Cubs Claim Bard Off Waivers
Theo Epstein was the general manager and Jason McLeod the scouting director when Boston took Daniel Bard in the first round of the 2008 draft. So when the Red Sox put Bard and his control problems on...
View ArticleHamilton, Vazquez return from winter ball in Puerto Rico
Reds speedster Billy Hamilton left the Puerto Rican League and returned home with a .284 on base. “He’s still a little overmatched,” says one scout, while one club likens him to Dee Gordon. “It’s very...
View ArticleGammons Notes: Grady Sizemore, Daniel Bard, Logan Forsythe and Orioles
Sizemore missed the entire 2012 season with the Indians. Two of the most interesting comebacks to watch this spring will be Grady Sizemore and Daniel Bard. Red Sox manager John Farrell and assistant GM...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: Daniel Bard gets fresh start after surgery
What happened to Daniel Bard wasn’t about moving into the starting rotation in 2012. The whirlpool in which he nearly drowned for two years began in September, 2011, when after going June and July...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: Dodger Blue prevails over L.A.
Observations on the desert GLENDALE, Ar—They open the season with the Diamondbacks in Sydney, Australia, which is akin to the Golden Globes. Those games count, but they then open the season for real...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: The Comeback Everyone Hopes For
MESA, Arizona—The late and perhaps best baseball psychologist Harvey Dorfman used to worry that once a pitcher—or even a position player—got The Thing he might never come back. Steve Blass, of course,...
View ArticlePeter Gammons: Austin Filiere, future third baseman/general manager from MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was the starting place for Benjamin Netanyahu, Ben Bernacke, Christina Romer, Lawrence Summers and founders of more than 25,000 companies. It has had more...
View ArticleDaniel Bard touching 96 MPH in Jupiter
Daniel Bard’s new delivery with 96 mph gas as he preps for spring training in Cardinals system… http://www.gammonsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/16785152_1430078977048986_6200092695470276608_n.mp4
View ArticlePeter Gammons: Daniel Bard is willing to endure the frustration
JUPITER—It’s for the pure love of the game, it’s that, as Daniel Bard says, “I still know there’s something.” Something of what in 2010 might have been the best setup man in baseball, 98 MPH, a 1.93...
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