DANIEL BARD NEWS

Slated to begin year as closer Bard will serve as the Rockies' closer to begin the season, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

Impact Manager Bud Black unsurprisingly said Friday that Bard would handle the ninth-inning duties to begin the season after he ended the 2020 campaign in the role. Right-hander Scott Oberg could compete for save chances once he builds back up to full strength after he underwent surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome in September, but Bard will have the opportunity to secure the role early in the season. Bard converted on all six of his save chances in 2020 and posted a 3.65 ERA and 27:10 K:BB over 24.2 innings.

MARCH 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Colorado Rockies spring training: Daniel Bard ready for 162 games, not just 60 Part of the incredible story that was the comeback to Major League Baseball for Colorado Rockies reliever Daniel Bard happened in perhaps th...

FEBRUARY 21, 2021 • ROXPILE.COM

Notes: Bard's bulk, Gray's arm, Nuñez's glove DENVER -- Rockies reliever Daniel Bard had a dream season amidst the general nightmare of 2020, in all ways except one. Out of the Majors si...

FEBRUARY 21, 2021 • MLB.COM

'How's it going?' Let Daniel Bard tell you how his Major League career having halted in 2013 because of control problems, his last comeback attempt having fizzled

DECEMBER 25, 2020 • MLB.COM

'How's it going?' Let Daniel Bard tell you how his Major League career having halted in 2013 because of control problems, his last comeback attempt having fizzled

DECEMBER 25, 2020 • MLB.COM

Daniel Bard third Colorado Rockies pitcher to win Tony Conigliaro Award For the third time in the last 16 years, a Colorado Rockies pitcher has been named as the winner of the Tony Conigliaro Award. On Monday, Co...

DECEMBER 22, 2020 • ROXPILE.COM

Comeback king Bard earns Conigliaro Award Rockies right-hander Daniel Bard was named the winner of the 2020 Tony Conigliaro Award on Monday, in recognition of his amazing comeback af...

DECEMBER 22, 2020 • MLB.COM

Red Sox News: Daniel Bard earns 2020 Tony Conigliaro Award Former Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard's comeback earned him an award Daniel Bard's return to the majors following a six-year absence was one o...

DECEMBER 21, 2020 • BOSOXINJECTION.COM

Comeback king Bard earns Conigliaro Award Rockies right-hander Daniel Bard was named the winner of the 2020 Tony Conigliaro Award on Monday, in recognition of his amazing comeback af...

DECEMBER 21, 2020 • MLB.COM

Bard, Rox said to agree on 1-year deal Rockies right-hander Daniel Bard agreed to a one-year, $2.925 million deal to avoid arbitration on Tuesday, MLB.com has learned. The club ha...

DECEMBER 16, 2020 • MLB.COM

Bard agrees to 1-year deal with Rox (sources) Daniel Bard and the Rockies have agreed a one-year deal for 2021, thus avoiding arbitration, sources told MLB.com. The club has not confirme...

DECEMBER 16, 2020 • MLB.COM

Avoids arbitration with Rockies Bard signed a one-year, $2.925 million deal with the Rockies on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

Impact The 35-year-old returned to the big leagues from a six-year absence in 2020 and delivered a 3.65 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 27:10 K:BB over 24.2 innings while converting all six save chances. Bard finished the campaign as Colorado's primary closer and should enter spring training as the favorite for the job in 2021.

DECEMBER 16, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Daniel Bard gives Colorado Rockies rare win in 2020 awards season If you were among the fans that toughed out the Colorado Rockies' nightmare 2020 season, then you probably know that the best story of the y...

DECEMBER 13, 2020 • ROXPILE.COM

Colorado Rockies fans missed an awesome part of Daniel Bard’s season With no one in the stands at Coors Field in 2020, Colorado Rockies fans missed a part of one of the feel-good moments of the season. Congrat...

DECEMBER 11, 2020 • ROXPILE.COM

Colorado Rockies: Daniel Bard named finalist for NL Comeback Player of the Year Award Colorado Rockies reliever Daniel Bard was named a finalist for the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award on Wednesday. The MLB P...

OCTOBER 14, 2020 • ROXPILE.COM

Logs 2.2 innings to pick up win Bard (4-2) picked up the win Thursday against the Giants, allowing one hit and two walks across 2.2 scoreless innings. He struck out one.

Impact Bard entered with one out and the game tied 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth. He kept the Giants off the board through the 10th inning and ended up picking up his fourth win after the Rockies took the lead in the 11th. Overall, Bard has logged 27 strikeouts and a 3.65 ERA while notching six saves on the season.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles Sunday Bard was credited with the hold in Sunday's win over the Dodgers, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks across one inning. He struck out one.

Impact Bard entered to get the final out of the eighth before running into trouble in the ninth. A hit batter, two singles and a walk ultimately led to the right-hander being replaced by Mychal Givens with two outs. Despite the shaky outing, Bard seems likely to remain Colorado's primary closer during the final week of the regular season.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Collects win Bard (3-2) allowed a run on one hit and struck out two over one inning to earn the win Friday versus the Angels.

Impact Bard gave up a go-ahead homer to Anthony Bemboom in the ninth inning, but the Rockies got him off the hook with a five-run rally in the bottom half of the frame. The run was Bard's first in his last five innings. The 35-year-old closer has a 3.79 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, six saves and 25 strikeouts in 19 innings this year.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Notches sixth save Bard allowed two walks and struck out one over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Dodgers.

Impact Bard needed 26 pitches to navigate the outing, but he was able to record a save for the second consecutive game. The right-hander now has a 3.50 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 23:5 K:BB across 18 innings this season. He seems to have strengthened his grasp on the closer role -- both Carlos Estevez and Mychal Givens pitched before Bard in Sunday's contest.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Converts fifth save Bard picked up the save Saturday against the Dodgers, tossing a scoreless inning and allowing one hit while striking out two.

Impact Bard entered the game in the ninth inning staked to a 5-2 lead and made relatively easy work of the Dodgers, allowing only a one-out single to AJ Pollock. Over his last five outings, Bard has picked up four saves and one win while allowing only one run in five innings. He has a 3.71 ERA on the season and appears to have a firm hold on the closer position in Colorado.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Earns win over Padres Bard (2-2) earned the win Saturday against the Padres after pitching a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and fanning one.

Impact Bard pitched the top of the ninth inning and while he allowed a single to Jurickson Profar to kick things off, he settled down afterwards -- he induced Ty France into a double play and struck out Trent Grisham to end the frame in only nine pitches (seven strikes). Bard has allowed runs in four of his last seven relief appearances and owns a 4.35 ERA in 12 outings (10.1 innings) this month.

AUGUST 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Back-to-back saves Bard picked up the save Tuesday against the Diamondbacks. He allowed one run on one hit and two walks while fanning two in one inning, while also hitting a batter.

Impact Bard notched his third save of the season, but it wasn't a crisp performance for the 35-year-old -- he walked Kole Calhoun to begin the inning, allowed a run on an RBI single from David Peralta, and he ultimately loaded the bases before striking out Nick Ahmed to close the game out. Bard has now allowed runs in four of his last six appearances, compiling a 7.20 ERA in five innings across that stretch.

AUGUST 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Bard's wild journey brings him back to AZ Rockies reliever Daniel Bard found himself at Chase Field. The former player mentor in the D-backs’ mental skills department earned the save...

AUGUST 26, 2020 • MLB.COM

Tuesday Rockpile: Daniel Bard, the closer? Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

AUGUST 25, 2020 • PURPLEROW.COM

Clean inning for save Bard pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to earn the save in Monday's 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Bard retired Eduardo Escobar and Nick Ahmed with groundouts before fanning Stephen Vogt to end the game. It was a change of pace to see Bard keep runs off the board -- he's allowed a run in three of his last five outings. The 35-year-old is up to two saves with a 4.15 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 15 strikeouts in 13 innings. Carlos Estevez, who has shared closing duties with Bard over the past couple weeks, logged 1.1 scoreless innings before Bard came in to close things out.

AUGUST 25, 2020 • ROTOWIRE