2024 Stats
W-L
6-11
ERA
4.39
WHIP
1.24
K
143
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 loss
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.
ANALYSIS
Bradley escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first inning but was charged with a run in each of the second and fifth frames. While he threw 99 pitches despite not finishing five innings, he managed to generate 15 whiffs, including eight from the splitter. Bradley hasn't earned a win since July 25 and has now lost seven straight decisions. During the losing streak, he's posted a brutal 7.88 ERA over nine starts. Bradley will carry a 4.39 ERA into his next start, which is lined up to be at home against the Blue Jays.
Bradley escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first inning but was charged with a run in each of the second and fifth frames. While he threw 99 pitches despite not finishing five innings, he managed to generate 15 whiffs, including eight from the splitter. Bradley hasn't earned a win since July 25 and has now lost seven straight decisions. During the losing streak, he's posted a brutal 7.88 ERA over nine starts. Bradley will carry a 4.39 ERA into his next start, which is lined up to be at home against the Blue Jays.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
91
Last 5 Games
92
How many pitches does Taj Bradley generally throw?
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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
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-12%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .240 | 157 | 44 | 112 | 16 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .251 | 115 | 39 | 107 | 29 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .250 | 82 | 24 | 65 | 10 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .220 | 61 | 20 | 48 | 12 | |||
| 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
-6%
ERA at Home
2024
-15%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.78 | 1.17 | 118.2 | 11.4 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 5.10 | 1.44 | 113.0 | 9.7 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.05 | 1.13 | 66.2 | 12.4 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.77 | 1.36 | 60.1 | 7.6 | 3.3 | ||||
| 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
3.25K/9
10.1BB/9
3.1HR/9
1.6Fastball
96.4 mphERA
4.39WHIP
1.24BABIP
.297GB/FB
1.16Left On Base
71.3%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
6.7%Spin Rate
2100 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.3%Swinging Strike
13.2%Prospect Rankings History
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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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Records quality start
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.
ANALYSIS
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Strikes out 10 in loss
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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Hammered for eight runs
Bradley (6-9) allowed eight runs on eight hits and two walks over 2.1 innings Friday, striking out two and taking a loss against the Padres.
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Struggles resurface in no-decision
Bradley did not factor into the decision in Saturday's extra-inning win over the Dodgers, allowing six runs (five earned) on seven hits over six innings while striking out five.
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Looks better but takes another loss
Bradley (6-8) took the loss against Oakland on Monday, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two batters over six innings.
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Top AL pitcher for July
Bradley was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for July on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
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.
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.