{"id":2190,"date":"2026-06-07T19:05:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2190"},"modified":"2026-06-07T19:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:05:59","slug":"red-sox-eyeing-jake-bennett-as-brayan-bellos-replacement-probably-for-extended-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2190","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox eyeing Jake Bennett as Brayan Bello\u2019s replacement, probably for extended run"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>NEW YORK \u2014 <b>Jake Bennett<\/b> is on the cusp of another chance in the majors, and this time he is likely to stick around longer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2188\">Bruce Springsteen opens his music center in New Jersey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Sox held Bennett back from his scheduled start with Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, and he is the \u201cvery, very obvious candidate\u201d to replace demoted righthander <b>Brayan Bello<\/b> in the rotation, interim manager <b>Chad Tracy <\/b>said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bennett\u2019s anticipated call-up will be for the Sox\u2019 finale against the Rays on Wednesday. Following the rainout Saturday, they pushed everybody back a day, so it\u2019ll be <b>Connelly Early<\/b> on Monday and <b>Payton Tolle<\/b> on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>For Bennett, the return will begin a stay of indefinite length. Unlike during his first go-around, when he made two starts as a stopgap option, the Red Sox don\u2019t have any starting pitchers nearing a return. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s very obvious we\u2019ve chipped into some of the depth at this point,\u201d Tracy said before the Sox\u2019 series finale with the Yankees. \u201cAnd that happens during the season. You get to a point [when] you feel like you\u2019re a little thin, and then hopefully and eventually you get to a point [when] you feel like you got three guys down in Triple-A that are all really good starters. That\u2019s a good thing, good problem to have as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cBut we\u2019re in that place now, where, yeah, we got to give it a little run.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Passionate Willson Contreras hopes his fire, leadership can ignite a renewed Red Sox\u2019 playoff push<\/div>\n<p><span>The Red Sox are comfortable turning to Bennett, acquired in an offseason trade with the Nationals, because he has been so good with Worcester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Overall, he owns a 1.60 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in nine starts. In four games since returning to the WooSox, those have ticked up to 2.45 and 1.36, but with way more strikeouts \u2014 25 in 18\u2153 innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI love the strike-throwing ability. I mean, that\u2019s the first and foremost thing that stands out,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cI know he\u2019s worked on that downer curveball that he was working on right when he arrived here. He\u2019s kept working on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s got big extension, he gets in the zone, and he\u2019s not afraid of getting in the zone, which is a very nice quality to have as a starting pitcher.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2186\">Croft School founder issues an apology, as bankruptcy filing reveals $12.2 million in debt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>With Bennett, the Sox will have four lefthanders in their five-man rotation, including Early, Tolle, and <b>Ranger Suarez<\/b>. <b>Sonny Gray<\/b> is the only righthander.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Garrett Crochet<\/b>\u2019s best-case scenario for a return looks like early-to-mid July. He remains shut down because of what chief baseball officer <b>Craig Breslow<\/b> called a \u201cmild\u201d strain of his left lat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Patrick Sandoval<\/b> (biceps, elbow) will make his second rehab start Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re gonna keep building pitch count, at least get him creeping towards the [starting pitcher workload],\u201d Tracy said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>A debut, finally<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Yankees selected <b>Anthony Seigler<\/b>, a catcher, in the first round (23rd overall) of the draft in 2018, then signed him to a $2.82 million bonus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Eight years later, Seigler made his Yankee Stadium debut \u2014 playing second base for the Red Sox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m very excited to just have the opportunity to come here and play, obviously, but I\u2019m not trying to make too much of it,\u201d Seigler said. \u201cIt\u2019s not overwhelming. It\u2019s just another day at the park.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Sox\u2019 lineup included two members of the Yankees\u2019 2018 class, with <b>Mickey Gasper<\/b> (27th round) joining Seigler. One player drafted by the Red Sox that year played: <b>Jarren Duran<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Whitlock on deck<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Red Sox will activate <b>Garrett Whitlock<\/b> (left knee inflammation) from the injured list during the Rays series, Tracy said. Tuesday is the first day he is eligible \u2026 The latest step forward for <b>Romy Gonzalez<\/b>: a \u201cone-hand finish\u201d to his swings during batting practice, Tracy said. That is a legitimate test of his surgically repaired left shoulder. Tracy added that he is \u201cstarting to creep closer towards a rehab assignment\u201d \u2026 <b>Roman Anthony<\/b> remains shut down from swinging \u2026 On consecutive days, the WooSox faced three rehabbing Blue Jays big league starters: <b>Dylan Cease<\/b>, <b>Max Scherzer<\/b>, and <b>Shane Bieber<\/b>. They went 3-0 and scored 12 runs in their combined 12\u2154 innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2184\">Fuel prices are shaping summer plans as US boaters get ready to hit the water<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bennett&#8217;s anticipated call-up will be for the Sox&#8217; finale against the Rays on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Red Sox eyeing Jake Bennett as Brayan Bello\u2019s replacement, probably for extended run - Boston Relocation Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2190\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Red Sox eyeing Jake Bennett as Brayan Bello\u2019s replacement, probably for extended run - 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