Taj Bradley Shines: Tampa's Latest Pitching Sensation
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00:00All right, let's move to some pitching now, because you want to talk pitching, just go
00:06to Tampa.
00:07They should be like a store where you can go and buy good pitchers.
00:10Taj Bradley would be right there, right when you walk in.
00:13Well, I remember at the beginning of the year, Matt, we had a big conversation about Taj
00:17Bradley, right?
00:18A guy who was, you know, in shallow leagues, not being drafted at all because of the injury
00:22he suffered right at the end of spring, but he looks so good in spring, so much more confident.
00:26And look at the last 30 days for him, four wins, 31 innings, a .28 ERA, don't adjust
00:33your TV, .28, .79 whip, 36 strikeouts in those 31 innings.
00:38He is blossomed into a star.
00:40And this is the guy that everybody was very excited about, and he's finally comfortable
00:44with the major league level.
00:45Last year, we talked about he was thrust into the major leagues because of the injuries
00:48before he was ready.
00:50He took his lumps and to his credit, he did not quit.
00:53He struggled to triple A still.
00:54He had these, well, maybe Taj Bradley's not that guy.
00:57Well, guess what?
00:58He is.
00:59And he's figured it out.
01:00And next year, Springs, McClanahan, Taj Bradley, the rays are going to be right back in the
01:04mix.
01:05Paz, Pepio, the rays know what they're doing, man.
01:08If you gave the rays a budget, it's amazing to think how good they could be.