Red Sox, Josh Bard close to agreement
by Randy Booth on Dec 28, 2008 9:37 PM EST
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PrintLook who's back! ... according to the Globe:
In a separate deal, the Sox are also nearing an agreement with free-agent catcher Josh Bard, according to baseball sources. The one-year deal, which is not guaranteed, would be worth $1.6 million and would include a team option, according to sources.
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This would be Bard's second stint with the Red Sox. The first one was brief. The Sox acquired Bard from the Indians as part of the trade for Coco Crisp in January 2006. He served as a backup to Jason Varitek and struggled catching Tim Wakefield's knuckleball. About a month into his tenure in Boston, Bard was traded to the Padres for Doug Mirabelli, who was experienced catching Wakefield's knuckler.
I don't really expect for Bard to do anything spectacular as a Sox, but he's a good backup option. I don't think he'd do any better than in-house options like George Kottaras or Dusty Brown, though.
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Kottaras or Brown is better. Really.
Well, I'll appreciate for you to keep my zingers out of your mouth!
I don't wanna be that guy
But Bard OBPed .364 just 2 years ago, played in a pitchers park and had a very low BABIP this last season. Brown is a 26 year old who never played a single ML game and Kottaras is just a year younger with not much more experience. Bard may or may not stay with the team after ST, he’s just another option.
Mother---- him and John Wayne!
So, yeah, this is a good move
Mother---- him and John Wayne!
by MerryGoByeBye on Dec 28, 2008 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
Hopefully
this ends the terrible VTEK offense for now.
Baseball is God's sport! All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident. kinesiologist
Ugh.
At least in that, his defense is widely-regarded as “not good” at best. I’d much rather punt offense in favor of defense at the position. Consider me in that radical “Kevin Cash is better than any other FA option the Sox might have HAD” group. I might be the only member.
"Are you a real doctor, or a doctor like Dr. Pepper is a doctor?"
+1
I think people have issues with him because he sucked as Wake’s Best Friend.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
We needed a backup catcher for Tek when we resign him.
That’s what this seems to be in preparation for.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
He's a great guy for a platoon
and I really liked him in his short tenure with us.
"no1 has time to read your long comments, are you writing a book?"
[coughs up drink]
According to http://www2.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/players/Josh_Bard/:
Scouting Report
Assets
His best attributes are behind the plate, where he handles pitchers well, has a good arm and blocks the plate effectively. Is a disciplined switch-hitter.
Flaws
His bat isn’t consistent enough to put up big numbers and he only has average power from either side of home plate.
Career potential
A solid starting catcher.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
I read that his D deteriorated significantly last year.
Enough that it was a real concern for the Pads.
But I can’t find where I read it.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
I trust Canadians more than a sourceless quote.
They have bacon.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
Still trying to find the source.
I read it on my friend’s computer, so I can’t look it up in my history.
But in the meantime, here’s an off-handed perspective of a Pad’s fan who apparently thinks Bard can’t hold on a runner. Probably because he’s had multiple injuries to his right triceps.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
Here's Rotoworld
The Padres decided against waiting until December to non-tender Bard, who had his OPS drop from 943 in his first 93 games with the Padres in 2006 to 768 last year and 549 this season. He’ll probably bounce back offensively, but he’s a weak enough thrower that he may have a difficult time landing another starting job. Estes was going to be a free agent anyway. This just gets him off the 40-man roster a little earlier.
Here. Still not the article I was looking for, which stated that the Pad’s FO was concerned about the general decline in his defense. But still, hardly inspiring words.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
Hmm...
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/pecota/bardjo01.php
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
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