The 39-year-old Bard missed all of last season after suffering a knee injury in spring training and then hurting his elbow. He had a 4.56 ERA in 49 1/3 innings for the Rockies in 2023.

The 38-year-old hurler had been working his way back from a torn meniscus in his left knee and sustained the elbow injury while rehabbing. No one wants to end their career on a devastating elbow injury, so expect that Bard will attempt to come back once again in 2025.

Bard is still working his way back from a torn meniscus in his left knee. There’s no clear timetable for his return, but he should be back at some point during the first half.

A tough break for Bard, but he probably won’t be too far behind at the start of the season. It’s unlikely that the 38-year-old would have been a part of the closing mix at the beginning of the year; Tyler Kinley and Justin Lawrence figure to battle for or share those chores at the beginning of the year.