{"id":122290,"date":"2026-05-19T19:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=122290"},"modified":"2026-05-19T22:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:36:20","slug":"what-should-the-rex-sox-do-with-brayan-bello-amid-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/05\/19\/what-should-the-rex-sox-do-with-brayan-bello-amid-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"What Should The Red Sox Do With Brayan Bello Amid Struggles?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout the month of May so far, the Red Sox pitching staff has been superb. In the month of May (up until the 19th), Boston pitchers have achieved a 2.63 ERA and held opponents to a .216 batting average. Team ace <\/span>Garrett Crochet<\/span><\/a> has <\/span>been inactive all month with left shoulder issues<\/span><\/a>, but there\u2019s been other pitchers carrying the team, namely <\/span>Sonny Gray<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Payton Tolle<\/span><\/a>, who\u2019ve both had multiple wins this month. There has been, however, one glaring issue with this rotation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What Should The Red Sox Do with Brayan Bello?<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Brayan Bello<\/span><\/a>, the number five pitcher in the rotation, recently started in Atlanta against the Braves on Sunday. After letting up a three run homer to <\/span>Austin Riley<\/span><\/a> in the first inning, it just went downhill from there. Bello would go five innings, giving up seven earned runs on eight hits and three walks. The Red Sox were too far behind that they would end up losing 8-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, benefit of the doubt here, Atlanta was the best team in baseball at the time (currently, they\u2019re tied with the Tampa Bay Rays). But this one start has been just a continuation of a disappointing season with Bello this season. Bello threw 30 pitches in the first inning on Sunday. He had 58 by the end of the second. These are concerning numbers from someone who\u2019s considered a veteran on this team in terms of MLB experience. Throw in his 7.16 ERA in the mix and it\u2019s a disastrous look on him. With Crochet coming back soon, there\u2019s really only two options for him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Move To Bullpen\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Now this may sound weird, but it\u2019s worth a try. In Bello\u2019s 109 career appearances, he has only come out of the bullpen in five of them. Two in 2022, one in 2025, and two games where an opener was used this season. Here are the stat lines:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n