Hello and happy Monday, folks. Hope you’re not totally snowed in today. If you are, maybe the joy of an Olympic men’s hockey gold medal yesterday can help lift your spirits. Or maybe an Arsenal 4-1 win over Spurs can. Or maybe something else can, I dunno.
A question for you, dear readers: how we feeling about Brayan Bello?
After a relatively strong season preceding Labor Day(ish), the wheels sorta fell off in the last month or so of 2025. Fast forward to yesterday, where he coughed up four earned runs across four hits and an error in just 1.1 innings against Toronto in Grapefruit League play. Sure, it’s only Spring Training. Sure, he wasn’t gonna go beyond a few innings anyway. But it’s not a great way to start 2026, right?
Even then, I’m not freaked out. It’s one start, who cares? Plus, he’s got less pressure on him with the law firm of Crochet, Suarez, and Gray ahead of him in the pecking order. In 2025, he was expected to perform as a number two for a playoff team. In 2026, he can act as a five-or-six inning guy to get you over the hump as a back-half guy—with demonstrated quality to boot, mind you.
I figured that’s a question worth throwing at their at the very least, though. If you agree with me: great! Let me know why you agree in the comments. If you disagree with me: also great! Tell us why below! Either way, if you think OTM should fire me…………maybe keep that to yourself, if you don’t mind.
Be good to each other and go Sox.