Bard agree to one-year deal - 美國職棒

BOSTON -- The Red Sox and right-hander Daniel Bard agreed to a one-year deal
to avoid arbitration. WEEI.com reported the deal is worth $1.6125 million, a
figure exactly between the $1.825 million Bard asked for and the $1.4 million
the Red Sox offered at the arbitration deadline.

Bard is in line to be one of the most critical components of the Red Sox in
2012, as the successful reliever is slated to at least attempt a transition
to the starting rotation. The 26-year-old was drafted out of North Carolina
as a starter.

The additions of back-end relievers Andrew Bailey and Mark Melancon certainly
suggest that Boston takes Bard's potential shift to the rotation seriously.

Bard's 2-9 record in 2011 belied a very successful first five months of the
year. He did not allow a run in either June or July, and his 3.33 ERA was
bloated by a hideous September that saw him lose four games with a 10.64 ERA.

With Bard signed, there are now three remaining Red Sox with the potential to
go to arbitration in David Ortiz, Alfredo Aceves and Bailey.

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