After signing a one-year contract with the Red Sox for $1.7 million, as well as a team option for a second year, Josh Bard was released from the Sox this morning. His contract wasn't guaranteed, but the Sox will still end up paying him one-sixth of his 2009 salary at $283,333. Not bad for only playing with the team three months this year.
Last year, Bard played in 7 games as Varitek's backup, but struggled when trying to catch Tim Wakefield's knuckleball. George Kottaras will now be on the roster for Opening Day. Kottaras is a 25-year-old swich-hitter who is "out of minor league options" according to the Boston Globe's Chad Finn.
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