This year’s Daniel Bard wishes he could find last year’s Daniel Bard

Daniel Bard

Daniel Bard admitted after his latest start – a 1 2/3-inning, five-run, six-walk disaster – that the work in progress that has been the pitcher becoming a starter might have involved a bit too much work, and not quite enough progress.

“If anything, it’s that I allowed something to happen when I switched roles,” Bard told reporters after the Red Sox’ 5-1 loss to the Blue Jays Sunday when asked about if he had any regrets in approaching his switch from reliever to starter.

“It’s that maybe we tried to turn me into a starter rather than