Maher tossed Brayan Bello into the conversation as a sneaky free-agent grab now that the right-hander is healthy again. Bello looked “pretty sharp” in his first outing back from the IL, flashing the same lively sinker/slider mix that impressed last season even if the strikeout totals haven’t caught up yet. Stat-heads might notice his xERA hints at some good fortune, but Maher trusts the eye test enough to roster Bello in any 12-team league where he’s still on the wire. The immediate schedule is palatable—he draws a home start against Baltimore this week—so Maher advises scooping him up, parking him on your bench if you’re skittish, and seeing whether the stuff and workload tick up over the next couple of turns. If the strikeouts follow, managers could stumble into a rest-of-season SP3 for free.

Mark Zinno recommended taking the Red Sox on the first-five-innings moneyline against Texas. He trusts Brayan Bello, who owns a 2.55 ERA and 1.19 WHIP through three starts after a delayed season debut. At Fenway, Bello has allowed just two total runs over 11 2⁄3 innings, and Boston has won every game he’s started. Zinno is unimpressed by the Rangers’ current offense—"they don’t hit well at all"—and pointed out that Jack Leiter’s 4.58 ERA was inflated by six runs in his last outing versus Seattle. With Boston swinging the bats well at home, Zinno prefers to pay the first-five premium to eliminate bullpen variance and ride Bello’s recent form.

Razzle plans to cut Brayan Bello from his build despite jotting him down initially. Bello’s 4.5 K prop is middling, he has issued too many walks, and he has allowed at least one homer in every 2025 start. With only +205 win odds against Minnesota and no path to a ceiling score, Razzle sees no reason to take the risk on a 12-game slate loaded with stronger mid-tier arms.