This week's prospect spotlight is on pitcher Brayan Bello! Bello is a right-handed starter from Samana, Dominican Republic. In his short career Bello has seen huge improvements from year to year.

Bello signed with the Red Sox in 2017 and made his professional debut in 2018, one month after his 19th birthday. He began his professional baseball career with the DSL Red Sox where he posted a 1.68 ERA and .73 WHIP while striking out 68 in 64.1 innings. This earned him a late season call-up to the GCL Red Sox. He had a solid outing in his only Gulf Coast League appearance, striking out six in three scoreless innings.



In his first professional offseason, Bello made a huge jump. This was clear in 2019 Spring Training, where he reportedly had an impressive performance. At the end of camp, Bello was assigned to full-season A Greenville, skipping low-A Lowell. His 2019 season saw its ups and downs- not surprising considering his age and the fact that he skipped a level. The highlight of his season came on July 13th when he struck out 13 in six scoreless innings. He finished the season with a 5.43 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 117.2 innings.





While Bello's 2019 season was nothing to write home about, he still has a good amount of promise. He gained 2-3 mph on his fastball from 2018 to 2019 according to Sox Prospects and has an above average slider. While he's already shown great improvement in his stuff, he's still only 20 years old and is expected to continue to improve. He will more than likely begin 2020 in Greenville and will probably make an appearance in high-A Salem at some point.







