Craig Kimbrel is toast

[Rock Strongo]

how hard is bard throwing now? still high 90's?

 

[mr.hockey4242]

2010/2011 he was very good and had an ERA under 2 in 2010 over 74 innings. Then wanted to be a starter to make more money and lost it.

Since leaving the Red Sox organization 7 years ago he had stops in A-ball, AA, A+, rookie ball, and the puerto rican winter league from 2013-2017.

22.2 IP, 173 batters faced, 22.24 ERA, 16 Ks, 79 BBs, 23 HBP, 24 wild pitches

So you had a 60% chance of either being hit or walked by Bard. I'm not sure I've ever seen a pitcher lose it that bad and that quickly. And then to see him pitching in the majors again (and no walks so far) is incredible.

Thats the biggest thing. 5 2/3 innings so far and no walks. If he can maintain a low walk rate(obviously not 0) he will probably stick around for a bit.

 

[Rock Strongo]

2010/2011 he was very good and had an ERA under 2 in 2010 over 74 innings. Then wanted to be a starter to make more money and lost it.

Since leaving the Red Sox organization 7 years ago he had stops in A-ball, AA, A+, rookie ball, and the puerto rican winter league from 2013-2017.

22.2 IP, 173 batters faced, 22.24 ERA, 16 Ks, 79 BBs, 23 HBP, 24 wild pitches

So you had a 60% chance of either being hit or walked by Bard. I'm not sure I've ever seen a pitcher lose it that bad and that quickly. And then to see him pitching in the majors again (and no walks so far) is incredible.

the guy who the syndrome is named after, steve blass.

off a cliff at age 31, hard

Steve Blass Stats | Baseball-Reference.com

fropm 19 game winner with a sub 2.50 ERA, to a 9.00+ ERA, overnight

 

[soxfan1468927]

how hard is bard throwing now? still high 90's?

Averaging 97 on his fastball right now

 

[Rock Strongo]

Averaging 97 on his fastball right now

i bet the delivery still looks like soft toss.

always blew me away. very casual delivery, 98 mph.

 

[thedddd]

I don't remember the last time a really good reliever completely fell off the cliff.

Rosenthal maybe?

Del Bozo? Oh wait he was never on top of the cliff.

Sorry it pains me to watch these Pirates play and seeing the likes of him get called from the Pen just to walk in a few runs gets old. Granted it was funny at first but now it is just old.

 

[steelerssb]

Del Bozo? Oh wait he was never on top of the cliff.

Sorry it pains me to watch these Pirates play and seeing the likes of him get called from the Pen just to walk in a few runs gets old. Granted it was funny at first but now it is just old.

#EmbraceTheTank

 

[thedddd]

#EmbraceTheTank

You know they still won't get the first overall pick. They will F that up also and go on a winning streak at some point to pass the O's.

 

[navamind]

he got very lucky, a lot here. 2nd half of 2018, as you pointed out, is why the sox didnt want him back.

the wheels started coming off

1st half, 1.77 ERA
40 IP, 16 walks

2nd half, 4.57 ERA
21 IP, 15 walks

k's/9 went up a tick, but everything else fell off.

He's one of those relievers you watch and know what kind of night it will be after the first at bat. Either he'd strike someone out and you'd expect a 1-2-3 or he'd walk the first batter on 4-5 pitches and take 25+ pitches to get out of the inning.

 

[navamind]

Daniel Bard is a better option right now. That is not something I saw coming.

Daniel Bard is the only person having a good 2020

 

[Rock Strongo]

Daniel Bard is the only person having a good 2020

9 IP

no walks

freakin amazing

he walked 37 guys over his prior 12 minor league innings in 2016/17.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

You dumped Quintana on us too. That was deal everybody knew was going to sting. The only reason they traded for him was because he was cheap. It wasn’t because he was good. Those kinds of deals never work out.

EDIT: I don’t see team avatars and I thought you were talking about the White Sox.

Sox won that Quintana trade big time. Enjoy, Cubs!

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

Sox won that Quintana trade big time. Enjoy, Cubs!

Bad trade, but what can you do? I’ll just enjoy being in first place while it lasts.

 

[ChiSoxFan]

Bad trade, but what can you do? I’ll just enjoy being in first place while it lasts.

Yeah, win some and you lose some.