Taj BradleyMIN · SP

2026 review

Taj Bradley was a swing-and-miss starter who missed bats more than he missed the zone: 12-6 with a 3.73 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in 178.1 IP across 31 starts for MIN, a 27.4 K% and a 10.2 BB% over 748 BF. A right pectoralis muscle inflammation sent him to the 15-day IL on May 9, retroactive to May 6, and after a rehab assignment on May 16 he was activated May 23, missing 17 regular-season days. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 384, he finished 283rd of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 101 spots above his ADP rank, 98th of 811 pitchers and 46th of 236 starting pitchers. His 4-seam fastball ticked up from 96.8 mph Mar-Jun to 97.6 mph Jul-Sep. He pitched better before his longest injured-list stint than after it, a 2.87 ERA in 47.0 IP before against a 4.04 ERA in 131.1 IP after he came back. By early Sep the TDK LABS card was describing him as a pitcher with big stuff but streaky results, and by late Sep it had settled on him as a steady strikeout arm.