In continuance of their curious signings this offseason, the Pirates have signed what may be the ultimate reclamation project in Daniel Bard. Many of you may remember Bard to be the dominating setup man for the Red Sox from 2009-2011, though health hasn’t been kind to him in recent years. At the end of his tenure in Boston in 2012, he was converted to a starting pitcher which produced disastrous results as he managed a 6.22 ERA and walked 43 batters in 59.1 innings.
Over the past 3 seasons, Bard has bounced to the Rangers and Cubs, where he could not recapture his former glory.