Taj Bradley

The Rays entered the offseason with at least seven rotation-caliber arms on the roster. Each of Shane McClanahan, Taj Bradley, Drew Rasmussen, Zack Littell, Shane Baz, Jeffrey Springs and Ryan Pepiot has had success in a big league rotation, though injuries have hobbled several of that group in recent years. Tampa Bay already thinned out…

The Rays entered the offseason with at least seven rotation-caliber arms on the roster. Each of Shane McClanahan, Taj Bradley, Drew Rasmussen, Zack Littell, Shane Baz, Jeffrey Springs and Ryan Pepiot has had success in a big league rotation, though injuries have hobbled several of that group in recent years. Tampa Bay already thinned out…

Bradley dealt with a lot of traffic today in giving up five hits and walking three, but he was able to strike out five to limit the damage. He has a 1.69 ERA through two spring outings, and while the Rays haven't confirmed any rotation members beyond Shane McClanahan, it'd be a major surprise if Bradley is excluded.

Bradley allowed one hit with no walks or strikeouts across 2.1 scoreless innings in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game.

Bradley failed to record a strikeout, but allowed just one single and walked none. While we're not as high on Bradley as we would be if the Rays were still playing in Tropicana Field this season, he's a fine talent and he should improve on last year's 97 ERA+.