{"id":17740,"date":"2025-07-24T05:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/17740\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T05:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:04:08","slug":"rays-option-inconsistent-taj-bradley-to-triple-a-durham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/17740\/","title":{"rendered":"Rays option inconsistent Taj Bradley to Triple-A Durham"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> optioned Taj Bradley<\/a> to Triple-A Durham following a poor start for the inconsistent right-hander Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Handed a 4-0 lead against the Chicago White Sox<\/a>, Bradley gave up four runs in the second and didn’t get through the inning as Chicago went on to an 11-9 victory in Tampa, Florida. He allowed four runs, four hits and three walks in the frame.<\/p>\n

Bradley, once a top pitching prospect, didn’t factor into the decision and his record on the season remained 6-6, while his ERA moved to 4.61. The 24-year-old has struggled with consistency; he entered Wednesday’s start having allowed just one run in his previous two starts but had surrendered at least five runs in four of his six starts before that.<\/p>\n

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“Tough decision certainly, but felt like it’s best for him to get down there right now,” Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters after the game. “It’s probably a better environment (in Triple A) for him to work, rather than compete every single pitch.<\/p>\n

“But know that Taj Bradley is massive to our success, and we need to get him back to the form we know he’s capable of.”<\/p>\n

Cash said Bradley handled the news “like a pro” and will work to regain command of his secondary pitches such as his changeup and slider at Durham.<\/p>\n

“I just talked to him and said there’s been a lot of good and there has been some not-so good,” Cash said. “Inconsistencies are tough to do at this level at any time of the season, but certainly with where we’re at right now.”<\/p>\n

The Rays have scuffled over the last month and sit at 53-50, good for fourth place in the AL East.<\/p>\n

Bradley has been mentioned as a potential trade target ahead of the July 31 deadline. The Rays have room to move at least one starting pitcher, and teams have identified the righty — who doesn’t reach free agency until after the 2029 season — as the likeliest of those with team control to go.<\/p>\n

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