Red Sox: Brayan Bello is generating a lot of interest across the league

It's quiet these days, both on the free agent market and in terms of trades. But that doesn't mean there aren't any negotiations going on in Major League Baseball.

In fact, according to Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic, the Boston Red Sox are at the center of several discussions, with the names of Brayan Bello and Patrick Sandoval surfacing since the Massachusetts representatives secured the services of Ranger Suarez.

Boston's recent addition of Ranger Suarez has created an enviable wealth of options for the Red Sox, including Garrett Crochet, Sonny Gray, Brayan Bello, Kutter Crawford, Johan Oviedo, and Patrick Sandoval. In addition, Connelly Early, Payton Tolle, and Kyle Harrison are expected to start the year at the Triple-A level. Bello and Sandoval are among the starters who have emerged in trade discussions, according to a source, while reliever Jordan Hicks has also been mentioned.

With that depth on the mound and the fact that Red Sox baseball operations chief Craig Breslow has shown since taking over the team that he is certainly not afraid to make a trade, it makes sense.

Bello, who is entering the third year of a six-year, $55 million contract extension, could fetch a big return based on the deal that sent MacKenzie Gore to the Texas Rangers from the Washington Nationals in a five-for-one trade.

Gore has a career earned run average of 4.19 in 105 games played, while Bello has an earned run average of 4.09 in 100 games and is also 26 years old. Unlike Gore, who will be a free agent after the 2027 season, Bello already has a long-term deal that keeps him under team control through the 2029 season with a club option for 2030.

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