When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bello throws a fastball 74.4% of the time, against 45.8% when he is ahead.
484 pitches behind in the count, 583 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .418 expected average against them, against .201 on his breaking balls.
476 of his fastballs thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bello throws 37.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.5% with the bases empty.
165 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 521 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bello's curveball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 82.3 off his sweeper.
66 and 255 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bello's sinker moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
748 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bello lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.10 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1905 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bello throws the changeup 28.2% of the time against left-handers and 8.3% against right-handers.
854 pitches to right-handers, 1052 to left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bello lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
686 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 136th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bello goes to the sweeper: 19.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.5% the rest of the time.
561 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bello projects a .366 average, 16th percentile.
686 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bello's sinker averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 99.2.
748 thrown, 39.2% of his pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Bello's stuff spins at 2,106 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
686 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 423rd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bello releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1905 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bello lands 48.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.9% of his offspeed pitches.
476 of his fastballs, 85 of his offspeed pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bello's 4-seam fastball carries 11.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
191 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bello puts 56.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.3% when he is ahead.
483 located pitches behind, 583 ahead.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Bello's fastball averages 93.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.1 past his 75th.
416 early fastballs, 170 late ones.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.3 mph separates Bello's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.8 against 83.5.
191 and 66 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bello works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Cutter and Sweeper, and a little else. The sinker is 39.2% of everything he throws.
1906 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bello averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
686 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 201st in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bello throws a strike on the first pitch 63.6% of the time.
500 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Bello's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
355 of 1905 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bello releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1759 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bello's curveball spins at 2,436 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
66 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bello has thrown 66 curveballs this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 83.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1906 classified pitches in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bello throws a fastball 74.4% of the time, against 45.8% when he is ahead.
484 pitches behind in the count, 583 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bello goes to the sweeper: 19.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.5% the rest of the time.
561 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bello puts 56.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.3% when he is ahead.
483 located pitches behind, 583 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bello throws a strike on the first pitch 63.6% of the time.
500 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .418 expected average against them, against .201 on his breaking balls.
476 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bello lands 48.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.9% of his offspeed pitches.
476 of his fastballs, 85 of his offspeed pitches.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bello throws 37.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.5% with the bases empty.
165 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 521 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bello's curveball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 82.3 off his sweeper.
66 and 255 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bello throws the changeup 28.2% of the time against left-handers and 8.3% against right-handers.
854 pitches to right-handers, 1052 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bello's sinker averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 99.2.
748 thrown, 39.2% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.3 mph separates Bello's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.8 against 83.5.
191 and 66 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bello works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, Cutter and Sweeper, and a little else. The sinker is 39.2% of everything he throws.
1906 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bello's curveball spins at 2,436 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
66 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bello has thrown 66 curveballs this season, 3.5% of his pitches, at 83.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1906 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bello's sinker moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
748 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bello's 4-seam fastball carries 11.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
191 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bello lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.10 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1905 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.6% of Bello's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
355 of 1905 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bello lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 75th percentile.
686 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 136th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Bello projects a .366 average, 16th percentile.
686 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Bello's stuff spins at 2,106 rpm, 21st percentile in the league.
686 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 423rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bello releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1905 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Bello's fastball averages 93.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.1 past his 75th.
416 early fastballs, 170 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bello releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1759 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bello averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
686 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 201st in MLB.
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