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It’s Official: The Javier Lopez Era In Boston Has Ended

May 10th, 2009 by Ian · 2 Comments ·

Daniel BardAfter the Providence Journal reported this morning that the Boston Red Sox had called up Daniel Bard from Triple-A, they made it official this afternoon.

To make room on the 25-man and 40-man rosters, the Red Sox have designated lefty reliever Javier Lopez for assignment.

Lopez has struggled all season going 0-2 with a 9.26 ERA. In 11 games with the PawSox, Bard was 1-0 with a 1.12 ERA and 6 saves. In 16 innings, he struck out 29 batters and walked 5.

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2 Comments so far ↓


  • Amanda

    Thank God!! He’s just been awful this season. Hopefully Bard will be a breath of fresh air.

  • Ian

    Hopefully Bard continue the success he’s had from Pawtucket that started during spring training this year.

    I don’t anticipate Tito throwing him to a pressure situation just yet but if he can get the job done, he could be a vital cog in the road to Papelbon.