Taj Bradley

Taj Bradley

24-Year-Old PitcherSP
Minnesota Twins
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 2025. Traded to the Twins in July of 2025.
Strikes out seven in no-decision
PMinnesota Twins
September 4, 2025
Bradley allowed four runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out seven over five innings in a no-decision versus the White Sox on Thursday.
Analysis
Bradley had a strong showing against the Padres in his last outing, but the White Sox still gave him trouble. His last start with the Rays also came against the Southsiders, as did his Twins debut. In those three games, he's given up 15 runs across 11.2 innings. He's had some struggles against non-playoff teams, particularly the Orioles and Marlins in addition to the White Sox, while finding success against stronger teams. Overall this year, Bradley's 4.92 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 109:49 K:BB over 126.1 innings offer tepid confidence at the best of times. It's possible he'll lose his starting role with Pablo Lopez (shoulder) returning Friday -- the last spot in the rotation is likely to come down to Bradley or Simeon Woods Richardson.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
85
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
81
How many pitches does Taj Bradley generally throw?
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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121+
 
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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 2023
 
 
-2%
BAA vs LHP
2025
Even Split
2024
 
 
-14%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-20%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .242 804 212 76 173 41 3 25
Since 2023vs Right .246 771 180 59 172 27 2 35
2025vs Left .245 264 51 29 56 11 1 9
2025vs Right .245 273 58 20 61 10 0 6
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
 
 
-3%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-15%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-10%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-4%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 4.88 1.24 190.0 11 14 0 10.1 2.9 1.6
Since 2023Away 4.73 1.36 179.0 8 12 0 8.9 3.7 1.4
2025Home 5.29 1.34 66.1 4 3 0 8.1 3.3 1.4
2025Away 4.50 1.28 60.0 2 4 0 7.4 3.8 0.8
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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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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.22
 
K/9
7.8
 
BB/9
3.5
 
HR/9
1.1
 
Fastball
96.2 mph
 
ERA
4.92
 
WHIP
1.31
 
BABIP
.292
 
GB/FB
1.43
 
Left On Base
61.4%
 
Exit Velocity
83.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.3%
 
Spin Rate
2192 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
23.2%
 
Swinging Strike
10.3%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2022
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.
More Fantasy News
Rebounds with one-hit effort
PMinnesota Twins
August 30, 2025
Bradley didn't factor into the decision against the Padres on Saturday, allowing one run on one hit and three walks while striking out six over five innings.
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Set to start Saturday
PMinnesota Twins
August 29, 2025
Bradley will start Saturday's game against the Padres in Minnesota, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
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Hit hard in Twins debut
PMinnesota Twins
August 24, 2025
Bradley (6-7) took the loss Sunday against the White Sox, allowing seven runs on nine hits and a walk across five innings. He struck out one.
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Called up to start Sunday
PMinnesota Twins
August 24, 2025
The Twins recalled Bradley from Triple-A St. Paul ahead of his scheduled start Sunday against the White Sox in Chicago.
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Drawing start Sunday
PMinnesota Twins
August 24, 2025
The Twins will recall Bradley from Triple-A St. Paul to start Sunday's game against the White Sox in Chicago.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Floated as trade candidate
PTampa Bay Rays
July 21, 2025
Bradley is seen as the likeliest of the Rays' starting pitchers with multiple years of team control to be traded, Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan of ESPN.com report.
Analysis
Bradley has had an up-and-down 2025 season with a 4.35 ERA and 20.7 percent strikeout rate, but he has pitched well of late in allowing only one run across his last two starts. The Rays are in no hurry to trade the righty given that he is under team control through 2028, but they will listen to offers for the 24-year-old Bradley, who represents an intriguing upside target for contenders.
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