When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bello throws a fastball 84.7% of the time, against 47.6% when he is ahead.
176 pitches behind in the count, 208 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 92.8 mph, against 82.7 off his sweeper.
54 and 71 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bello's changeup moves 16.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 88.2 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 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
685 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bello goes to the sweeper: 20.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.9% the rest of the time.
187 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bello throws the sweeper 20.4% of the time against right-handers and 1.1% against left-handers.
328 pitches to right-handers, 358 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.
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 velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Bello's fastball averages 92.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.6 past his 75th.
144 early fastballs, 77 late ones.
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.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bello works with 6 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The sinker is 44.5% of everything he throws.
686 classified pitches in 2026.
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.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bello puts 56.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.8% when he is ahead.
175 located pitches behind, 208 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bello's sinker averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 96.8.
305 thrown, 44.5% of his pitches.
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.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bello releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
685 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Bello's sinker from his curveball, 94.5 against 83.5.
305 and 54 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bello's curveball carries 8.7 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
54 thrown, averaging 83.5 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bello throws a strike on the first pitch 62.1% of the time.
182 plate appearances started in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bello releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
539 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bello's curveball spins at 2,425 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
54 thrown in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bello throws a fastball 84.7% of the time, against 47.6% when he is ahead.
176 pitches behind in the count, 208 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bello goes to the sweeper: 20.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.9% the rest of the time.
187 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bello puts 56.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.8% when he is ahead.
175 located pitches behind, 208 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bello throws a strike on the first pitch 62.1% of the time.
182 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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bello's curveball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 82.7 off his sweeper.
54 and 71 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bello throws the sweeper 20.4% of the time against right-handers and 1.1% against left-handers.
328 pitches to right-handers, 358 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bello works with 6 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The sinker is 44.5% of everything he throws.
686 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bello's sinker averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 96.8.
305 thrown, 44.5% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Bello's sinker from his curveball, 94.5 against 83.5.
305 and 54 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bello's curveball spins at 2,425 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
54 thrown in 2026.
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 changeup moves 16.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 88.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bello's curveball carries 8.7 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
54 thrown, averaging 83.5 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 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
685 located pitches in 2026.
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 velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Bello's fastball averages 92.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.6 past his 75th.
144 early fastballs, 77 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bello releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
685 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bello releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
539 tracked pitches in 2026.
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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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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