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Age: 24
Born:
June 25, 1985
Charlotte, NC
Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Drafted:
1st round, 2006; 20th round, 2003 by NYY
How
Acquired: Draft
College: North Carolina
High
School: Charlotte
Christian (NC)
Photo ©
Kelly O'Connor
Links
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2009 Prospect Preview
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Scouting Report:
Live arm with a smooth delivery. His fastball looks effortless,
and sits around 96 mph with decent command and average movement.
He can
consistently hit
97-99 mph on the
radar gun, and
can reportedly
get up to 101 mph when he reaches back. Bard also mixes in an
80-82 mph slider with some nice bite. His slider really keeps
hitters off balance. It can also dip down to about 76-78 mph with
more slurve action. He also has a few other pitches in his arsenal
that aren't used very often, including a high-80s cutter, a low-90s
two-seamer, and a circle change. If a batter is able to catch up
to Bard's fastball, the ball can sail off the bat due to velocity.
He struggled through major control issues throughout the entire 2007 season,
particularly with his slurve (a pre-cursor to his slider). Has a strong frame and a mature
demeanor, but has a history of confidence issues. Bard took well to a
bullpen role in the Hawaii League in the 2007-08 off-season, and dominated
as a full
time reliever in 2008. He changed his delivery by lowering his arm slot
prior to the 2008 season, adding a little bit of life to his fastball.
In the 2008-09 off-season, Bard again altered his delivery slightly,
starting his hands by his chest rather than his waist, eliminating some
unnecessary body movement. That led to outstanding results in 2009. |
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Career Stats |
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
org |
age |
w |
l |
% |
era |
g |
gs |
cg |
sh |
sv |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
hr |
bb |
so |
k/bb |
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2004 |
North Carolina |
NCAA |
Coll |
- |
18 |
8 |
4 |
0.667 |
3.88 |
16 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
95.0 |
94 |
49 |
41 |
7
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31 |
68 |
2.19 |
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2005 |
North Carolina |
NCAA |
Coll |
- |
19 |
7 |
5 |
0.583 |
4.22 |
16 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
89.2 |
73 |
53 |
42 |
7 |
43 |
77 |
1.79 |
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2006 |
North Carolina |
NCAA |
Coll |
- |
20 |
9 |
4 |
0.692 |
3.64 |
18 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
101.1 |
92 |
52 |
41 |
4 |
37 |
94 |
2.54 |
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2007 |
Greenville |
SAL |
A |
Bos |
21 |
3 |
5 |
0.375 |
6.39 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.0 |
55 |
49 |
44 |
3 |
56 |
39 |
0.70 |
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2007 |
Lancaster |
Cal |
A |
Bos |
21 |
0 |
2 |
0.000 |
10.13 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13.1 |
21 |
23 |
15 |
2 |
22 |
9 |
0.41 |
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2007 |
Honolulu |
HWB |
Fall |
Bos |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0.000 |
1.08 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16.2 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
1.00 |
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2008 |
Greenville |
SAL |
A |
Bos |
22 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
0.64 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.0 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
43 |
10.75 |
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2008 |
Portland |
EL |
AA |
Bos |
22 |
4 |
1 |
0.800 |
1.99 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
49.2 |
30 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
26 |
64 |
2.46 |
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2009 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
23 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
1.13 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
16.0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
29 |
5.80 |
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2009 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
23 |
2 |
2 |
0.500 |
3.65 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
49.1 |
41 |
24 |
20 |
5 |
22 |
63 |
2.86 |
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Additional Player Info |
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Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: August 23, 2006 by Jeff Zona
Signing Bonus: $1,550,000
MiLB Debut: April 6, 2007 (Lancaster)
MLFA Eligible: N/A
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: N/A |
Added to 40-man: May 10, 2009
MLB Debut: May 13, 2009
MLB Service Time (through 2009): 148 days
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2010): $415,500
Trade Restrictions: None |
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Awards
2008 Red Sox ML Pitcher of the Year |
SoxProspects.com Awards
2008 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - RP
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (April 3-6, 2008)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (April 21-27, 2008)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (April 2008)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (May 12-18, 2008)
2008 SoxProspects.com All-Star - RP
2008 SoxProspects.com Comeback Player of the Year
2009 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - RP
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (April 9-19, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (April 2009)
2009 SoxProspects.com All-Star - RP |
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