#red-sox-rotation

#red-sox-rotation

One of the first things you'll notice about Oviedo is his size. At 6′6″ and 275 pounds, he instantly becomes the largest player on the team, clocking in as tall, but even heavier than Garrett Crochet and Payton Tolle. If you're not familiar with Oviedo, that may be because he's only started nine games over the last two seasons. He had Tommy John in December 2023, and then had a right lat strain this spring that kept him out until August.

he's a guy who has pitched in the front of rotations. Those things that pitchers carry from year to year are strikeout rates and walk rates and the ability to stay off barrels, he excels there. We're really excited about a guy who is coming off back-to-back 200-strikeout seasons and shouldering significant workloads.

It took a little bit for Bello to get going after a brief IL stint to open the season, but from mid-June though August, he was on a roll. Funny how so many things got better in the middle of June. I wonder what changed? Anyway, over a span of 14 starts Bello had an ERA/FIP split of 2.42/3.80 for 89 innings.