The Dodgers have agreed to sign Josh Bard to a one-year deal worth about $750K, tweets Jon Heyman. Dylan Hernandez tweets that it's a minor league contract, oh thank God! Hernandez is also tweeting that the Dodgers are still talking to other catchers and the Bard deal is "not a slam dunk." Not sure what  is going on here, but apparently A.J. Ellis, Matt Treanor...

In 2007, Josh Bard was worth 3.1 WAR over 443 plate appearances.  He walked almost as much as he struck out, and and ended up with a .768 OPS.  He was a decent defensive catcher, even if he threw out only 8% of attempted base-stealers. It is now 2010.  Josh Bard, who has since become much, much worse, was worth 0.3 WAR over 126 plate appearances.  His strikeout-to-walk ratio...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Josh Bard to a one-year deal, believed to be $750k Jon Heyman of CBSSports reports. Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times clarifies the signing by noting that the deal is a minor-league deal. In 81 at-bats this season, Bard hit .210. The move is considered odd as the Dodgers are set to go with A.J. Ellis behind the plate and recently signed Matt Treanor...

Compared with Day 1, the Dodgers' second day at the Winter Meetings was slow.News (a term I use loosely here) just broke the Dodgers are close to signing catcher Josh Bard. Jon Heyman first reported it as a 1-year, $750,000 deal.Bard is a catcher and the Dodgers had seemingly filled the need by signing Matt Treanor last month.But here comes Dylan Hernandez to save us all from throwing...

Only because the schedule mandates it, the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics are still playing baseball. There is an upside to having your games lack any meaning, however--you get to attempt nifty little baseball tricks like foul tipping a pitch so it sticks in the catcher's facemask, a feat which was performed perfectly by Oakland's Cliff Pennington and...

Josh Bard clubbed his first career grand slam Saturday night, highlighting the Mariners' five-run fifth inning that vaulted them to a 9-3 win against the Indians at Progressive Field.

Josh Bard certainly doesn't have eye-popping statistics, but the veteran catcher understands his role is to serve as a mentor to Adam Moore and produce when he gets in the lineup.

Seattle Mariners catcher Josh Bard suffered minor injuries in a fatal car accident that killed a Denver pastor, according to KDVR.com (via MLB.com’s Bailey Stephens). Bard 32, and Clancy McKendry, 21, who were both wearing seatbels were taken to a l

According to FOXSports' Jon Paul Morosi, the Seattle Mariners have re-signed catcher Josh Bard. Greg Johns of MLB.com adds that it is a Minor League deal with an invitation to Spring Training. Bard, 32, is a career .256/.323/.387 hitter in Major League season.  In 2010, he hit .214/.276/.357 in 112 at-bats for the Mariners. The catcher sustained minor injuries while being involved...

Josh Bard finished 4-for-5 with his first career grand slam Saturday, falling a triple shy of the cycle in the Mariners' 9-3 win over the Indians at Progressive Field.

Former Padres catcher Josh Bard came off the Mariners bench to go 3-for-3, including a walk-off single, as Seattle defeated San Diego, 13-12, in 10 innings on Sunday at Peoria Stadium.

Mariners catcher Josh Bard suffered minor injuries in a car accident earlier this week that killed a Denver pastor, according to a report from Fox's local affiliate, KDVR.com.

My interest in Colorado baseball beyond the Rockies is deep-rooted. I grew up playing the sport in Pueblo with my twin brother Tracy. We were coached by my dad. Those are experiences that defined me and ultimately shaped my career choice. As a father with two sons, I have spent the past eight years coaching youth baseball. There are times it becomes cliché, dealing with playing...

Catcher Josh Bard, who played 39 games last year for the Mariners, has signed a Minor League deal with Seattle and will receive an invitation to Spring Training and a chance to compete for a backup spot, the veteran told MLB.com on Tuesday.

Veteran catcher Josh Bard was called up from Triple-A Tacoma and inserted in the starting lineup for the Mariners for their Wednesday afternoon game against the Braves after injuries hit the club hard at that position.

Mariners catcher Josh Bard suffered minor injuries earlier this week in a car accident that killed his friend, a Denver pastor, who was riding in the same vehicle.

As with most clubs, the Winter Meetings have been busy for the Dodgers, but while other teams are pursuing impact players, the Dodgers are busy trying to identify the clean garbage at the massive dump. Ned Colletti revealed that he is looking to upgrade through trade with a position player and would be willing to listen on a reliever. Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said he...

The cuts and bruises catcher Josh Bard sustained in an automobile accident three weeks ago are getting better each day. But the biggest scar -- the death of his longtime friend, Pat McKendry, remains.

Jim Street of mlb.com talked with Mariners catcher Josh Bard this week about the truck rollover that killed his close friend earlier this month and writes that Bard is struggling to cope with the aftermath of that tragedy.

The January Baseball Doldrums brought news that Josh Bard re-signed with the Mariners today, providing competition for Adam Moore at the back-up catcher position, or at least more competition than Chris Gimenez is likely to provide. Note also how much Bard’s comments seem to mirror those that the front office is likely to make, right down to the “at the end of the day” in...

Mariners catcher Josh Bard survived a scary incident in the bottom of the sixth inning Saturday with A's shortstop Cliff Pennington at the plate.

It was obvious all afternoon — and perhaps all season — that the Seattle Mariners needed a wake-up call. Unfortunately for catcher Josh Bard, when the call finally came, he was on the receiving end. And even more unfortunately, it did nothing to jump start his team in their 3-0 loss to the Oakland Athletics — a game in which their offense was three-hit by starter Brandon...

The overall work of catcher Josh Bard since he was promoted from Triple-A Tacoma last week is keeping him in the Mariners lineup.

Filed under: Mariners, MLB InjuriesSeattle Mariners catcher Josh Bard was injured in a fatal car crash in southeastern Colorado early Thursday morning that killed a pastor and also injured the pastor's son, according to a FOX affiliate in Denver. Bard was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries following the crash, which reportedly occured while the three men were en route...

Braden vs Rowland-Smith, 1:10 pm. Oh thank God, it’s over. The season in a sentence: Josh Bard is hitting 5th today. Ichiro, RF Figgins, 2B Gutierrez, DH Smoak, 1B Bard, C Saunders, LF Halman, CF Mangini, 3B Josh Wilson, SS -- This post came from: U.S.S. Mariner, and is copyright by the authors. This RSS feed is intended for the personal use of readers and not, for instance...