Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said Daniel Bard will be used as a starter in spring training but still might ultimately be the team's closer in 2012. Bard will be built up from two to four to six innings, and, at that point, the Red Sox will make a decision on his role for the season. "I told him to prepare to be a starter and if that, in fact, does not happen, to be ready and willing to be our closer," Valentine said. Bard was a starter in college and in his first year as a pro but moved to the bullpen after posting a horrific 7.08 ERA and 47/78 K/BB ratio in A-ball. It would enhance his chances of sticking in the rotation if the Sox are able to trade for Andrew Bailey or sign Ryan Madson.