Cody BradfordTEX · SP

2026 review

Cody Bradford was a starter who couldn't miss bats: a 4.30 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 44.0 IP over 10 games and 8 starts for TEX, with a 11.4 K% and a 5.2 BB% over 193 BF. He missed 133 regular-season days on the 60-day IL for a left elbow surgery rehab, from Mar 22 through his Aug 5 activation, after rehab assignments Apr 2, Jul 12 and Jul 30. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 1273, he finished 1030th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank and 164th of 236 starters. His 4.30 ERA ran 0.89 below his 5.19 xERA over 193 BF. His 11.4 K% over 193 BF was the 4th lowest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. His 5.2 BB% over 193 BF was the 29th lowest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, and his 7.8 SwStr% over 719 pitches was the 38th lowest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. The TDK LABS card watched him closely coming off the elbow surgery: an encouraging first outing in early Aug came with reduced velocity, and by late Aug he was pitching multiple times in the rotation, but by late Sep the card had shifted him to bulk relief after a cold stretch and questioned whether his strikeout numbers fit that role.