Brayan Bello DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

According to Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Brayan Bello (shoulder) is expected to resume throwing on Sunday. Bello did not throw this week after feeling soreness in his shoulder. Bello also underwent imaging, but the results came back clear. Fantasy managers should continue monitoring his status once he resumes throwing on Sunday, in case he faces a setback. Last season, Bello logged a career-high 162 1/3 innings at the major league level. Across this stint, the 25-year-old held a 4.49 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. He tallied strikeouts at a modest 21.8 percent rate and showed weak command of his pitches with a below-average 9.1 percent walk rate. He also generated a 41.1 percent hard-hit rate, which placed him in the 29th percentile. If healthy, fantasy managers should expect Bello to have a role in the rotation during the 2025 season.

Boston Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello (shoulder) was shut down earlier in the week for a couple of days due to shoulder soreness, but manager Alex Cora said it's nothing to be alarmed about, and Bello is scheduled to get back to his throwing program on Sunday or Monday. It's something to watch in spring training for the 25-year-old, but if nothing resurfaces, he'll be 100 percent ready for Opening Day at the end of March. RotoBaller has Bello ranked as the No. 100 fantasy starting pitcher entering the 2025 season after he went 14-8 with a 4.49 ERA (4.19 FIP), 1.36 WHIP, a career-high 153 strikeouts and 64 walks in 162 1/3 innings over a career-high 30 starts in his second full season in the rotation in 2024. The most concerning thing about Bello's profile was his 9.1% walk rate, and coupled with his tendency to give up the long ball, it makes him a pretty volatile starter.

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Brayan Bello fired eight shutout innings in Wednesday night's victory over the visiting division-rival Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park, striking out nine hitters in the win. Bello was outstanding against Toronto on Wednesday, scattering two hits and one walk as he cruised to his 12th win of the season. In his last six starts, the 25-year-old right-hander is 2-1 with a 2.97 ERA, 35 strikeouts, and 16 walks in 36 1/3 frames for the Red Sox.