Taj Bradley

#45 - Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	3/20/2001 (23)
Height, Weight	6'2", 190 lb
Hometown	Stone Mountain, GA

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
5-8	102.2	5.52	1.37	28.4%	8.7%

107^th 7 W	113^th 114 IP	158^th 4.60 ERA	121^st 1.33 WHIP	17^th 21.6% K%	133^rd 8.0% BB%

FB MPH	SwStr%	CSW%	Str-ICR	MTK%	PLV	PLA
96.1	12.7%	27.4%	51.8%	7.2%	5.18	3.56

22^nd 93.5 FB MPH	65^th 11.7% SwStr%	121^st 28.0% CSW%	138^th - Str-ICR	48^th - MTK%	19^th 4.98 PLV	51^st - PLA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

Hide 2023 MLB Percentile | Hide 2023 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W-L	QS	ERA	WHIP	xERA	FIP	xFIP	PLA	K%	BB%	H/9	HR/9	BABIP	HR/FB%	LOB%	ICR	GB%	SwStr%	CSW%	IPR	PLV
2023	TB	23	21	104.2	5-8	1	5.59	1.39	4.66	4.80	3.74	3.60	28.0%	8.5%	9.1	1.98	.310	22.5%	67.7%	43.3%	41.6%	12.7%	27.4%	0.54	5.17
SP MLB Percentile		45	45	42	38-27	3	20	36	44	39	82	74	92	33	42	13	33	8	20	14	37	67	38	29	89
SP MLB AVG		21	21	114.0	7-7	8	4.60	1.33	4.57	4.59	4.55	3.90	21.6%	8.0%	8.9	1.37	.296	15.3%	72.1%	39.2%	43.8%	11.7%	28.0%	0.49	4.98
Career		23	21	104.2	5-8	1	5.59	1.39	-	-	-	3.60	28.0%	8.5%	9.1	1.98	.310	22.5%	67.7%	43.3%	41.6%	12.7%	27.4%	0.54	5.17

2023 All

Hide 2023 MLB Percentile | Hide 2023 MLB Average

Year	Usage%	MPH	Zone%	O-Sw%	Str%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str-ICR	GB%	FB%	ICR	HR/FB%	AVG	BABIP	HL	HP	MTK%	PLV
2023	45.0%	96.1	52.3%	32.5%	69.8%	10.6%	14.2%	24.8%	52.7%	31.0%	44.1%	48.3%	20.3%	.277	.311	+16	18.8	3.8%	5.41
SP MLB Percentile	67	89	64	84	83	64	13	20	32	40	64	21	25	48	47	5	7	-	97
SP MLB AVG	38.2%	93.5	50.7%	26.4%	65.4%	9.8%	17.8%	27.6%	51.0%	34.2%	41.7%	43.1%	15.3%	.274	.309	-1	-	8.8%	4.90

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HH%	Brl%	ICR	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2023	.254	.358	.286	.424	-	11.0%	48.3%	91.4	86.6	23.3	3.2	11.1	-1.2	5.9	6.4	2,289
SP MLB Percentile	66	59	62	45	-	43	21	50	85	21	22	95	51	60	38	63
SP MLB AVG	.267	.362	.297	.411	-	10.3%	43.1%	91.1	89.0	19.1	4.7	9.1	-0.7	5.7	6.5	2,256

Year	P	TBF	Strikes	Balls	1B	2B	3B	HR	H	TB	TIC	K	BB	HBP
2023	819	226	572	247	27	12	2	13	54	82	70	53	28	0
SP MLB Percentile	69	73	72	36	31	22	18	9	27	-	-	78	13	67
SP MLB AVG	647	159	429	219	22	8	1	6	37	50	45	34	16	1

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	PU%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Fl&B%	Solid%	Brl%	SS%	HH%	PC%	ICR
2023	31.0%	24.8%	44.1%	18.6%	28.3%	32.4%	39.3%	29.0%	8.3%	11.0%	42.1%	-	51.7%	48.3%
SP MLB Percentile	40	51	64	88	25	25	90	24	48	43	38	-	-	21
SP MLB AVG	34.2%	24.1%	41.7%	12.5%	31.9%	35.5%	32.6%	24.9%	7.9%	10.3%	39.4%	-	56.8%	43.1%

Year	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	HL	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA	HR/FB%
2023	.277	.387	.311	.372	+16	.254	.358	.286	.424	91.4	86.6	23.3	20.3
SP MLB Percentile	48	38	47	37	5	66	59	62	45	50	85	21	25
SP MLB AVG	.274	.363	.309	.353	-1	.267	.362	.297	.411	91.1	89.0	19.1	15.3

Year	Zone%	Str%	Swing%	O-Sw%	Whiff%	Foul Str%	Con%	Z-Con%	O-Con%	CS%	SwStr%	CSW%	SIP%	BIP%	PLUS%	IPR	Str-ICR
2023	52.3%	69.8%	55.7%	32.5%	19.1%	27.4%	80.9%	84.5%	71.7%	14.2%	10.6%	24.8%	25.3%	17.7%	63.2%	0.54	52.7%
SP MLB Percentile	64	83	93	84	41	98	41	49	36	13	64	20	50	42	79	49	32
SP MLB AVG	50.7%	65.4%	47.5%	26.4%	20.4%	21.1%	79.6%	83.5%	69.5%	17.8%	9.8%	27.6%	-	-	59.5%	0.53	-

Year	Zone%	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	mmLoc%
2023	52.3%	35.4%	35.0%	29.5%	52.9%	24.4%	22.7%	30.0%	34.9%	9.9%
SP MLB Percentile	64	53	96	20	56	24	56	58	15	90
SP MLB AVG	50.7%	34.8%	29.0%	36.2%	51.8%	26.3%	21.9%	29.1%	41.9%	7.6%

Year	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Early BIP%	F-Str%	TF-Str%	ECS%	2-Str O Sw%	PAR%
2023	47.3%	19.8%	33.0%	15.5%	69.3%	52.9%	19.1%	25.9%	19.6%
SP MLB Percentile	2	6	78	68	82	48	17	79	73
SP MLB AVG	57.2%	13.9%	28.9%	13.7%	62.4%	51.9%	23.1%	21.8%	16.8%

Year	MPH	Ext	iHB	iVB	Total Break	VAA	Height Adj. VAA	Spin	PLV
2023	96.1	6.4	5.0	18.2	19.0	-4.7	1.0	2,289	5.41
SP MLB Percentile	89	38	23	96	82	61	58	63	97
SP MLB AVG	93.5	6.5	-	-	-	-	-	2,256	4.90

Year	P	PLV	PLA	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	HL
2023	819	5.41	2.83	58.0%	12.0%	30.0%	28.0%	18.8	+16
SP MLB Percentile	69	97	-	100	1	94	94	7	5
SP MLB AVG	647	4.90	1.39	43.0%	18.3%	38.7%	4.3%	-	-1

Year	Usage%	MPH	Zone%	O-Sw%	Str%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str-ICR	GB%	FB%	ICR	HR/FB%	AVG	BABIP	HL	HP	MTK%	PLV
2023	24.6%	88.9	49.1%	28.1%	63.2%	14.7%	14.1%	28.8%	48.9%	48.6%	29.7%	43.2%	31.8%	.312	.328	+1	7.6	7.4%	5.13
SP MLB Percentile	73	60	64	41	34	80	43	70	57	65	38	38	21	38	40	42	11	-	55
SP MLB AVG	19.6%	88.2	47.2%	29.7%	64.8%	11.7%	14.9%	26.5%	49.4%	41.9%	35.4%	42.5%	17.5%	.301	.315	+1	1.7	8.2%	5.09

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HH%	Brl%	ICR	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2023	.282	.372	.295	.437	-	9.5%	43.2%	90.9	89.2	13.5	-2.0	3.2	-1.4	6.0	6.5	2,353
SP MLB Percentile	42	43	46	29	-	38	38	17	38	50	85	19	48	74	57	56
SP MLB AVG	.294	.374	.296	.412	-	8.8%	42.5%	88.0	86.6	13.9	-0.5	4.5	-0.7	5.7	6.3	2,329

Year	P	TBF	Strikes	Balls	1B	2B	3B	HR	H	TB	TIC	K	BB	HBP
2023	448	102	283	165	18	4	0	7	29	43	32	20	8	0
SP MLB Percentile	84	80	83	16	15	23	14	6	16	-	-	85	16	34
SP MLB AVG	235	60	155	81	9	3	0	2	15	18	17	10	5	1

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	PU%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Fl&B%	Solid%	Brl%	SS%	HH%	PC%	ICR
2023	48.6%	21.6%	29.7%	10.8%	52.7%	33.8%	13.5%	31.1%	2.7%	9.5%	39.2%	-	56.8%	43.2%
SP MLB Percentile	65	53	38	63	74	59	20	25	64	38	35	-	-	38
SP MLB AVG	41.9%	22.8%	35.4%	8.4%	44.9%	31.8%	23.3%	26.2%	6.6%	8.8%	37.1%	-	58.4%	42.5%

Year	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	HL	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA	HR/FB%
2023	.312	.397	.328	.392	+1	.282	.372	.295	.437	90.9	89.2	13.5	31.8
SP MLB Percentile	38	31	40	27	42	42	43	46	29	17	38	50	21
SP MLB AVG	.301	.379	.315	.358	+1	.294	.374	.296	.412	88.0	86.6	13.9	17.5

Year	Zone%	Str%	Swing%	O-Sw%	Whiff%	Foul Str%	Con%	Z-Con%	O-Con%	CS%	SwStr%	CSW%	SIP%	BIP%	PLUS%	IPR	Str-ICR
2023	49.1%	63.2%	49.1%	28.1%	30.0%	17.9%	70.0%	79.5%	46.9%	14.1%	14.7%	28.8%	26.1%	16.5%	56.7%	0.51	48.9%
SP MLB Percentile	64	34	44	41	80	34	80	80	79	43	80	70	62	67	41	38	57
SP MLB AVG	47.2%	64.8%	50.0%	29.7%	23.7%	19.5%	76.3%	83.6%	60.6%	14.9%	11.7%	26.5%	-	-	58.2%	0.45	-

Year	Zone%	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	mmLoc%
2023	49.1%	21.4%	30.4%	48.2%	35.3%	22.8%	42.0%	30.1%	39.5%	6.7%
SP MLB Percentile	64	69	89	24	64	22	55	37	47	52
SP MLB AVG	47.2%	18.0%	23.9%	58.0%	32.1%	27.5%	40.4%	36.0%	40.1%	7.0%

Year	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Early BIP%	F-Str%	TF-Str%	ECS%	2-Str O Sw%	PAR%
2023	68.3%	11.8%	19.9%	15.0%	59.2%	48.0%	17.3%	16.9%	22.5%
SP MLB Percentile	71	62	42	40	37	43	44	20	76
SP MLB AVG	63.0%	14.4%	22.6%	16.0%	62.0%	48.4%	18.4%	25.5%	17.3%

Year	MPH	Ext	iHB	iVB	Total Break	VAA	Height Adj. VAA	Spin	PLV
2023	88.9	6.5	-4.6	3.8	7.1	-6.9	-0.5	2,353	5.13
SP MLB Percentile	60	57	89	20	37	22	18	56	55
SP MLB AVG	88.2	6.3	-	-	-	-	-	2,329	5.09

Year	P	PLV	PLA	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	HL
2023	448	5.13	3.71	48.7%	17.0%	34.4%	14.3%	7.6	+1
SP MLB Percentile	84	55	-	66	26	53	53	11	42
SP MLB AVG	235	5.09	0.44	45.9%	18.7%	35.4%	10.6%	1.7	+1

Year	Usage%	MPH	Zone%	O-Sw%	Str%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str-ICR	GB%	FB%	ICR	HR/FB%	AVG	BABIP	HL	HP	MTK%	PLV
2023	16.7%	79.0	41.1%	27.9%	59.9%	9.2%	18.8%	28.0%	50.7%	62.9%	17.1%	40.0%	33.3%	.169	.273	-6	1.0	12.2%	4.96
SP MLB Percentile	62	48	56	47	50	38	53	41	37	89	13	46	17	83	61	95	58	-	52
SP MLB AVG	15.0%	78.8	39.4%	28.0%	58.3%	11.2%	18.5%	29.6%	46.1%	44.2%	33.2%	41.0%	17.9%	.253	.302	+1	-	7.1%	4.94

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HH%	Brl%	ICR	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2023	.225	.297	.370	.506	-	11.4%	40.0%	90.2	93.5	5.5	-3.4	-9.3	-1.2	6.2	6.4	2,406
SP MLB Percentile	50	46	13	14	-	22	46	25	19	76	29	3	52	70	48	40
SP MLB AVG	.248	.320	.287	.391	-	7.8%	41.0%	87.7	88.7	11.9	-4.4	-5.4	-0.7	6.0	6.3	2,466

Year	P	TBF	Strikes	Balls	1B	2B	3B	HR	H	TB	TIC	K	BB	HBP
2023	304	69	182	122	4	5	0	2	11	15	14	30	3	1
SP MLB Percentile	70	73	71	27	47	19	14	27	39	-	-	82	28	15
SP MLB AVG	230	55	139	91	7	3	0	2	11	16	14	16	3	1

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	PU%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Fl&B%	Solid%	Brl%	SS%	HH%	PC%	ICR
2023	62.9%	20.0%	17.1%	2.9%	60.0%	28.6%	11.4%	22.9%	5.7%	11.4%	31.4%	-	60.0%	40.0%
SP MLB Percentile	89	56	13	39	75	46	26	52	47	22	67	-	-	46
SP MLB AVG	44.2%	22.6%	33.2%	6.4%	51.9%	30.5%	17.6%	25.2%	6.5%	7.8%	36.6%	-	60.5%	41.0%

Year	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	HL	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA	HR/FB%
2023	.169	.240	.273	.314	-6	.225	.297	.370	.506	90.2	93.5	5.5	33.3
SP MLB Percentile	83	77	61	63	95	50	46	13	14	25	19	76	17
SP MLB AVG	.253	.316	.302	.339	+1	.248	.320	.287	.391	87.7	88.7	11.9	17.9

Year	Zone%	Str%	Swing%	O-Sw%	Whiff%	Foul Str%	Con%	Z-Con%	O-Con%	CS%	SwStr%	CSW%	SIP%	BIP%	PLUS%	IPR	Str-ICR
2023	41.1%	59.9%	41.1%	27.9%	22.4%	20.4%	77.6%	90.7%	58.0%	18.8%	9.2%	28.0%	19.2%	11.5%	56.3%	0.53	50.7%
SP MLB Percentile	56	50	51	47	34	96	34	34	30	53	38	41	83	79	60	45	37
SP MLB AVG	39.4%	58.3%	39.9%	28.0%	27.6%	13.5%	72.4%	86.7%	53.0%	18.5%	11.2%	29.6%	-	-	53.2%	0.46	-

Year	Zone%	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	mmLoc%
2023	41.1%	39.1%	28.0%	32.9%	25.7%	18.1%	56.3%	38.2%	33.9%	5.9%
SP MLB Percentile	56	80	53	22	78	47	30	83	12	54
SP MLB AVG	39.4%	32.7%	26.6%	40.7%	19.0%	18.9%	62.1%	30.6%	42.9%	5.7%

Year	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Early BIP%	F-Str%	TF-Str%	ECS%	2-Str O Sw%	PAR%
2023	52.0%	2.0%	46.1%	10.1%	56.8%	54.1%	29.1%	24.3%	21.4%
SP MLB Percentile	14	72	88	41	50	75	68	32	72
SP MLB AVG	62.9%	4.6%	32.5%	11.7%	56.3%	47.9%	25.3%	28.3%	17.3%

Year	MPH	Ext	iHB	iVB	Total Break	VAA	Height Adj. VAA	Spin	PLV
2023	79.0	6.4	-6.9	-19.5	20.8	-10.6	-3.5	2,406	4.96
SP MLB Percentile	48	48	28	2	87	15	13	40	52
SP MLB AVG	78.8	6.3	-	-	-	-	-	2,466	4.94

Year	P	PLV	PLA	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	HL
2023	304	4.96	4.25	41.1%	16.8%	42.1%	-1.0%	1.0	-6
SP MLB Percentile	70	52	-	43	37	38	38	58	95
SP MLB AVG	230	4.94	0.47	42.0%	18.9%	39.1%	3.0%	-	+1

Year	Usage%	MPH	Zone%	O-Sw%	Str%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str-ICR	GB%	FB%	ICR	HR/FB%	AVG	BABIP	HL	HP	MTK%	PLV
2023	13.7%	89.3	40.4%	33.6%	61.6%	20.0%	12.8%	32.8%	53.6%	48.6%	27.0%	27.0%	10.0%	.190	.306	-3	-3.4	14.4%	4.67
SP MLB Percentile	38	93	71	46	59	87	85	94	13	43	43	76	52	70	30	72	79	-	37
SP MLB AVG	17.4%	85.2	34.8%	34.2%	58.6%	14.6%	9.6%	24.1%	44.5%	50.6%	28.1%	36.3%	14.2%	.246	.281	-1	-	8.4%	4.82

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HH%	Brl%	ICR	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2023	.165	.187	.262	.319	-	8.1%	27.0%	90.3	85.9	9.4	5.6	4.5	-1.3	5.9	6.5	1,439
SP MLB Percentile	86	92	50	52	-	26	76	11	59	46	4	62	43	68	46	9
SP MLB AVG	.246	.304	.278	.352	-	6.1%	36.3%	86.2	87.0	8.5	8.5	3.9	-0.5	5.7	6.5	1,752

Year	P	TBF	Strikes	Balls	1B	2B	3B	HR	H	TB	TIC	K	BB	HBP
2023	250	63	154	96	6	4	1	1	12	15	10	26	0	0
SP MLB Percentile	64	60	64	39	51	21	2	42	42	-	-	82	83	22
SP MLB AVG	243	66	147	96	10	3	0	2	14	19	17	14	4	0

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	PU%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Fl&B%	Solid%	Brl%	SS%	HH%	PC%	ICR
2023	48.6%	24.3%	27.0%	16.2%	54.1%	27.0%	18.9%	10.8%	8.1%	8.1%	29.7%	-	72.9%	27.0%
SP MLB Percentile	43	27	43	91	57	26	68	96	17	26	75	-	-	76
SP MLB AVG	50.6%	21.3%	28.1%	7.2%	52.3%	31.1%	16.6%	25.1%	4.9%	6.1%	34.3%	-	64.0%	36.3%

Year	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	HL	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA	HR/FB%
2023	.190	.220	.306	.324	-3	.165	.187	.262	.319	90.3	85.9	9.4	10.0
SP MLB Percentile	70	77	30	33	72	86	92	50	52	11	59	46	52
SP MLB AVG	.246	.297	.281	.308	-1	.246	.304	.278	.352	86.2	87.0	8.5	14.2

Year	Zone%	Str%	Swing%	O-Sw%	Whiff%	Foul Str%	Con%	Z-Con%	O-Con%	CS%	SwStr%	CSW%	SIP%	BIP%	PLUS%	IPR	Str-ICR
2023	40.4%	61.6%	48.8%	33.6%	41.0%	14.0%	59.0%	69.4%	44.0%	12.8%	20.0%	32.8%	24.0%	14.8%	56.8%	0.59	53.6%
SP MLB Percentile	71	59	42	46	91	35	91	90	88	85	87	94	94	87	66	9	13
SP MLB AVG	34.8%	58.6%	49.0%	34.2%	29.6%	15.1%	70.4%	80.3%	59.0%	9.6%	14.6%	24.1%	-	-	52.5%	0.27	-

Year	Zone%	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	mmLoc%
2023	40.4%	51.6%	24.4%	24.0%	34.8%	23.2%	42.0%	25.6%	50.0%	6.0%
SP MLB Percentile	71	33	41	76	98	76	1	70	36	78
SP MLB AVG	34.8%	56.7%	25.0%	18.3%	13.7%	19.4%	66.9%	20.5%	54.5%	4.0%

Year	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Early BIP%	F-Str%	TF-Str%	ECS%	2-Str O Sw%	PAR%
2023	65.2%	4.8%	30.0%	13.5%	48.9%	35.6%	15.3%	32.0%	34.7%
SP MLB Percentile	73	86	40	20	29	28	75	60	100
SP MLB AVG	60.0%	9.7%	30.3%	17.2%	56.5%	43.5%	12.7%	30.9%	17.0%

Year	MPH	Ext	iHB	iVB	Total Break	VAA	Height Adj. VAA	Spin	PLV
2023	89.3	6.5	9.6	6.2	12.0	-6.6	-0.2	1,439	4.67
SP MLB Percentile	93	46	4	63	4	90	37	9	37
SP MLB AVG	85.2	6.5	-	-	-	-	-	1,752	4.82

Year	P	PLV	PLA	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	HL
2023	250	4.67	5.13	32.8%	20.0%	47.2%	-14.4%	-3.4	-3
SP MLB Percentile	64	37	-	31	44	26	26	79	72
SP MLB AVG	243	4.82	0.53	37.3%	20.8%	41.9%	-4.6%	-	-1

Pitch Type	Usage%	MPH	Zone%	O-Sw%	Str%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str-ICR	GB%	FB%	ICR	HR/FB%	AVG	BABIP	HL	HP	MTK%	PLV
Four-Seamer	45.0%	96.1	52.3%	32.5%	69.8%	10.6%	14.2%	24.8%	52.7%	31.0%	44.1%	48.3%	20.3%	.277	.311	+16	18.8	3.8%	5.41
Cutter	24.6%	88.9	49.1%	28.1%	63.2%	14.7%	14.1%	28.8%	48.9%	48.6%	29.7%	43.2%	31.8%	.312	.328	+1	7.6	7.4%	5.13
Curveball	16.7%	79.0	41.1%	27.9%	59.9%	9.2%	18.8%	28.0%	50.7%	62.9%	17.1%	40.0%	33.3%	.169	.273	-6	1.0	12.2%	4.96
Changeup	13.7%	89.3	40.4%	33.6%	61.6%	20.0%	12.8%	32.8%	53.6%	48.6%	27.0%	27.0%	10.0%	.190	.306	-3	-3.4	14.4%	4.67

Pitch Type	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG
819	226	572	247	27	12	2	13	54	82	70	53	28	0
448	102	283	165	18	4	0	7	29	43	32	20	8	0
304	69	182	122	4	5	0	2	11	15	14	30	3	1
250	63	154	96	6	4	1	1	12	15	10	26	0	0

Pitch Type	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HH%	Brl%	ICR	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
Four-Seamer	.254	.358	.286	.424	-	11.0%	48.3%	91.4	86.6	23.3	3.2	11.1	-1.2	5.9	6.4	2,289
Cutter	.282	.372	.295	.437	-	9.5%	43.2%	90.9	89.2	13.5	-2.0	3.2	-1.4	6.0	6.5	2,353
Curveball	.225	.297	.370	.506	-	11.4%	40.0%	90.2	93.5	5.5	-3.4	-9.3	-1.2	6.2	6.4	2,406
Changeup	.165	.187	.262	.319	-	8.1%	27.0%	90.3	85.9	9.4	5.6	4.5	-1.3	5.9	6.5	1,439

Pitch Type	GB%	LD%	FB%	PU%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Fl&B%	Solid%	Brl%	SS%	HH%	PC%	ICR
Four-Seamer	31.0%	24.8%	44.1%	18.6%	28.3%	32.4%	39.3%	29.0%	8.3%	11.0%	42.1%	-	51.7%	48.3%
Cutter	48.6%	21.6%	29.7%	10.8%	52.7%	33.8%	13.5%	31.1%	2.7%	9.5%	39.2%	-	56.8%	43.2%
Curveball	62.9%	20.0%	17.1%	2.9%	60.0%	28.6%	11.4%	22.9%	5.7%	11.4%	31.4%	-	60.0%	40.0%
Changeup	48.6%	24.3%	27.0%	16.2%	54.1%	27.0%	18.9%	10.8%	8.1%	8.1%	29.7%	-	72.9%	27.0%

Pitch Type	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	HL	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA	HR/FB%
Four-Seamer	.277	.387	.311	.372	+16	.254	.358	.286	.424	91.4	86.6	23.3	20.3
Cutter	.312	.397	.328	.392	+1	.282	.372	.295	.437	90.9	89.2	13.5	31.8
Curveball	.169	.240	.273	.314	-6	.225	.297	.370	.506	90.2	93.5	5.5	33.3
Changeup	.190	.220	.306	.324	-3	.165	.187	.262	.319	90.3	85.9	9.4	10.0

Pitch Type	Zone%	Str%	Swing%	O-Sw%	Whiff%	Foul Str%	Con%	Z-Con%	O-Con%	CS%	SwStr%	CSW%	SIP%	BIP%	PLUS%	IPR	Str-ICR
Four-Seamer	52.3%	69.8%	55.7%	32.5%	19.1%	27.4%	80.9%	84.5%	71.7%	14.2%	10.6%	24.8%	25.3%	17.7%	63.2%	0.54	52.7%
Cutter	49.1%	63.2%	49.1%	28.1%	30.0%	17.9%	70.0%	79.5%	46.9%	14.1%	14.7%	28.8%	26.1%	16.5%	56.7%	0.51	48.9%
Curveball	41.1%	59.9%	41.1%	27.9%	22.4%	20.4%	77.6%	90.7%	58.0%	18.8%	9.2%	28.0%	19.2%	11.5%	56.3%	0.53	50.7%
Changeup	40.4%	61.6%	48.8%	33.6%	41.0%	14.0%	59.0%	69.4%	44.0%	12.8%	20.0%	32.8%	24.0%	14.8%	56.8%	0.59	53.6%

Pitch Type	Zone%	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	mmLoc%
Four-Seamer	52.3%	35.4%	35.0%	29.5%	52.9%	24.4%	22.7%	30.0%	34.9%	9.9%
Cutter	49.1%	21.4%	30.4%	48.2%	35.3%	22.8%	42.0%	30.1%	39.5%	6.7%
Curveball	41.1%	39.1%	28.0%	32.9%	25.7%	18.1%	56.3%	38.2%	33.9%	5.9%
Changeup	40.4%	51.6%	24.4%	24.0%	34.8%	23.2%	42.0%	25.6%	50.0%	6.0%

Pitch Type	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Early BIP%	F-Str%	TF-Str%	ECS%	PAR%
Four-Seamer	47.3%	19.8%	33.0%	15.5%	69.3%	52.9%	19.1%	19.6%
Cutter	68.3%	11.8%	19.9%	15.0%	59.2%	48.0%	17.3%	22.5%
Curveball	52.0%	2.0%	46.1%	10.1%	56.8%	54.1%	29.1%	21.4%
Changeup	65.2%	4.8%	30.0%	13.5%	48.9%	35.6%	15.3%	34.7%

Year	MPH	Ext	iHB	iVB	Total Break	VAA	Height Adj. VAA	Spin	PLV
Four-Seamer	96.1	6.4	5.0	18.2	19.0	-4.7	1.0	2,289	5.41
Cutter	88.9	6.5	-4.6	3.8	7.1	-6.9	-0.5	2,353	5.13
Curveball	79.0	6.4	-6.9	-19.5	20.8	-10.6	-3.5	2,406	4.96
Changeup	89.3	6.5	9.6	6.2	12.0	-6.6	-0.2	1,439	4.67

Pitch Type	P	PLV	PLA	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	HL
Four-Seamer	819	5.41	2.83	58.0%	12.0%	30.0%	28.0%	18.8	+16
Cutter	448	5.13	3.71	48.7%	17.0%	34.4%	14.3%	7.6	+1
Curveball	304	4.96	4.25	41.1%	16.8%	42.1%	-1.0%	1.0	-6
Changeup	250	4.67	5.13	32.8%	20.0%	47.2%	-14.4%	-3.4	-3

Strike Zone Plot

2023 Season vs. All

Four-Seamer

Four-Seamer

Four-Seamer

Four-Seamer

Four-Seamer

Four-Seamer

Four-Seamer

Four-Seamer

Four-Seamer

MLB Rank MLB Average

Usage%	MPH	SwStr%	CSW%	Str%	AVG	HC%	xMov	yMov
44.5%	96.1	10.6%	24.6%	69.9%	.271	27.9%	3.2	11.1

66^th 38.2% Usage%	22^nd 93.5 MPH	71^st 9.8% SwStr%	160^th 27.6% CSW%	35^th 65.4% Str%	105^th .274 AVG	59^th 31.1% HC%	155^th 4.7 xMov	8^th 9.1 yMov

Strike Zone Plot

2023 Season vs. All

Cutter

Cutter

Cutter

Cutter

Cutter

Cutter

Cutter

Cutter

Cutter

MLB Rank MLB Average

Usage%	MPH	SwStr%	CSW%	Str%	AVG	HC%	xMov	yMov
24.9%	88.8	14.6%	28.8%	63.5%	.312	37.3%	-2.0	3.2

38^th 19.6% Usage%	52^nd 88.2 MPH	28^th 11.7% SwStr%	43^rd 26.5% CSW%	93^rd 64.8% Str%	88^th .301 AVG	118^th 29.1% HC%	16^th -0.5 xMov	88^th 4.5 yMov

Strike Zone Plot

2023 Season vs. All

Curveball

Curveball

Curveball

Curveball

Curveball

Curveball

Curveball

Curveball

Curveball

MLB Rank MLB Average

Usage%	MPH	SwStr%	CSW%	Str%	AVG	HC%	xMov	yMov
16.8%	78.9	9.4%	28.1%	59.5%	.156	23.5%	-3.4	-9.3

76^th 15.0% Usage%	104^th 78.8 MPH	124^th 11.2% SwStr%	120^th 29.6% CSW%	101^st 58.3% Str%	35^th .253 AVG	103^rd 25.6% HC%	139^th -4.4 xMov	5^th -5.4 yMov

Strike Zone Plot

2023 Season vs. All

Changeup

Changeup

Changeup

Changeup

Changeup

Changeup

Changeup

Changeup

Changeup

MLB Rank MLB Average

Usage%	MPH	SwStr%	CSW%	Str%	AVG	HC%	xMov	yMov
13.9%	89.3	20.2%	33.2%	61.1%	.197	23.0%	5.7	4.5

126^th 17.4% Usage%	13^th 85.2 MPH	25^th 14.6% SwStr%	12^th 24.1% CSW%	82^nd 58.6% Str%	60^th .246 AVG	104^th 23.5% HC%	194^th 8.5 xMov	126^th 3.9 yMov

Game Log

Date Range

All

Date

Opp

Result

Dec

Total

23 G

5-8

Sun 10/1

@ TOR

W 12-8

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	10	58.8% ↑14.0%	95.6 ↓0.5	40.0%	4	40.0%	1	10.0%	1	75.0%	+1	1.411422	2.3	16.7%	2	6.05	4.33	-20.0%	20.0%	2,157	60.0%	43	0	4.0	10.3	40.0%
Cutter	3	17.7% ↓7.0%	91.2 ↑2.4	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	33.3%	0	0.0%	0	-0.09411	0.1	33.3%	0	2.24	5.58	33.3%	33.3%	2,344	33.3%	17	1	-0.9	4.5	0.0%
Curveball	3	17.7% ↑1.0%	78.8 ↓0.2	0.0%	0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	0.0%	0	-0.29741	-0.2	0.0%	0	12.22	2.31	-100.0%	0.0%	2,392	66.7%	7	0	-4.3	-9.8	33.3%
Changeup	1	5.9% ↓7.9%	89.1 ↓0.2	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	-0.207775	-0.4	0.0%	1	1.17	5.94	100.0%	100.0%	1,320	100.0%	6	0	4.8	-0.2	100.0%
TOTALS	17	100.0%	91.5	35.3%	5	41.2%	2	17.6%	2	60.0%	+1	0.812127	1.7	18.2%	3	6.18	4.29	-17.6%	23.5%	2,182	58.8%	73	1	1.7	5.1	35.3%

Fri 9/29

@ TOR

L 11-4

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	16	76.2% ↑31.7%	96.7 ↑0.6	12.5%	2	31.3%	4	43.8%	3	66.7%	+0	0.261718	0.3	50.0%	1	3.84	5.30	25.0%	56.3%	2,241	75.0%	85	3	2.6	10.8	50.0%
Cutter	1	4.8% ↓20.1%	93.4 ↑4.6	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	-0.031148	0.1	0.0%	0	0.29	6.24	100.0%	100.0%	2,451	0.0%	6	0	-3.0	3.2	0.0%
Curveball	2	9.5% ↓7.2%	81.3 ↑2.4	0.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	+1	0.780368	0.9	100.0%	0	8.21	4.14	0.0%	50.0%	2,715	100.0%	8	0	-4.3	-10.3	50.0%
Changeup	2	9.5% ↓4.3%	91.1 ↑1.8	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	0	-0.44186	-0.4	0.0%	1	13.52	2.73	-100.0%	0.0%	1,346	100.0%	5	0	3.7	3.7	100.0%
TOTALS	21	100.0%	94.6	9.5%	4	38.1%	4	33.3%	5	40.0%	+1	0.569078	0.9	50.0%	2	5.01	4.99	14.3%	52.4%	2,211	76.2%	105	3	1.8	7.8	52.4%

Sun 9/24

vs. TOR

L 9-5

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	41	44.6% ↑0.1%	95.8 ↓0.3	12.2%	15	24.4%	3	9.8%	8	33.3%	+2	2.075414	0.8	23.5%	11	2.27	5.36	39.0%	63.4%	2,262	65.9%	220	1	3.2	11.2	58.5%
Cutter	20	21.7% ↓3.3%	89.9 ↑1.1	35.0%	3	40.0%	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	+1	0.586898	0.1	41.7%	1	3.78	4.72	-15.0%	25.0%	2,385	65.0%	94	6	-1.2	4.2	40.0%
Curveball	19	20.7% ↑4.1%	78.3 ↓0.7	26.3%	1	36.8%	6	31.6%	3	100.0%	-1	-0.776391	-0.5	20.0%	1	2.97	5.06	0.0%	36.8%	2,529	52.6%	96	0	-4.3	-10.3	21.1%
Changeup	12	13.0% ↓0.9%	89.3 ↓0.0	33.3%	5	33.3%	2	16.7%	2	33.3%	0	-0.06917	0.4	40.0%	4	3.21	4.96	0.0%	33.3%	1,379	75.0%	60	0	4.4	3.3	58.3%
TOTALS	92	100.0%	90.1	22.8%	24	31.5%	13	21.7%	15	36.7%	+2	1.816751	0.8	28.6%	17	2.86	5.11	14.1%	45.7%	2,229	64.1%	470	7	0.9	4.2	46.7%

SP Roundup September 24, 2023 7 IP, 6 ER, 7 Hits, 2 BBs, 4 Ks - 7 Whiffs, 21.7% CSW, 92 pitches vs. TOR (L)

Womp womp. Tis the life of a "Cherry Bomb". Roll the dice one more time if you must. I hope he figures out that curveball in the off-season.

Tue 9/19

vs. LAA

W 6-2

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	46	56.1% ↑12.2%	96.0 ↓0.1	13.0%	5	30.4%	4	21.7%	18	0.0%	-1	-1.418852	-1.6	20.0%	4	3.69	5.07	26.1%	56.5%	2,247	71.7%	233	6	3.5	10.9	56.5%
Cutter	17	20.7% ↓4.6%	91.2 ↑2.5	11.8%	5	29.4%	2	23.5%	4	20.0%	0	-0.344733	0.5	50.0%	4	3.35	5.18	29.4%	58.8%	2,281	76.5%	88	2	-1.4	5.3	52.9%
Curveball	9	11.0% ↓5.9%	79.0 ↑0.0	0.0%	1	77.8%	1	11.1%	2	50.0%	+0	0.08622	0.8	0.0%	0	6.12	4.24	-55.6%	22.2%	2,613	44.4%	38	0	-3.6	-10.7	55.6%
Changeup	10	12.2% ↓1.8%	89.8 ↑0.5	20.0%	1	50.0%	0	40.0%	1	20.0%	-1	-0.749258	-1.1	20.0%	1	3.52	5.12	-20.0%	30.0%	1,403	60.0%	51	4	3.9	3.9	50.0%
TOTALS	82	100.0%	92.4	12.2%	12	37.8%	7	23.2%	25	15.8%	-2	-2.426623	-1.3	24.3%	9	3.87	5.01	12.2%	50.0%	2,191	68.3%	410	12	1.8	6.5	54.9%

Wed 9/13

@ MIN

W 5-4

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	32	40.0% ↓4.1%	96.5 ↑0.4	15.6%	5	43.8%	4	21.9%	9	40.0%	+1	0.998803	2.3	18.8%	2	5.32	4.59	-3.1%	40.6%	2,246	65.6%	147	3	3.6	10.8	50.0%
Cutter	18	22.5% ↓2.9%	90.9 ↑2.3	11.1%	3	33.3%	2	22.2%	3	25.0%	+0	0.270559	1.2	11.1%	2	5.33	4.59	22.2%	55.6%	2,294	55.6%	83	2	-1.1	4.3	50.0%
Curveball	15	18.8% ↑2.0%	79.2 ↑0.2	13.3%	2	20.0%	4	33.3%	4	0.0%	-1	-0.971836	-0.9	33.3%	2	1.25	5.91	46.7%	66.7%	2,512	73.3%	89	1	-2.6	-9.6	60.0%
Changeup	15	18.8% ↑5.0%	90.0 ↑0.8	20.0%	1	26.7%	2	46.7%	2	0.0%	-1	-0.982312	-0.9	33.3%	1	2.98	5.35	26.7%	53.3%	1,617	66.7%	80	5	4.6	3.4	40.0%
TOTALS	80	100.0%	90.7	15.0%	11	33.8%	12	28.8%	18	23.8%	-1	-0.684786	1.8	22.5%	7	4.12	4.98	17.5%	51.3%	2,188	65.0%	398	11	1.6	4.1	50.0%

SP Roundup September 13, 2023 4.2 IP, 4 ER, 4 Hits, 3 BBs, 7 Ks - 11 Whiffs, 28.8% CSW, 80 pitches @ MIN (ND)

You came for the strikeouts and stuck around for the...obligation. I mean, that would be kinda weird if you did get the ratios too, you know? You know the deal you made rostering Bradley and you better be happy about it.

Fri 9/8

vs. SEA

W 7-4

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	39	41.9% ↓2.3%	95.4 ↓0.8	2.6%	12	33.3%	4	20.5%	8	43.8%	+3	3.13796	4.9	35.3%	7	1.98	5.57	30.8%	64.1%	2,168	71.8%	217	4	2.9	11.0	56.4%
Cutter	19	20.4% ↓5.3%	88.7 ↑0.1	5.3%	3	47.4%	4	36.8%	3	66.7%	-1	-0.99858	-1.3	22.2%	3	3.46	5.01	0.0%	47.4%	2,272	68.4%	95	3	-1.4	4.2	52.6%
Curveball	14	15.1% ↓1.8%	78.7 ↓0.3	21.4%	2	42.9%	3	28.6%	3	25.0%	+0	0.289909	0.7	33.3%	1	4.15	4.75	-7.1%	35.7%	2,446	64.3%	66	1	-3.3	-10.6	35.7%
Changeup	21	22.6% ↑9.4%	88.1 ↓1.3	14.3%	3	38.1%	4	38.1%	2	25.0%	-1	-1.241045	-1.3	40.0%	3	3.27	5.08	9.5%	47.6%	1,362	61.9%	107	4	4.6	3.3	52.4%
TOTALS	93	100.0%	89.9	8.6%	20	38.7%	15	29.0%	16	40.7%	+1	1.188244	3.1	33.3%	14	2.90	5.22	14.0%	52.7%	2,049	67.7%	485	12	1.5	4.6	51.6%

SP Roundup September 8, 2023 6.1 IP, 4 ER, 6 Hits, 2 BBs, 5 Ks - 12 Whiffs, 29.0% CSW, 93 pitches vs. SEA (ND)

Yup. Two of the easier starts are now ahead for Bradley with @MIN + LAA, though I still want to preach caution. He's more opponent agnostic than we'd like with his success boiling down to his command. I don't think we can bank on a 62% strike rate changeup and 70% strike rate curveball consistently.

Sun 9/3

@ CLE

W 6-2

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	45	52.3% ↑8.6%	96.1 ↓0.1	22.2%	4	37.8%	10	26.7%	13	20.0%	-1	-1.415436	-0.8	25.0%	3	5.43	4.56	2.2%	40.0%	2,254	64.4%	205	2	2.9	10.0	46.7%
Cutter	3	3.5% ↓23.7%	92.3 ↑3.8	33.3%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	0	100.0%	+1	0.827172	0.7	0.0%	0	3.80	5.09	0.0%	33.3%	2,375	33.3%	15	0	-0.8	5.6	33.3%
Curveball	13	15.1% ↓1.8%	79.4 ↑0.4	15.4%	3	30.8%	1	23.1%	4	16.7%	0	-0.057304	-0.3	50.0%	3	4.39	4.89	23.1%	53.8%	2,550	76.9%	64	2	-3.2	-8.5	53.8%
Changeup	25	29.1% ↑16.9%	89.4 ↑0.0	8.0%	3	72.0%	2	24.0%	5	16.7%	-1	-0.611497	-1.4	25.0%	2	7.49	3.89	-52.0%	20.0%	1,571	56.0%	97	4	3.6	3.4	36.0%
TOTALS	86	100.0%	91.5	17.4%	11	46.5%	13	24.4%	22	21.7%	-1	-1.257065	-1.8	27.1%	8	5.81	4.43	-10.5%	36.0%	2,105	62.8%	381	8	2.0	5.1	44.2%

SP Roundup September 3, 2023 5 IP, ER, 3 Hits, 5 BBs, 7 Ks - 8 Whiffs, 24.4% CSW, 86 pitches @ CLE (ND)

Let's collectively welcome back Taj Bradley after he left the fantasy world for a month. Bradley was sent to the minors after holding a 9.12 ERA and 1.79 WHIP across six atrocious outings, making for an easy drop in standard leagues - even if he came back, could we really rely on him? The thing is, even after today's 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 Hits, 5 BBs, 7 Ks - 8 Whiffs, 24% CSW, 86 pitches, that question still remains.
The WHIP is still an issue, obviously, rooted in the biggest concern we have for Bradley: control. Command at a larger level, yes, but as long as his three C's - curve, cutter, change - all find their ways to the zone (or any strikes, for that matter), his four-seamer will do the rest and demand success.
Sadly, even in this seven-strikeout, 1-ER game, Bradley still shows the flaws that tormented us in the first half. He has three starts ahead that you'd consider him for - SEA, @MIN, LAA - before an obvious drop when he gets the Jays in back-to-back games. It all comes down to your situation: If you need strikeouts, Bradley is one to chase; if you're fighting with WHIP, you need to run for the hills. Plan accordingly, nothing has changed.

Sat 7/29

@ HOU

L 17-4

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	38	44.2% ↑0.5%	96.8 ↑0.7	10.5%	3	34.2%	7	23.7%	13	14.3%	+0	0.377443	1.2	28.6%	1	6.29	4.96	21.1%	55.3%	2,320	65.8%	188	2	3.2	11.4	44.7%
Cutter	21	24.4% ↓3.0%	90.2 ↑1.8	14.3%	2	33.3%	2	28.6%	3	33.3%	+0	0.065948	1.4	23.1%	1	4.52	5.34	19.0%	52.4%	2,409	52.4%	112	4	-2.2	3.2	38.1%
Curveball	21	24.4% ↑8.0%	79.4 ↑0.5	19.0%	4	33.3%	1	19.0%	4	16.7%	0	-0.172481	-0.1	35.7%	4	4.88	5.26	14.3%	47.6%	2,542	57.1%	111	3	-3.7	-9.3	33.3%
Changeup	6	7.0% ↓5.5%	90.8 ↑1.5	16.7%	1	16.7%	0	33.3%	1	0.0%	0	-0.282171	-0.4	60.0%	1	-1.28	6.60	50.0%	66.7%	1,343	66.7%	40	2	5.7	3.2	16.7%
TOTALS	86	100.0%	90.5	14.0%	10	32.6%	10	24.4%	21	16.7%	0	-0.011261	2.1	32.1%	7	4.99	5.24	20.9%	53.5%	2,328	60.5%	451	11	0.4	3.8	38.4%

SP Roundup July 29, 2023 3.1 IP, 5 ER, 3 Hits, 4 BBs, 4 Ks - 11 Whiffs, 24.4% CSW, 86 pitches @ HOU (L)

What are you doing with Taj Bradley? You could say that last night's outing of 3.1 IP, 5 ER, 3 Hits, 4 BBs, 4 Ks - 11 Whiffs, 24% CSW, 86 pitches is a Blame it on the Astros and for us not to consider it moving forward. But Taj has only one game of his last six with 2 ER or fewer, and just one game above six strikeouts. His strikeout rate is phenomenal at 30% for the year (10th best in the majors!), but everything else is an atrocity and you may be thinking it's time for greener pastures.
I don't necessarily disagree as Taj has been a "Cherry Bomb" all season long as you chance your ratios to propel your strikeout numbers. That said, I do wonder if we'll see a continued decline from Bradley or proper development in the final two months. With 135 innings under his belt from 2022, Bradley will likely stick around through the end of the year in the rotation (or very close to it), allowing him to get more experience attempting to land his changeup and curveball for strikes...or maybe even the oft-reliable cutter that went sub 50% strikes in this one.
The potential for Bradley is monstrous if he can supplement his elite four-seamer (a 99th-percentile PLV pitch) with an array of pitches to find strikes, but it may take longer than we like for Bradley to become consistent inside the zone. With the season on the line in the final two months, you may want to consider other options...after he faces the Tigers this week. Surely nothing on the wire beats that matchup, right?

Sun 7/23

vs. BAL

L 5-3

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	43	50.0% ↑6.8%	96.0 ↓0.1	18.6%	6	37.2%	8	34.9%	6	27.3%	-1	-0.746447	-1.9	28.0%	5	3.78	5.09	7.0%	44.2%	2,231	62.8%	219	7	3.1	11.2	41.9%
Cutter	19	22.1% ↓5.7%	89.6 ↑1.2	10.5%	4	47.4%	1	26.3%	3	40.0%	-1	-1.3509	-1.7	25.0%	4	5.08	4.67	-5.3%	42.1%	2,313	63.2%	89	4	-1.8	3.2	57.9%
Curveball	13	15.1% ↓1.4%	79.3 ↑0.4	23.1%	2	46.2%	2	15.4%	2	100.0%	+1	1.298015	2.9	22.2%	0	4.00	5.02	-15.4%	30.8%	2,412	46.2%	65	0	-2.6	-9.8	30.8%
Changeup	11	12.8% ↑0.3%	89.5 ↑0.2	36.4%	2	27.3%	4	54.5%	0	33.3%	+1	1.210808	1.3	33.3%	0	3.47	5.19	9.1%	36.4%	1,323	72.7%	57	2	6.0	3.0	18.2%
TOTALS	86	100.0%	91.2	19.8%	14	39.5%	15	32.6%	11	38.1%	+0	0.411476	0.6	27.5%	9	4.06	5.00	1.2%	40.7%	2,160	61.6%	430	13	1.5	5.2	40.7%

SP Roundup July 23, 2023 5 IP, 3 ER, 5 Hits, BB, 6 Ks - 13 Whiffs, 32.6% CSW, 86 pitches vs. BAL (ND)

This start was one home run away from a great outing. Bradley will get better over time and the fact he's not walking everyone now should make you encouraged to keep starting him. The strikeouts are real.

Tue 7/18

@ TEX

L 5-3

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	40	42.1% ↓1.2%	97.3 ↑1.3	7.5%	7	27.5%	5	20.0%	13	40.0%	+1	0.709169	1.1	33.3%	4	2.14	5.69	37.5%	65.0%	2,282	70.0%	228	3	2.8	10.8	55.0%
Cutter	22	23.2% ↓5.0%	88.8 ↑0.4	9.1%	2	40.9%	3	31.8%	5	20.0%	-1	-0.508487	0.1	20.0%	1	5.92	4.58	9.1%	50.0%	2,374	63.6%	101	4	-1.9	1.6	54.5%
Curveball	17	17.9% ↑1.5%	80.1 ↑1.3	23.5%	0	47.1%	1	17.6%	6	0.0%	-1	-0.852328	-0.3	27.3%	0	5.84	4.61	-17.6%	29.4%	2,293	52.9%	78	2	-3.7	-8.0	35.3%
Changeup	16	16.8% ↑4.7%	90.5 ↑1.4	18.8%	2	37.5%	2	43.8%	3	0.0%	+1	0.510598	0.2	66.7%	1	3.82	5.20	6.3%	43.8%	1,331	75.0%	83	5	5.7	4.3	43.8%
TOTALS	95	100.0%	91.1	12.6%	11	35.8%	11	26.3%	27	22.7%	0	-0.141048	1.1	35.4%	6	3.96	5.16	15.8%	51.6%	2,145	66.3%	490	14	1.0	4.2	49.5%

SP Roundup July 18, 2023 5 IP, 2 ER, 5 Hits, 2 BBs, 9 Ks - 14 Whiffs, 26.3% CSW, 95 pitches @ TEX (L)

Oh right, there's the upside that has us holding onto Bradley. He's mini-Glasnow, which means he's impervious to his opposition's influence, good or bad. Pretty cool seeing him sit a tick higher while nailing changeups and curveballs for strikes. Now do it often. Whoa whoa whoa, let's not get WILD up in here.

Sat 7/8

vs. ATL

L 6-1

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	41	44.1% ↑0.9%	96.8 ↑0.8	14.6%	7	24.4%	7	26.8%	13	30.0%	-1	-0.570793	-1.3	45.0%	6	2.60	5.54	36.6%	61.0%	2,313	75.6%	227	4	3.2	11.7	51.2%
Cutter	28	30.1% ↑2.1%	89.8 ↑1.6	17.9%	6	39.3%	3	21.4%	7	55.6%	+2	2.1836	2.5	40.0%	2	4.70	4.91	3.6%	42.9%	2,380	67.9%	137	3	-1.8	3.3	46.4%
Curveball	15	16.1% ↓0.3%	80.3 ↑1.7	6.7%	3	53.3%	3	20.0%	3	66.7%	-1	-1.137885	-0.8	12.5%	3	4.72	4.90	-13.3%	40.0%	2,410	60.0%	74	0	-3.7	-9.4	46.7%
Changeup	9	9.7% ↓2.6%	90.0 ↑0.9	22.2%	0	66.7%	0	11.1%	2	0.0%	0	-0.324708	0.0	25.0%	0	8.03	3.91	-55.6%	11.1%	1,511	33.3%	35	1	5.6	3.5	11.1%
TOTALS	93	100.0%	91.3	15.1%	16	37.6%	13	22.6%	25	45.5%	+0	0.150214	0.4	35.3%	11	4.10	5.09	9.7%	47.3%	2,271	66.7%	473	8	0.8	5.0	45.2%

SP Roundup July 8, 2023 5 IP, 4 ER, 5 Hits, 2 BBs, 4 Ks - 8 Whiffs, 22.6% CSW, 93 pitches vs. ATL (L)

Hey, it could have been worse for Bradley against the mighty Atlanta offense, but I can't say I'm shocked. Yes, he's still a "Cherry Bomb", and I didn't see growth in the change and curve to suggest otherwise, but remember, this was Atlanta. We can't judge.

Sun 7/2

@ SEA

L 7-6

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	29	39.7% ↓3.8%	96.5 ↑0.6	24.1%	6	17.2%	8	37.9%	6	57.1%	+1	0.888414	2.5	36.4%	3	2.49	5.69	41.4%	58.6%	2,199	79.3%	165	3	3.1	10.5	62.1%
Cutter	19	26.0% ↓2.1%	89.6 ↑1.5	15.8%	4	21.1%	1	15.8%	5	50.0%	+1	0.942887	1.0	22.2%	2	2.13	5.78	42.1%	63.2%	2,321	63.2%	110	2	-2.1	3.0	52.6%
Curveball	14	19.2% ↑2.9%	78.4 ↓0.3	14.3%	2	50.0%	5	50.0%	0	25.0%	+0	0.240733	0.2	25.0%	1	6.17	4.75	-14.3%	35.7%	2,345	64.3%	66	2	-3.4	-7.9	42.9%
Changeup	11	15.1% ↑3.0%	89.9 ↑0.9	27.3%	4	36.4%	0	27.3%	2	60.0%	+2	1.843584	1.8	60.0%	1	8.24	4.22	0.0%	36.4%	1,395	81.8%	46	3	5.9	4.5	54.5%
TOTALS	73	100.0%	90.2	20.5%	16	27.4%	14	32.9%	13	50.0%	+4	3.915618	5.4	33.3%	7	3.97	5.31	24.7%	52.1%	2,138	72.6%	388	10	0.9	4.1	54.8%

SP Roundup July 2, 2023 3.1 IP, 5 ER, 9 Hits, BB, 3 Ks - 10 Whiffs, 32.9% CSW, 73 pitches @ SEA (ND)

Bleeeeegh. Everything was down the middle here and the Mariners teed off. The man is Tyler Glasnow before his recent refinement. Doesn't Glasnow carry poor ratios a lot lately? ...yes. It's complicated. Taj is worth the hold for his massive ceiling, but I need to weigh these floors more in my ranks.

Tue 6/27

@ ARI

L 8-4

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	37	45.1% ↑1.8%	96.3 ↑0.4	8.1%	10	21.6%	5	13.5%	13	50.0%	+2	1.696507	2.9	38.9%	7	0.73	6.12	48.6%	70.3%	2,297	75.7%	227	0	3.1	10.7	51.4%
Cutter	25	30.5% ↑2.6%	89.6 ↑1.6	12.0%	6	36.0%	1	12.0%	2	42.9%	+3	2.732143	5.2	7.7%	2	3.51	5.37	16.0%	52.0%	2,295	44.0%	134	2	-2.2	4.0	48.0%
Curveball	16	19.5% ↑3.6%	79.6 ↑1.1	18.8%	2	37.5%	2	31.3%	2	0.0%	0	-0.003736	0.3	22.2%	1	4.28	5.16	6.3%	43.8%	2,424	56.3%	83	3	-3.3	-8.2	43.8%
Changeup	4	4.9% ↓7.9%	90.2 ↑1.3	25.0%	0	75.0%	0	25.0%	1	0.0%	0	-0.36487	-0.2	0.0%	0	10.54	3.45	-75.0%	0.0%	1,394	50.0%	14	1	5.8	4.6	50.0%
TOTALS	82	100.0%	90.7	12.2%	18	31.7%	8	17.1%	18	38.1%	+4	4.060044	8.2	23.8%	10	2.75	5.57	24.4%	56.1%	2,277	61.0%	457	6	0.4	4.7	48.8%

SP Roundup June 27, 2023 4 IP, 7 ER, 8 Hits, BB, 2 Ks - 6 Whiffs, 17.1% CSW, 82 pitches @ ARI (L)

Taj threw his four-seamer 37 times, 0.4 mph harder than usual. The result? Zero whiffs. I've understood his four-seamer to be an elite offering and to see it allow three hits and zero whiffs is astounding. The cutter didn't fare any better with a trio of hits on its own and just 2/25 CSW on the night (8%?!). WHAT IS THIS. Now we've seen the peak of Bradley and the harsh valley in back-to-back starts and it's pretty dang painful. At least he gets the Mariners next and there's no denying Bradley a start there. But hot dang, I feel everyone's pain here. For what it's worth, I see Bradley more as their phenomenal arm than whatever this monstrosity is.

Wed 6/21

vs. BAL

W 7-2

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	31	37.4% ↓6.7%	95.7 ↓0.2	9.7%	6	32.3%	3	22.6%	11	37.5%	+1	0.568005	0.5	47.1%	4	1.56	5.69	25.8%	58.1%	2,310	77.4%	176	4	2.8	11.3	45.2%
Cutter	20	24.1% ↓4.2%	87.6 ↓0.4	5.0%	1	30.0%	5	40.0%	5	33.3%	-1	-1.384114	-0.7	25.0%	1	1.36	5.77	35.0%	65.0%	2,358	70.0%	115	3	-3.3	2.4	60.0%
Curveball	19	22.9% ↑7.7%	78.5 ↓0.0	26.3%	3	26.3%	4	31.6%	5	0.0%	-1	-1.173096	-1.2	40.0%	3	2.16	5.45	21.1%	47.4%	2,433	73.7%	104	2	-3.3	-9.9	47.4%
Changeup	13	15.7% ↑3.2%	88.5 ↓0.5	7.7%	3	53.8%	2	46.2%	0	20.0%	0	-0.024745	-0.5	55.6%	2	4.24	4.61	-15.4%	38.5%	1,378	69.2%	60	4	7.0	5.0	30.8%
TOTALS	83	100.0%	88.7	12.0%	13	33.7%	14	32.5%	21	23.8%	-2	-2.01395	-2.0	43.2%	10	2.07	5.49	20.5%	54.2%	2,204	73.5%	455	13	0.6	3.3	47.0%

SP Roundup June 21, 2023 6 IP, ER, 3 Hits, 0 BBs, 8 Ks - 13 Whiffs, 32.5% CSW, 83 pitches vs. BAL (W)

Whoa, he made it to six frames! At just 83 pitches! AND NO WALKS! You can thank the changeup going 9/13 strikes and the big hook returning a 74% strike rate, which are difference makers that open up the four-seamer and cutter beautifully. I wish I could believe they'd be this consistent every game. In time, I guess.

Thu 6/15

@ OAK

W 4-3

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	39	44.3% ↑0.3%	96.8 ↑1.0	17.9%	4	33.3%	2	30.8%	12	8.3%	+0	0.386677	-0.3	31.3%	2	4.12	5.19	15.4%	48.7%	2,311	71.8%	202	10	4.3	10.7	59.0%
Cutter	19	21.6% ↓7.6%	88.7 ↑0.8	21.1%	3	31.6%	5	42.1%	3	0.0%	+1	0.95562	0.5	50.0%	1	3.87	5.26	15.8%	47.4%	2,355	73.7%	100	3	-1.7	2.5	47.4%
Curveball	17	19.3% ↑4.7%	79.4 ↑1.0	11.8%	0	35.3%	4	35.3%	2	0.0%	-1	-0.810452	-0.3	16.7%	0	4.10	5.19	17.6%	52.9%	2,408	47.1%	88	2	-2.7	-9.1	29.4%
Changeup	13	14.8% ↑2.6%	89.4 ↑0.5	23.1%	0	53.8%	2	30.8%	1	0.0%	0	-0.458581	-0.1	11.1%	0	6.64	4.50	-30.8%	23.1%	1,473	38.5%	58	2	7.6	5.4	30.8%
TOTALS	88	100.0%	90.6	18.2%	7	36.4%	13	34.1%	18	4.8%	+0	0.073264	-0.1	27.7%	3	4.44	5.10	9.1%	45.5%	2,215	62.5%	449	17	2.1	4.3	46.6%

SP Roundup June 15, 2023 4.1 IP, 2 ER, 4 Hits, 3 BBs, 11 Ks - 17 Whiffs, 34.1% CSW, 88 pitches @ OAK (ND)

Here's the deal. Bradley's four-seamer is still super elite, and the cutter seems good enough to live inside the zone, but we're waiting for his curve or changeup (very likely the curve) to step up as a trustworthy third pitch to really seal the deal. You see, he tossed 30 curves + changeups here and they returned...12 strikes. That's a 40% strike rate, which pushes his pitch count through the roof, especially when he's missing bats instead of getting quick outs in play. It's kinda like Tyler Glasnow in this way where he didn't truly soar until the slider was introduced to help the curve. He'll get there.

Sat 6/10

vs. TEX

L 8-4

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	35	46.7% ↑3.0%	95.2 ↓0.7	2.9%	7	25.7%	5	22.9%	8	33.3%	+1	1.135817	1.3	25.0%	5	2.71	5.58	45.7%	71.4%	2,318	65.7%	195	3	3.4	11.7	54.3%
Cutter	14	18.7% ↓11.9%	89.0 ↑1.2	28.6%	1	28.6%	1	21.4%	3	50.0%	+0	0.442224	1.2	25.0%	0	4.25	5.16	14.3%	42.9%	2,380	50.0%	72	2	-2.7	4.1	42.9%
Curveball	12	16.0% ↑1.6%	78.5 ↑0.1	16.7%	1	58.3%	0	25.0%	4	33.3%	-1	-0.926894	-1.2	50.0%	1	7.96	4.15	-33.3%	25.0%	2,487	66.7%	50	3	-3.8	-10.0	33.3%
Changeup	14	18.7% ↑7.3%	89.3 ↑0.4	14.3%	2	64.3%	1	14.3%	4	50.0%	+0	0.108726	0.4	0.0%	1	7.79	4.19	-42.9%	21.4%	1,556	57.1%	59	1	7.1	5.5	57.1%
TOTALS	75	100.0%	90.3	12.0%	11	38.7%	7	21.3%	19	36.8%	+1	0.759873	1.8	26.3%	7	4.79	5.01	10.7%	49.3%	2,214	61.3%	376	9	1.8	5.6	49.3%

SP Roundup June 10, 2023 3.2 IP, 4 ER, 4 Hits, 4 BBs, 4 Ks - 9 Whiffs, 21.3% CSW, 75 pitches vs. TEX (L)

If only he returned one more groundout, then I could truly say "May the fours be with you". The four-seamer failed to miss bats and he didn't have the complements he needed. That change was really bad, too. At least you get Oakland next up, though I think that even with a matchup against Texas, this outing a showcase that Bradley still has work to be done with his command, which holds him back among the young pitcher discussions. Does this mean you favor Eury and Bryce? Yeah, I think it does.

Sun 6/4

@ BOS

W 6-2

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	43	48.3% ↑5.5%	95.6 ↓0.4	2.3%	6	30.2%	8	30.2%	10	15.4%	+1	1.352632	0.9	35.0%	3	1.43	5.87	37.2%	67.4%	2,323	67.4%	253	5	3.8	12.2	53.5%
Cutter	25	28.1% ↓2.9%	89.0 ↑1.4	28.0%	4	32.0%	3	20.0%	3	80.0%	-1	-0.604742	0.1	7.7%	3	3.18	5.32	8.0%	40.0%	2,321	48.0%	133	2	-2.3	4.8	48.0%
Curveball	12	13.5% ↓1.1%	79.1 ↑0.8	25.0%	3	33.3%	2	16.7%	0	66.7%	+1	0.524063	0.5	22.2%	2	3.49	5.23	8.3%	41.7%	2,428	41.7%	63	0	-3.7	-9.7	25.0%
Changeup	9	10.1% ↓1.5%	88.7 ↓0.2	11.1%	1	44.4%	2	44.4%	1	0.0%	+1	0.502957	1.0	20.0%	0	5.34	4.65	0.0%	44.4%	1,474	66.7%	42	2	7.3	6.9	44.4%
TOTALS	89	100.0%	90.8	13.5%	14	32.6%	15	27.0%	14	34.8%	+2	1.77491	2.5	23.4%	8	2.59	5.51	21.3%	53.9%	2,251	58.4%	490	9	1.4	6.6	47.2%

SP Roundup June 4, 2023 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 Hits, 3 BBs, 6 Ks - 9 Whiffs, 27.0% CSW, 89 pitches @ BOS (W)

Ehhhh, we'll take it. He failed to get the four-seamer up above the zone per usual while the changeup was a wreck and he returned just 5/12 curveballs for strikes. Not great. This one was a step back.

Mon 5/29

@ CHC

L 1-0

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	33	36.7% ↓7.5%	96.4 ↑0.5	18.2%	6	18.2%	4	24.2%	14	10.0%	-1	-1.254572	-1.2	53.8%	5	1.19	5.90	45.5%	63.6%	2,360	84.8%	195	4	4.0	10.9	60.6%
Cutter	26	28.9% ↓2.6%	87.5 ↓0.1	23.1%	3	34.6%	5	42.3%	5	40.0%	-1	-1.129875	-1.0	20.0%	2	3.56	5.07	7.7%	42.3%	2,398	73.1%	132	6	-1.9	1.2	61.5%
Curveball	20	22.2% ↑9.3%	78.9 ↑0.9	5.0%	2	50.0%	3	20.0%	7	20.0%	-1	-0.535738	-0.2	36.4%	1	3.76	5.00	-5.0%	45.0%	2,366	65.0%	100	1	-3.7	-9.0	45.0%
Changeup	11	12.2% ↑0.8%	89.8 ↑1.1	36.4%	1	27.3%	2	18.2%	2	0.0%	-1	-0.586544	-0.4	14.3%	1	4.31	4.81	9.1%	36.4%	1,519	45.5%	53	0	6.4	5.6	36.4%
TOTALS	90	100.0%	89.2	18.9%	12	31.1%	14	27.8%	28	19.0%	-4	-3.506729	-2.7	34.1%	9	2.83	5.33	18.9%	50.0%	2,270	72.2%	480	11	0.9	3.0	54.4%

SP Roundup May 29, 2023 5.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 Hits, BB, 8 Ks - 11 Whiffs, 27.8% CSW, 90 pitches @ CHC (L)

Stroman got all the attention, but huge props to Bradley dominating with his cutter for 42% CSW as the four-seamer cleaned up & the curveball returned 65% strikes. This is the Taj Bradley we want to see and if he had a slightly lower pitch count, I imagine he wouldn't have gotten pulled with the bases empty in the sixth. So close.

Tue 5/23

vs. TOR

L 20-1

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	26	32.5% ↓14.5%	96.0 ↑0.1	11.5%	5	15.4%	5	30.8%	8	25.0%	+4	3.962383	2.5	54.5%	0	0.64	6.14	57.7%	73.1%	2,350	80.8%	160	3	3.0	11.8	57.7%
Cutter	25	31.3% ↓0.3%	88.6 ↑1.2	8.0%	5	32.0%	3	32.0%	2	14.3%	+2	1.840406	1.2	33.3%	2	3.26	5.41	28.0%	60.0%	2,366	60.0%	135	5	-2.4	3.0	40.0%
Curveball	13	16.3% ↑4.1%	78.5 ↑0.6	7.7%	1	38.5%	4	38.5%	5	50.0%	+0	0.024086	1.3	66.7%	0	4.27	5.13	15.4%	53.8%	2,151	84.6%	67	1	-3.2	-8.8	53.8%
Changeup	16	20.0% ↑10.6%	89.1 ↑0.6	18.8%	3	62.5%	2	43.8%	1	50.0%	0	-0.275933	-0.7	50.0%	3	7.28	4.29	-43.8%	18.8%	1,421	68.8%	69	5	6.9	5.8	37.5%
TOTALS	80	100.0%	89.5	11.3%	14	33.8%	14	35.0%	16	28.6%	+6	5.550942	4.3	47.6%	5	3.38	5.38	21.3%	55.0%	2,137	72.5%	430	14	1.1	4.5	47.5%

SP Roundup May 23, 2023 4 IP, 4 ER, 9 Hits, 0 BBs, 7 Ks - 14 Whiffs, 35.0% CSW, 80 pitches vs. TOR (L)

Ouch. The strikeouts and whiffs were there, but the Jays jumped on heaters and cutters aplenty here. This felt like a bench with the matchup, anyway, and while it may make you scared to try the Dodgers next time, I think that's a toss-up. There's a chance he keeps the Ks alive while dancing around the damage.

Thu 5/18

@ NYM

L 3-2

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	42	48.8% ↑2.5%	95.8 ↓0.1	7.1%	7	26.2%	8	31.0%	10	11.1%	+1	0.807235	1.7	25.0%	4	1.37	5.88	40.5%	66.7%	2,304	71.4%	247	5	3.8	11.0	61.9%
Cutter	21	24.4% ↓9.6%	89.0 ↑2.0	23.8%	5	42.9%	1	14.3%	3	42.9%	-1	-1.173283	-1.7	23.1%	5	5.97	4.38	-9.5%	33.3%	2,355	52.4%	92	2	-3.1	3.7	38.1%
Curveball	13	15.1% ↑4.1%	79.0 ↑1.7	23.1%	0	23.1%	3	38.5%	1	0.0%	-1	-0.53893	-0.1	25.0%	0	3.41	5.21	30.8%	53.8%	2,165	46.2%	68	2	-3.8	-8.4	38.5%
Changeup	10	11.6% ↑3.0%	89.2 ↑1.1	40.0%	2	60.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	0	-0.385092	-0.8	25.0%	2	7.12	4.01	-60.0%	0.0%	1,346	40.0%	40	1	6.6	6.4	20.0%
TOTALS	86	100.0%	90.8	17.4%	14	33.7%	13	26.7%	14	20.0%	-1	-1.29007	-0.9	24.4%	11	3.47	5.19	15.1%	48.8%	2,184	59.3%	447	10	1.3	5.8	47.7%

SP Roundup May 18, 2023 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 Hits, 2 BBs, 4 Ks - 10 Whiffs, 26.7% CSW, 86 pitches @ NYM (ND)

You've been stashing for weeks, you've endured Twitter going berserk about his poor Triple-A lines, and finally it's time to wonder if you actually did the right thing holding on Taj Bradley. The answer? You did the right thing. He went 5.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 Hits, 2 BBs, 4 Ks - 10 Whiffs, 27% CSW, 86 pitches against the Mets today, including a rough first inning as he fought off the jitters of returning to the bigs before settling in for the next five frames with the only interruption coming from a monster blast from Pete Alonso.
The skills still have a bit of refinement left - the secondaries were often bounced or flew out of his hand armside (I'm looking at you, changeup), but the heater is still very good and will only get better once the big hook and cutter find strikes with more consistency. The only problem is the schedule: TOR + LAD are up next. You've waited this long, what's with a little more pain before we welcome the summer with open arms?

Mon 4/24

vs. HOU

W 8-3

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	33	40.2% ↓9.1%	96.0 ↑0.2	6.1%	5	33.3%	1	15.2%	13	50.0%	+1	0.934812	2.2	47.4%	3	1.60	5.78	27.3%	60.6%	2,356	69.7%	191	4	2.4	11.7	42.4%
Cutter	37	45.1% ↑16.7%	86.2 ↓1.5	10.8%	7	43.2%	6	32.4%	7	9.1%	-1	-0.550159	-0.9	40.0%	5	3.91	4.99	2.7%	45.9%	2,415	70.3%	185	6	-2.6	1.8	45.9%
Curveball	11	13.4% ↑3.5%	77.3 ↓0.1	9.1%	1	72.7%	2	18.2%	1	0.0%	0	-0.444636	-0.1	0.0%	1	6.36	4.16	-54.5%	18.2%	2,345	36.4%	46	0	-2.8	-10.9	27.3%
Changeup	1	1.2% ↓11.1%	87.2 ↓1.0	0.0%	0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	-0.008954	0.0	0.0%	0	8.36	3.48	-100.0%	0.0%	1,299	0.0%	3	0	6.2	7.0	0.0%
TOTALS	82	100.0%	88.9	8.5%	13	43.9%	9	23.2%	21	20.0%	0	-0.068937	1.2	35.4%	9	3.37	5.18	3.7%	47.6%	2,368	64.6%	424	10	-0.5	4.1	41.5%

SP Roundup April 24, 2023 5 IP, 3 ER, 4 Hits, 0 BBs, 6 Ks - 10 Whiffs, 23.2% CSW, 82 pitches vs. HOU (W)

The cutter did more damage than the four-seamer in this one, surprisingly, and I'm still very much on the Bradley train...but he was demoted Tuesday afternoon as the Rays have wanted him to pitch every six days (not five) this season, but are now trying to get him on a five-game schedule. SERENITY NOW! I'm not sure when that means Taj returns, but you really have to hold onto him if you've got him. The kid is legit.

Tue 4/18

@ CIN

W 10-0

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	38	45.2% ↓8.6%	95.9 ↑0.1	10.5%	7	31.6%	6	28.9%	7	30.8%	+1	0.841358	-0.3	27.8%	4	2.75	5.34	26.3%	57.9%	2,376	65.8%	203	5	2.4	11.2	52.6%
Cutter	23	27.4% ↓2.1%	87.3 ↓0.8	13.0%	3	17.4%	4	30.4%	6	25.0%	-1	-1.372043	-1.3	41.7%	3	1.87	5.66	52.2%	69.6%	2,378	69.6%	130	3	-1.8	3.1	47.8%
Curveball	5	6.0% ↓8.2%	76.7 ↓1.0	20.0%	0	40.0%	0	20.0%	1	0.0%	0	-0.498152	-0.2	0.0%	0	4.09	4.87	0.0%	40.0%	2,238	40.0%	24	1	-3.1	-9.5	60.0%
Changeup	18	21.4% ↑18.9%	88.2	16.7%	0	38.9%	4	44.4%	4	0.0%	-1	-1.443477	-0.5	40.0%	0	3.33	5.14	5.6%	44.4%	1,437	66.7%	93	4	5.9	5.6	44.4%
TOTALS	84	100.0%	90.7	13.1%	10	29.8%	14	32.1%	18	25.0%	-2	-2.472314	-2.4	33.3%	7	2.71	5.36	27.4%	57.1%	2,167	65.5%	450	13	1.7	6.6	50.0%

SP Roundup April 18, 2023 5.1 IP, 0 ER, 3 Hits, BB, 9 Ks - 13 Whiffs, 32.1% CSW, 84 pitches @ CIN (W)

It's true. All of it. The four-seamer is stupid good and if he's still available for some reason, you HAVE to get him now. Taj or Mason? Yes. You didn't answer---I SAID YES.

Wed 4/12

vs. BOS

W 9-7

Strike Zone Plot

Type	P	Usage%	MPH	AP%	BIP	BP%	CS	CSW%	Fouls	HC%	HL	HL (Raw)	HP	O-Swing%	Outs	PLA	PLV	Q-BP%	QP%	Spin	Str%	Total PLV	Whiffs	xMov	yMov	Zone%
Four-Seamer	42	53.9%	95.8	9.5%	6	40.5%	4	23.8%	7	8.3%	-1	-0.571901	-1.2	20.8%	5	3.79	4.96	9.5%	50.0%	2,330	54.8%	209	6	3.0	11.6	42.9%
Cutter	23	29.5%	88.1	30.4%	3	26.1%	9	43.5%	6	100.0%	+0	0.09298	0.3	28.6%	1	2.86	5.30	17.4%	43.5%	2,335	82.6%	122	1	-1.4	3.5	69.6%
Curveball	11	14.1%	77.7	27.3%	1	45.5%	5	63.6%	1	25.0%	0	-0.074204	-0.3	33.3%	0	4.10	4.86	-18.2%	27.3%	2,182	81.8%	53	2	-3.5	-9.5	72.7%
Changeup	2	2.6%	88.2	50.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	100.0%	+1	0.850166	0.6	0.0%	0	2.93	5.27	50.0%	50.0%	1,247	50.0%	11	0	4.9	8.1	50.0%
TOTALS	78	100.0%	90.8	19.2%	11	35.9%	18	34.6%	14	30.0%	+0	0.297041	-0.6	22.9%	6	3.54	5.06	9.0%	44.9%	2,283	66.7%	394	9	0.8	6.1	55.1%

SP Roundup April 12, 2023 5 IP, 3 ER, 5 Hits, BB, 8 Ks - 9 Whiffs, 34.6% CSW, 78 pitches vs. BOS (W)

So I'm in and I'm not but I'm legit in. I love the four-seamer's intent to go upstairs, but I hate how poorly he missed many out of the zone to ultimately return a 55% strike rate (hopefully that's just jitters?). I love that he has a clear opportunity to be the #5 for the Rays even when Eflin returns, but does that mean he's just a five-and-dive starter? I really dig the 64% CSW on the curve and 43% on the cutter, but just 3/34 whiffs between them isn't ideal. What are you trying to say, is he worth the pickup? Oh, absolutely. Pick up Taj and see where it goes as SPs in their debut are rarely the pitcher we see throughout the season. Clearly there's legit talent in that heater and seeing a pair of secondaries that can steal strikes is wonderful to see. Go get him (instead of Drey!) and let's see how this goes.

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Year	Team	P	Strikes	Balls	TBF	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HB	WP
2023	TB	1,821	1,191	630	460	106	55	25	3	23	129	39	1	6
SP MLB Percentile		46	48	57	45	54	62	45	29	19	65	46	82	15
SP MLB AVG		1,887	1,212	675	485	110	69	22	2	17	108	38	5	4
Career		1,821	1,191	630	460	106	55	25	3	23	129	39	1	6

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Year	Team	K%	BB%	AVG	SLG	OPS	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA	xERA
2023	TB	28.0%	8.5%	.255	.495	.812	.344	.310	.364	.243	.329	.295	.424	91.0	87.5	16.9	4.66
SP MLB Percentile		92	33	52	21	30	33	33	14	60	44	34	10	7	61	17	44
SP MLB AVG		21.6%	8.0%	.255	.434	.754	.326	.296	.332	.250	.325	.286	.378	88.9	87.8	13.1	4.57
Career		28.0%	8.5%	.255	.495	.812	.344	.310	.364	.243	.329	.295	.424	91.0	87.5	16.9	-

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Year	Team	FF% (MPH)	SI% (MPH)	FC% (MPH)	SL% (MPH)	ST% (MPH)	CB% (MPH)	CH% (MPH)	FS% (MPH)	KN% (MPH)	Fastball%	Secondary%
2023	TB	45.0% (96.1)	-	24.6% (88.9)	-	-	16.7% (79.0)	13.7% (89.3)	-	-	45.0%	55.0%
SP MLB Percentile		67 (89)	-	73 (60)	-	-	62 (48)	38 (93)	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG		38.2% (93.5)	25.0% (92.7)	19.6% (88.2)	23.3% (84.6)	14.1% (81.4)	15.0% (78.8)	17.4% (85.2)	18.7% (86.0)	28.1% (76.6)	-	-
Career		45.0% (96.1)	-	24.6% (88.9)	-	-	16.7% (79.0)	13.7% (89.3)	-	-	45.0%	55.0%

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Year	Team	FF CSW%	SI CSW%	FC CSW%	SL CSW%	ST CSW%	CB CSW%	CH CSW%	FS CSW%	KN CSW%	Fastball CSW%	Secondary CSW%
2023	TB	24.8% (87)	-	28.8% (66)	-	-	28.0% (28)	32.8% (50)	-	-	24.8%	29.5%
SP MLB Percentile		20 (89)	-	70 (60)	-	-	41 (48)	94 (93)	-	-	-	-
SP MLB AVG		27.6% (-)	26.6% (-)	26.5% (-)	29.2% (-)	27.9% (-)	29.6% (-)	24.1% (-)	23.9% (-)	21.7% (-)	-	-
Career		24.8% (87)	-	28.8% (66)	-	-	28.0% (28)	32.8% (50)	-	-	24.8%	29.5%

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Year	Team	GB%	LD%	FB%	PU%	SS%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul Str%	PC%	Fl&B%	Solid%	Brl%	ICR
2023	TB	41.6%	23.4%	35.1%	14.4%	38.5%	41.6%	31.6%	26.8%	22.0%	56.6%	26.5%	6.5%	10.3%	43.3%
SP MLB Percentile		37	39	61	93	31	47	22	74	96	-	31	43	13	14
SP MLB AVG		43.8%	22.4%	33.8%	9.2%	36.1%	41.8%	33.5%	24.6%	18.2%	60.7%	24.8%	6.4%	8.2%	39.2%
Career		41.6%	23.4%	35.1%	14.4%	38.5%	41.6%	31.6%	26.8%	22.0%	56.6%	26.5%	6.5%	10.3%	43.3%

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Year	Team	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA	HR/FB	ICR	IPA%
2023	TB	.255	.344	.310	.364	.243	.329	.295	.424	91.0	87.5	16.9	22.5%	43.3%	27.4%
SP MLB Percentile		52	33	33	14	60	44	34	10	7	61	17	8	14	50
SP MLB AVG		.255	.326	.296	.332	.250	.325	.286	.378	88.9	87.8	13.1	15.3%	39.2%	27.2%
Career		.255	.344	.310	.364	.243	.329	.295	.424	91.0	87.5	16.9	22.5%	43.3%	27.4%

Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year	Team	Zone%	Str%	Swing%	O-Sw%	Whiff%	Foul Str%	Con%	Z-Con%	O-Con%	CS%	SwStr%	CSW%	BIP%	PLUS%	IPR	Str-ICR
2023	TB	48.0%	65.4%	50.7%	30.7%	25.0%	22.0%	75.0%	82.3%	59.1%	14.7%	12.7%	27.4%	16.0%	59.6%	0.54	51.6%
SP MLB Percentile		81	67	84	47	58	96	58	74	52	16	67	38	86	67	29	30
SP MLB AVG		45.5%	64.1%	47.8%	30.7%	24.5%	18.2%	75.5%	84.3%	59.5%	16.3%	11.7%	28.0%	17.9%	58.2%	0.49	50.1%
Career		48.0%	65.4%	50.7%	30.7%	25.0%	22.0%	75.0%	82.3%	59.1%	14.7%	12.7%	27.4%	16.0%	59.6%	0.54	51.6%

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Year	Team	Zone%	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	mmLoc%
2023	TB	48.0%	34.8%	31.2%	33.9%	41.5%	22.8%	35.7%	30.8%	37.9%	7.9%
SP MLB Percentile		81	53	97	22	92	30	14	64	14	89
SP MLB AVG		45.5%	35.1%	26.3%	38.7%	30.8%	24.1%	45.2%	29.7%	44.1%	6.5%
Career		48.0%	34.8%	31.2%	33.9%	41.5%	22.8%	35.7%	30.8%	37.9%	7.9%

Approach › Counts

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Year	Team	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Early BIP%	F-Str%	TF-Str%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	PAR%
2023	TB	55.7%	12.8%	31.5%	14.2%	62.0%	49.8%	19.5%	24.9%	22.5%
SP MLB Percentile		2	22	75	33	47	31	17	39	91
SP MLB AVG		58.8%	11.6%	29.7%	15.0%	61.8%	50.6%	21.4%	25.6%	18.6%
Career		55.7%	12.8%	31.5%	14.2%	62.0%	49.8%	19.5%	24.9%	22.5%

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Year	Team	P	PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	MTK%	HP	HL	PLA
2023	TB	1,821	5.17	49.4%	15.1%	35.5%	13.9%	7.5%	24.0	+8	3.60
SP MLB Percentile		46	89	96	1	64	64	76	18	42	74
SP MLB AVG		1,887	4.98	43.3%	20.4%	36.2%	7.1%	8.5%	-	+4	3.90
Career		1,821	5.17	49.4%	15.1%	35.5%	13.9%	7.5%	24.0	+8	3.60

Pitch Type	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG
819	226	572	247	27	12	2	13	54	82	70	53	28	0
448	102	283	165	18	4	0	7	29	43	32	20	8	0
304	69	182	122	4	5	0	2	11	15	14	30	3	1
250	63	154	96	6	4	1	1	12	15	10	26	0	0

Pitch Type	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG
819	226	572	247	27	12	2	13	54	82	70	53	28	0
448	102	283	165	18	4	0	7	29	43	32	20	8	0
304	69	182	122	4	5	0	2	11	15	14	30	3	1
250	63	154	96	6	4	1	1	12	15	10	26	0	0

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Pitch Type	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG
819	226	572	247	27	12	2	13	54	82	70	53	28	0
448	102	283	165	18	4	0	7	29	43	32	20	8	0
304	69	182	122	4	5	0	2	11	15	14	30	3	1
250	63	154	96	6	4	1	1	12	15	10	26	0	0