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Brayan Bello, P

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Scouting report

Bello spent 2018 as a 19-year-old in the DSL, then was skipped over two levels and sent right to full-season ball in 2019. He ended up throwing nearly twice as many innings as he had the year before, but rather than show fatigue toward the end of the season, Bello actually had his better starts during the second half of the summer. During those he's bump 98, miss both right- and left-handed bats with his changeup, and flash an occasionally nasty slider. He continued to throw harder in (manicured) Fall 2020 outings, sitting 94-96 (up from 92-95) and touching 98. The movement profile on Bello's fastball is mediocre. It has tail when located to his arm side, and its angle makes it look like it has ride at the top of the zone. His slider occasionally has nasty bite but it's really inconsistent and gets hammered when he doesn't locate it well. Because of the slider's mediocrity and Bello's longer arm action, I currently have him projected in an impact fastball/changeup bullpen role, and he may yet throw harder if that move is made permanently. (Fall Instructional League)