2025 Stats
W-L
6-6
ERA
4.61
WHIP
1.28
K
95
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
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
Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in March of 2024.
Officially optioned back to minors
The Rays optioned Bradley to Triple-A Durham on Thursday.
Analysis
Bradley has really struggled with consistency this season, most recently following up six shutout innings against the Orioles in his first start of the second half with a dud versus the White Sox on Wednesday, when he yielded four runs over just 1.2 frames. Overall, Bradley holds a 4.61 ERA across 21 starts, and his strikeout rate has dropped all the way to 20.2 percent. He'll try to get back on track at Durham and could receive another opportunity later this season. Joe Boyle is the likeliest option to take Bradley's spot in the Rays' rotation.
Bradley has really struggled with consistency this season, most recently following up six shutout innings against the Orioles in his first start of the second half with a dud versus the White Sox on Wednesday, when he yielded four runs over just 1.2 frames. Overall, Bradley holds a 4.61 ERA across 21 starts, and his strikeout rate has dropped all the way to 20.2 percent. He'll try to get back on track at Durham and could receive another opportunity later this season. Joe Boyle is the likeliest option to take Bradley's spot in the Rays' rotation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
85
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
83
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 2023
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-11%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .236 | 207 | 74 | 161 | 24 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .247 | 171 | 56 | 166 | 34 |
| 2025vs Left | .222 | 46 | 27 | 44 | 8 |
| 2025vs Right | .249 | 49 | 17 | 55 | 5 |
| 2024vs Left | .252 | 86 | 27 | 70 | 10 |
| 2024vs Right | .216 | 68 | 20 | 52 | 12 |
| 2023vs Left | .227 | 75 | 20 | 47 | 6 |
| 2023vs Right | .282 | 54 | 19 | 59 | 17 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-8%
ERA on Road
2025
-31%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.90 | 1.24 | 180.0 | 10.1 | 2.9 |
| Since 2023Away | 4.50 | 1.34 | 174.0 | 9.2 | 3.8 |
| 2025Home | 5.43 | 1.35 | 56.1 | 7.5 | 3.2 |
| 2025Away | 3.76 | 1.22 | 55.0 | 7.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024Home | 3.89 | 1.16 | 71.2 | 12.1 | 3.0 |
| 2024Away | 4.34 | 1.30 | 66.1 | 7.9 | 3.1 |
| 2023Home | 5.71 | 1.23 | 52.0 | 10.0 | 2.3 |
| 2023Away | 5.47 | 1.54 | 52.2 | 12.1 | 4.4 |
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2025
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .214 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 4 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .230 | 26 | 6 | 23 | 6 |
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | .105 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024vs Right | .000 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023vs Left | .246 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 3 |
| 2023vs Right | .274 | 19 | 5 | 23 | 6 |
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
2.16K/9
7.7BB/9
3.6HR/9
1.1Fastball
96.2 mphERA
4.61WHIP
1.28BABIP
.282GB/FB
1.50Left On Base
62.5%Exit Velocity
83.5 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
2190 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.3%Swinging Strike
10.2%Prospect Rankings History
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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.
More Fantasy News
Headed to minors
The Rays will option Bradley to Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Fires six shutout innings
Bradley (6-6) earned the win Friday against the Orioles, giving up no runs on three hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out six.
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Five Ks in six strong innings
Bradley took a no-decision Thursday against the Red Sox, giving up one run on two hits and three walks in six innings. He struck out five.
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Takes no-decision in Minnesota
Bradley didn't factor in the decision in Saturday's loss to the Twins. He gave up three runs on six hits with five strikeouts and one walk over 5.2 innings.
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Falls to Baltimore
Bradley (5-6) took the loss Sunday against the Orioles, allowing five runs on eight hits and a walk across 5.1 innings. He struck out two.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Floated as trade candidate
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.
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.