{"id":4786,"date":"2026-07-11T22:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T22:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4786"},"modified":"2026-07-11T22:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T22:36:10","slug":"in-need-of-a-starting-pitcher-the-red-sox-skipped-over-brayan-bello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4786","title":{"rendered":"In need of a starting pitcher, the Red Sox skipped over Brayan Bello"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>NEW YORK \u2014 In need of another starting pitcher Saturday, the Red Sox went with none at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4784\">Democrat announces whistleblower allegations of construction problems at Kennedy Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Righthander <b>Brayan Bello <\/b>remained with Triple-A Worcester, for whom he will pitch Sunday, interim manager <b>Chad Tracy <\/b>said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The big league Sox went with lefthander <b>Eduardo Rivera<\/b>, who has been a reliever lately and drew the abbreviated start in a de facto bullpen game against the Mets. He tossed 3\u2154 scoreless innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s still in play for stuff in the future,\u201d Tracy said of Bello. \u201cJust felt like today, this is the best thing to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Since his demotion a little more than a month ago, Bello has been mediocre in the minors, posting a 4.34 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in four starts. He has 22 strikeouts (to four walks) in 18\u2154 innings, but that is only 4\u2154 innings per outing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s an improvement over his messy major league numbers \u2014 including a 6.34 ERA in a dozen games \u2014 but not exactly demanding of a return.<\/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>What has Tracy heard about Bello\u2019s time with the WooSox?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey\u2019ve raved about his work ethic. They\u2019ve raved about him engaging with the team,\u201d Tracy said, not detailing much about Bello\u2019s actual pitching. \u201cHe\u2019s in the side sessions very open minded at trying things. So nothing but good reports as far as the way he\u2019s gone about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s still working through getting ahead in counts and things like that. But as far as the conversations I\u2019ve had with [pitching coach <b>Dan DeLucia<\/b>] and [interim manager <b>Iggy Suarez<\/b>], they said he\u2019s been amazing to work with since he\u2019s been down there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The bullpen approach to the game Saturday was a short-term fix on the second-to-last day before the All-Star break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Ranger Suarez<\/b> (strained left groin) can\u2019t return until July 21 \u2014 at the earliest \u2014 so the Sox will need a fill-in starter for at least one game prior to then. They resume their season next Friday with a four-game, three-day series against the AL East-leading Rays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4782\">With the 20th pick in the MLB Draft, the Red Sox select \u2026 shortstop Jake Schaffner out of UNC<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Turnaround time<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>A mere one day after the Red Sox\u2019 travel woes \u2014 a nearly 24-hour adventure to get from Chicago to New York \u2014 they had a batch of new T-shirts for their troubles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During pregame activity Saturday, many of the Sox wore the white tees that showed an airplane dubbed \u201cShow and Go Airlines.\u201d Also written across the front was \u201cSee you at 4:15,\u201d a reference to the Sox\u2019 cushy, late report time during their most recent homestand \u2014 during which their hot streak started.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>It was a special delivery from <b>Paul Procopio<\/b>, a Pittsfield native and lifelong Sox fan who has supplied the club with custom-made shirts over the past year-plus. He drove them down to Citi Field early Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Contreras watch<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><b>Willson Contreras<\/b> confirmed that his bruised left foot, which he still had wrapped, will not prevent him from participating in the Home Run Derby on Monday or the All-Star Game on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ll be playing however, in pain or whatever, but I\u2019m not missing that,\u201d he said. \u201cFor me, [the Derby is] gonna be another regular practice, and I\u2019m just trying to hit the ball in the air and and do my stuff there, so I\u2019m not trying to put any type of pressure on myself. Go down there and have fun, enjoy with all the superstars around me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Contreras noted that he was well enough to have served as the DH on Saturday had he not been in the middle of a five-game suspension.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Because of that suspension, he was not allowed in the dugout or the clubhouse during the game. That provided an opportunity to run an errand: suit-shopping in Manhattan, so that he would be properly dressed for All-Star festivities. He had not bought one on the road trip, at the start of which he hadn\u2019t been named an All-Star.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Contreras also received a fresh shipment of bats, including one painted like Bowser, the Mario video-game character from which he draws his nickname.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Early update<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Although he got good news that his left elbow is merely inflamed, not damaged,<b>Connelly Early<\/b> remains in a shutdown phase, not cleared to resume throwing. \u201cWe\u2019ll just wait over the next few days to see how the rest of the soreness progresses,\u201d Tracy said. \u201c[The Sox will] make sure he\u2019s in the right spot before he picks up a ball again\u201d \u2026 The Mets\u2019 <b>Bo Bichette<\/b> was out of the lineup for a second game in a row \u2014 and might miss Sunday as well \u2014 because of \u201coverall sore\u201d legs, including right ankle soreness, interim manager <b>Andy Green<\/b> said \u2026 Tracy\u2019s plans with the family for the All-Star break: an Airbnb \u201cout in the woods\u201d of New Hampshire. \u201cWe\u2019re just going to go relax,\u201d he said. \u201cPerhaps peace and quiet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4780\">White Sox select UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with No. 1 pick in MLB draft<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Bello remained with Triple-A Worcester, for whom he will pitch Sunday, interim manager Chad Tracy said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4786","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 - 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