Taj Bradley

Bats R Throws R6'2" 190 lbBorn 2001 Los Angeles, USADebut 2023Team MINDraft 2018 R5 #150 Tampa Bay Rays, Redan HSContract 1 y/$802,050 (26) 2026: $802,050

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	531	22.3	8.2	3.51	20.1	6.71	100.8
2027							100.4
2028							101.8

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 24

His ten closest age-24 comparables averaged 98 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Henderson Alvarez	2014	98.9	94.7	102
2	Johnny Cueto	2010	97.8	115.4	631
3	Ervin Santana	2007	98.3	112.8	897
4	Trevor Bauer	2015	97.3	105.5	811
5	Nathan Eovaldi	2014	97.6	99.2	673
6	Taijuan Walker	2017	101.9	94.0	56
7	Scott Olsen	2008	96.1	78.0	289
8	Mike Minor	2012	97.8	108.8	820
9	Gio Gonzalez	2010	98.1	105.0	864
10	Eric Lauer	2019	94.9	63.9	61

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									531				100.4
2026*									599				104.4	100.1	104.4
2025	MIN	6	8	5.05	27	27	0	142.7	605	19	56	127	100.1	98.5	98.6
2024	TB	8	11	4.11	25	25	0	138.0	578	22	47	154	101.4	99.3	100.6
2023	TB	5	8	5.59	23	21	0	104.7	460	23	39	129	91.3	99.0	90.3
Career		19	27	4.86	75	73	0	385.3	1643	64	142	410	98.1		97.0

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIN	P	27	143	8	10	1	0.947	-1.1
2024	TB	P	25	138	8	8	0	1.000	-0.5
2023	TB	P	23	105	3	4	0	1.000	-0.5

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	24	7.0 IP, 12% K	0.00
2025	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	65	14.1 IP, 28% K	7.66
2025	AAA	nan	Pit	89	21.1 IP, 24% K	5.12
2024	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	38	11.0 IP, 39% K	0.82
2023	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	172	37.2 IP, 22% K	6.53
2022	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	247	59.0 IP, 21% K	3.66
2022	AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Pit	285	74.1 IP, 31% K	1.70
2021	A+	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Pit	148	36.2 IP, 28% K	1.99
2021	A	Charleston RiverDogs	Pit	249	66.2 IP, 33% K	1.77
2018	Rk	GCL Rays	Pit	116	23.0 IP, 21% K	5.09

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.310	0.302	0.287	0.324
2025	0.338	0.316	0.358	0.294
2024	0.331	0.293	0.289	0.339
2023	0.300	0.409	0.343	0.366

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.