2024 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
2.45
WHIP
1.00
K
13
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Much was expected from Bradley heading into the 2023 season, and he delivered on a portion of that. The best thing we could say about Bradley is he struck out 28% of the batters he faced in his rookie season with a 19.6% K-BB%. That is where the fantasy accolades end because his other efforts were hurtful to many fantasy rosters. Bradley struggled with his command and the misses within the strike zone often led to homers as he allowed 32 homers in 142.1 innings of work between Durham and Tampa Bay. Bradley's 2023 season looks a lot like Triston McKenzie's 2021 season, which is what fantasy managers should look at for hope this season. Bradley's curveball and changeup got the job done, but the misses with his fastball and cutter led to 20 of the 23 homers he allowed at the big league level. Kyle Snyder has an outstanding track record of helping pitchers improve their execution and Bradley is quite capable of doing in 2024 whan McKenzie did in 2022. Read Past Outlooks
Fans six in victory
Bradley (1-1) earned the win over Boston on Wednesday, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out six batters over five innings.
ANALYSIS
Bradley wasn't quite as sharp as he was in his season debut Friday versus the Yankees, when he gave up just one run and struck out seven batters over six innings, but a big difference Wednesday was that he went home with a win. The promising 23-year-old got a late start to the season after injuring his pectoral in spring training and subsequently landing on the injured list, but he's impressed in two starts since his return as he attempts to solidify the back of Tampa Bay's rotation. Bradley's next start is tentatively projected to be a rematch against Boston, this time at home.
Bradley wasn't quite as sharp as he was in his season debut Friday versus the Yankees, when he gave up just one run and struck out seven batters over six innings, but a big difference Wednesday was that he went home with a win. The promising 23-year-old got a late start to the season after injuring his pectoral in spring training and subsequently landing on the injured list, but he's impressed in two starts since his return as he attempts to solidify the back of Tampa Bay's rotation. Bradley's next start is tentatively projected to be a rematch against Boston, this time at home.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
88
Last 5 Games
88
How many pitches does Taj Bradley generally throw?
1-10
11-20
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51-60
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Taj Bradley generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-5%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .225 | 81 | 20 | 51 | 7 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .276 | 61 | 22 | 63 | 17 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .200 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .211 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .227 | 75 | 20 | 47 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .282 | 54 | 19 | 59 | 17 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
ERA at Home
2024
-58%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 5.28 | 1.21 | 58.0 | 10.1 | 2.3 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 5.31 | 1.49 | 57.2 | 12.0 | 4.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 1.50 | 1.00 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.60 | 1.00 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 5.71 | 1.23 | 52.0 | 10.0 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.47 | 1.54 | 52.2 | 12.1 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Taj Bradley compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.33K/9
10.6BB/9
2.5HR/9
0.8Fastball
96.2 mphERA
2.45WHIP
1.00BABIP
.280GB/FB
0.80Left On Base
83.3%Exit Velocity
88.4 mphBarrels/BBE
7.4%Spin Rate
2241 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.9%Swinging Strike
11.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Reasons for demotion revealed
Bradley was demoted to Triple-A because he was no longer needed in the rotation, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
ANALYSIS
As bold as that statement sounds, the reality is that Bradley was called up to the majors just to fill a temporary need in the rotation. Bradley's call to the majors came primarily due to the young right-hander being on full rest when starters were needed to sub in for Zach Eflin and Jeffrey Springs. However, Eflin is back in action, and with Yonny Chirinos, Josh Fleming, Shane McClanahan and Drew Rasmussen in the rotation, Bradley was no longer needed. Bradley posted a 3.52 ERA across 15.1 innings before being demoted.
As bold as that statement sounds, the reality is that Bradley was called up to the majors just to fill a temporary need in the rotation. Bradley's call to the majors came primarily due to the young right-hander being on full rest when starters were needed to sub in for Zach Eflin and Jeffrey Springs. However, Eflin is back in action, and with Yonny Chirinos, Josh Fleming, Shane McClanahan and Drew Rasmussen in the rotation, Bradley was no longer needed. Bradley posted a 3.52 ERA across 15.1 innings before being demoted.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Bradley put up an ERA north of 2.00 for the first time since 2019 when he logged a 3.66 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 53:15 K:BB in 12 starts (59 innings) at Triple-A. His 177.2-inning stretch from Single-A to High-A to Double-A across 2021 and 2022 where he kept his ERA under 2.00 with a 0.92 WHIP and 211:49 K:BB is one of the best prolonged statistical runs a pitching prospect has had in recent memory. All the while, Bradley has had his top two pitches down -- a mid-90s fastball with good life and a hard cutter that eats hitters up. He still hasn't added a reliable third offering, but his athleticism and command are well ahead of the typical 21-year-old starting pitcher. The Rays enter the season without need of Bradley's services in the rotation, so he should return to Triple-A for at least a month or two to try to develop a third pitch he can use when he makes his big-league debut this summer.
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Sharp in season debut
Bradley (0-1) was the pitcher of record in Friday's loss to the 2-0 loss to the Yankees, allowing one run on four hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out seven.
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Returns from IL
The Rays reinstated Bradley (pectoral) from the 15-day injured list Wednesday.
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Season debut likely coming Friday
Bradley (pectoral) is likely to be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Friday's game against the Yankees, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Likely to be activated this week
Bradley (pectoral) has joined the Rays in Tampa Bay and is likely to be activated from the 15-day injured list to make his season debut later this week, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Another strong rehab performance
Bradley (pectoral) allowed one earned run across six innings while striking out eight and walking two in a rehab outing with Triple-A Durham on Friday, MLB.com reports.
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