Pitchers and catchers report to spring training in less than a month, and for the Red Sox, that means their first look at Daniel Bard in his projected new role. The club's eighth-inning guy in seasons past, Bard is expected to try to make the transition to the starting rotation this season. There's no denying the increidble stuff that he has, Bard still has some work to do if he wants to prove that he can be a consistent starter at the big league level. Don Orsillo, Nick Cafardo and Peter Abraham discussed that on Red Sox Hot Stove Live....
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