The Red Sox took care of an important piece of business last week, signing 24-year-old starter Brayan Bello to a six-year contract extension worth $55 million.
While the Red Sox still have a ways to go before re-establishing themselves as a premier power in MLB, locking down a key building block like Bello and signing him through the start of his free-agent years stands as a prudent move for a team looking to build a new foundation of young talent at Fenway Park.
If the Red Sox want to continue that trend, their next order of business likely involves handing a similar long-term contract to slugging first baseman Triston Casas.