Major issues land Daniel Bard in the minors Posted Jun 6, 2012 There is not a lot of support for keeping Daniel Bard in the starting rotation, but the Red Sox will dance with that notion for a while, if only to keep Bard in the right frame of mind as he tries to fix the mess his delivery is in. The Red Sox thought the transition from reliever to starter would have its bumps. But they didn’t expect anything like the wildness Bard exhibited against Toronto Sunday. (Boston Globe)