The Boston Red Sox have designated Daniel Bard for assignment to make additional room on their 40-man roster.

Bard was once one of the most dominant late-inning pitchers in the majors, but issues with his confidence and injuries have derailed his career.

"Not an easy one," John Farrell said of the decision. "Given what he's been able to do in the past and obviously dealing with the struggles with consistency that are there, unfortunately he's in the position he's in. He won't be able to pitch with [Class A] Lowell until the waiver period expires, and if he's still in the organization, which we would hope that would be the case unless some team either claims or works out a trade for him, we haven't turned our back on him.

"And yet, we needed a roster spot and we're hopeful that we can get Daniel back on track to the pitcher that he was here at the big league level, which was a dominant one."