Taj Bradley

Taj Bradley

24-Year-Old PitcherSP
Tampa Bay Rays
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bradley's 2024 season did not begin until Mothers' Day weekend due to a pectoral strain suffered during spring training. His first start back was a dominating one against the Yankees followed up by a solid outing against Boston before two ugly outings around a one-hit effort over five innings against Kansas City. Bradley then went on a nine-start tear where he was arguably the best pitcher in the league, going 5-1 with a 0.82 ERA while holding batters to a .161 average with a 22.3% K-BB%. Bradley appeared to be on a run similar to what Blake Snell did in 2023, but it was not meant to be as Bradley went 2-7 the rest of the season with a 6.51 ERA with a 1.9 HR/9 as batters hit .288 against him over his final 11 starts. Failure is only failure if you do not learn from it, and perhaps the giant dose of humble pie that Bradley was forced to eat down the stretch is something he can grow from and use for 2025. He did close the season winning two of his last three starts while not allowing a home run in any of those outings. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in March of 2024.
Unveils new pitch in spring debut
PTampa Bay Rays
February 26, 2025
Bradley allowed one hit with no walks or strikeouts across 2.1 scoreless innings in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game.
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Bradley threw 25 pitches before being pulled and revealed after the game that he tinkered with his cutter this offseason to add a pitch with movement that resembles a slider. Per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, Bradley debuted the pitch in Tuesday's game against the Phillies and is hoping the offering will reduce his homer problem after giving up 1.4 HR/9 in 2024. He also hit 98 mph with his fastball.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-2%
BAA vs LHP
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-14%
BAA vs RHP
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-20%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .241 540 161 47 117 30 2 16
Since 2023vs Right .247 498 122 39 111 17 2 29
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .252 310 86 27 70 17 1 10
2024vs Right .216 268 68 20 52 5 0 12
2023vs Left .227 230 75 20 47 13 1 6
2023vs Right .282 230 54 19 59 12 2 17
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-4%
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-10%
ERA at Home
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-4%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 4.66 1.19 123.2 7 11 0 11.2 2.7 1.7
Since 2023Away 4.84 1.40 119.0 6 8 0 9.8 3.7 1.7
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 3.89 1.16 71.2 4 7 0 12.1 3.0 1.4
2024Away 4.34 1.30 66.1 4 4 0 7.9 3.1 1.5
2023Home 5.71 1.23 52.0 3 4 0 10.0 2.3 2.1
2023Away 5.47 1.54 52.2 2 4 0 12.1 4.4 1.9
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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.
Bradley may still be a little underrated, but he fully broke out in 2021. The athletic 6-foot-2 righty logged a 1.83 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 123:31 K:BB in 103.1 innings across Low-A and High-A. He had a run from May 25 through Aug. 6 where he was borderline untouchable, registering a 0.76 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 70 strikeouts in 59 innings across 12 starts. Bradley boasts a mid-90s fastball and a blazing fast slider that he locates well. His curveball and changeup are still coming along, but given the Rays' track record and Bradley's youth (turns 21 in March), the expectation is that he will have a full, dominant repertoire by the time he reaches the majors. A lot can go wrong with pitching prospects who are over a year away from the majors, even ones as talented as Bradley, but he is one of the few such pitchers worth coveting in dynasty leagues.
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Punches out seven
PTampa Bay Rays
September 27, 2024
Bradley allowed three hits and a walk over six shutout frames Friday, striking out seven and earning a win over the Red Sox.
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Allows one run in win
PTampa Bay Rays
September 21, 2024
Bradley (7-11) earned the win against the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing one run on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts over five innings.
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Fans six in loss
PTampa Bay Rays
September 15, 2024
Bradley (6-11) yielded two runs on five hits and three walks over 4.1 innings Sunday, striking out six and taking a loss against Cleveland.
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Records quality start
PTampa Bay Rays
September 10, 2024
Bradley didn't factor into the decision Tuesday against the Phillies, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and three walks over six innings. He struck out six.
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Strikes out 10 in loss
PTampa Bay Rays
September 5, 2024
Bradley (6-10) took the loss against the Twins on Thursday, allowing four runs on six hits and one walk while striking out 10 batters over seven innings.
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Top AL pitcher for July
PTampa Bay Rays
August 6, 2024
Bradley was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for July on Saturday.
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The right-hander finished the month with a dud against the Marlins on July 31 as he allowed four runs over five innings, but he still posted a 1.45 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and 31:8 K:BB in 31 innings across five starts. Bradley is in the midst of a breakout campaign with a 2.71 ERA and 10.7 K/9 through 15 starts this season.
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