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Taj Bradley

Age 25 B/T R/R 6′2″, 220 lb USA MLB debut 2023

40-man Pitch-design idea

Minnesota’s roster as it stands #2 starter · 143 IP · 2.0 WAR in the role
Injured list 2026: Right pectoralis muscle inflammation (May 9–May 23)
Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 26, control through 2029): the kind of player clubs build around.

Keystone Stuff 104 66th pct

2026 fWAR 2.8

Projected 2027 WAR 2.4 at 173 IP · 2.0 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 2,997 pitches

Keystone Stuff 104

Keystone Location 87

Keystone Pitching 93

Run value (xRV) +0.09

Strikeout % 27.4%

Walk % 10.2%

Whiff % 27.4%

Chase % 28.3%

Fastball velo 97.2

Extension 6.4 ft

178.1 IP3.73 ERA3.82 FIP 56° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 56° · how to read Show suggested pitch

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Four-seam47% use	47%	97.2	18.2	+5.9	100	100	17%	−0.77
Cutter24% use	24%	89.7	3.9	−4.6	108	77	36%	+1.38
Splitter20% use	20%	91.5	6.1	+10.6	107	94	37%	+0.45
Curveball9% use	9%	82.8	−12.3	−3.8	94	87	36%	+0.31

Pitch design

Built from his own fastball (97.2 mph) plus the typical shape 15 pitchers with his slot (56°) throw: a slider around 88.6 mph, 1.8″ rise, −2.0″ arm-side. On the same model it grades +19 against his curveball, his weakest pitch of the same kind (+14 to +22 across the production and three cross-fit models), about 113 on his curveball’s scale; the comps’ own sliders grade 109 at the median, so that sits above 67% of them. A season-long project that may not take: about 3.0 runs a season if it does.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Bradley: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
46	Cam Schlittler NYY · ’01	110	6.2	4.5	Pre-arb
44	Jack Leiter TEX · ’00	103	0.5	1.2	Pre-arb
41	Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD · ’98	105	4.7	4.3	Signed $30.2M
40	Hunter Brown HOU · ’98	98	1.9	2.6	Arb
35	Sean Burke CWS · ’99	96	3.2	2.2	Pre-arb

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Four-seam 48%

52% zone

Splitter 26%

37% zone

Cutter 17%

44% zone

Curveball 9%

35% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 2.4 WAR Arbitration $3.9M*

2028 2.5 WAR Arbitration $7.6M*

2029 2.5 WAR Arbitration $12.5M*

2030 2.4 WAR Free agent

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	St. Paul Saints	25	1	1.2 IP	1.2 IP · 5.40 ERA · 33.3% K · 22.2% BB
2025AAA	AAA	St. Paul Saints	24	4	21.1 IP	21.1 IP · 5.06 ERA · 23.6% K · 4.5% BB