.

Bard spent less than a week with the Red Sox last April, but otherwise battled injuries and ineffectiveness in the minors for the remainder of the season. He walked 27 in 15.1 innings in the minors before the Red Sox had seen enough. The Cubs scooped him up in September in the hopes of taking a chance on a reliever who put together an outstanding run a few years ago, but his control looks like it's gone. He was non-tendered by the team in December.

We never really got a clear answer for what caused Bard's train to come off its tracks. The conversion from reliever to starter is the inciting incident that led to the mess his 2012 season became, but those conversions happen all the time. Heck, the Red Sox did it in-season with Franklin Morales. What about Bard's transition, which started in the offseason with plenty of time to prepare, caused him to become the "Wild Thing?" As bad as he was in Boston, Bard was even worse following his demotion to Triple-A Pawtucket. In 32 innings with the PawSox, Bard walked 29 batters and hit another 10. There is much outside speculation that having John Farrell back in the organization will help all the pitchers who seem to have lost their way, including Bard. Getting Bard back to being the effective setup reliever he was prior to 2012 is one of the team's many offseason priorities.

Bard had several individual meltdowns during the season, including a couple of high-profile ones during Boston's dramatic September collapse, leading to a worrisome 3.33 ERA. He maintained his strikeout and hold numbers, but questions started to creep in about his ability to be a full-time closer -- he has 12 blown saves in the past two seasons, which takes on added importance after Boston lost closer Jonathan Papelbon to Philadelphia in the free-agent market. While he's known mostly for his high-90s fastball, Bard can throw enough pitches to be a starter. He entered professional baseball as a starter, before the organization moved him to the bullpen. Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington acquired Andrew Bailey and Mark Melancon to handle the late innings, and the plan is to deploy Bard as a starter heading into spring training.

Close observers know all about Bard by now. He throws wall-to-wall heat and misses bats as one of the league's premier setup men. His 32 holds led the American League and ranked third in MLB, behind a couple of relievers from San Diego, who pitched at an airport. Bard was a dominant pitcher in 2010, getting both righties and lefties out while limiting batters to a .159 average with runners on. As Jonathan Papelbon enters the final year of his contract, Bard has no more than a year to wait to become Boston's closer. That could happen sooner if the Red Sox decide to trade Papelbon, who has made it known for a long time he's looking to make a splash as a free agent.

Bard started the 2009 season at Triple-A Pawtucket, then emerged as Boston's leading option as a setup guy to closer Jonathan Papelbon. He struck out 63 batters in 49.1 innings, using a blistering fastball, augmented by a slider he's developed along the way. His walk rate ticked up with the move up to the bigs, but the Red Sox have the utmost confidence in him. He'll open the 2010 season as he finished last year as Boston's set up man. With Papelbon nearing free agency and making noise about getting big bucks, the Red Sox could be grooming Bard for the closer's role in 2012, when Papelbon becomes a free agent.

Bard was extremely successful in his first full season out of the bullpen, making the leap from Low-A Greenville to Double-A Portland. Bard struck out 107 batters in 77.2 innings and limited batters to a .173 batting average. The organization worked on his mechanics and had him work with sports psychologist and former pitcher Bob Tewksbury on the mental aspects to overcome a disastrous 2007 season. He'll work on his secondary pitches this season while with Portland, and could eventually return to being a starter.

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Tallies ninth save

PColorado Rockies

May 8, 2022

Bard allowed one walk and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save Saturday against Arizona.