"The Red Sox have gotten a lot of calls about right-hander Brayan Bello, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon. The source who shared this information with Rosenthal/Sammon pushed back, however, on the idea that the Sox had " quietly shopped " Bello themselves, as one rival executive framed the situation. On paper, it would seem odd that the Red Sox are trying to move Bello when they've spent most of the offseason trying to reinforce their rotation."
"Back in March 2024, the Red Sox showed their commitment to Bello by locking him up to a six-year, $55MM extension covering the 2024-29 seasons, and Boston holds a $21MM club option Bello for the 2030 season that includes a $1MM buyout. Bello doesn't even return 27 until May, so between his age and the long-term contract, it would seem like the Red Sox have a homegrown arm locked into the rotation for at least the remainder of the decade."
"While Bello has been solid over his four MLB seasons, it can be argued that the Red Sox were hoping for a bit more from a pitcher who posted much bigger strikeout numbers in the minors. In the Show, Bello has only a 19.8% strikeout rate over 543 1/3 career innings, and his 17.7K% this season was the lowest of his career. He has an unspectacular 8.3% career walk rate to go along with that lack of missed bat"
The Red Sox have received multiple trade inquiries about right-hander Brayan Bello, although a source pushed back on characterizations that the team quietly shopped him. Bello posted a 3.35 ERA over a career-best 166 2/3 innings last season and has made 86 starts across 87 appearances over the past three years. He signed a six-year, $55 million extension in March 2024 with a $21 million club option for 2030 and a $1 million buyout. Bello remains under team control through 2029 at a reasonable remaining cost, but his major-league strikeout rate (19.8%) and 8.3% walk rate raise questions about upside.
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