Red Sox Interested In Giving Rising Star Brayan Bello Contract Extension

Boston should do everything in its power to extend their budding ace

Scott Neville | Jul 17, 2023

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Will the Boston Red Sox attempt to keep their best homegrown starter in over a decade in town for the long haul by securing a contract extension before he reaches the peak of his powers?

The Red Sox have watched teams like the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox secure discounts for elite players by offering upfront money, and are in line to do the same with Brayan Bello.

Red Sox assistant general manager Eddie Romero was honest when asked if Boston will try to extend Bello for the foreseeable future:

“It’s all case-by-case, there’s no guidebook for it, but I think Brayan is a special case and we’ll make efforts to talk to him and his group,” Romero told The Athletic's Jen McCaffrey. “He’s basically done what he needs to do and what we would want of a young starting pitcher in this organization and he’s gone about it the right way, he’s a great teammate and he’s improved the quality of his repertoire, he’s a very hard worker, and he’s earned the respect of everybody here so he’s the kind we want to stick around obviously.”

Bello has made it clear that he does not want to talk about a contract extension in-season but sounded more than open to the idea once the offseason commences.

“I do want to stay here long-term,” Bello told McCaffrey. “This is the organization that gave me a chance to be somebody so I’d love to stay here.”

Bello is 7-5 with a 3.14 ERA, 75-to-22 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .245 batting average against, 1.20 WHIP and 148 ERA+ in 86 innings across 15 starts.

If he keeps pitching as he has been, the Red Sox will be motivated to do everything they can to sign the 24-year-old for as long as possible.

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Published Jul 17, 2023

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu