Taj Bradley
Tampa Bay Rays, Starting Pitcher
Age: 23-245d (Mar 20, 2001)
Exp: 1.114 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 5 (#150 overall), 2018
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$1,924,352
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Taj Bradley signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Bradley will earn a base salary of $800,000, while carrying a total salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 24 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 25 |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 | 26 |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 24 | 1.114 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 25 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 | 26 | -- |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 24 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Taj Bradley signed a 1 year , $743,300 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $743,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $743,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $743,300
Average Salary:
$743,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Taj Bradley signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2018-2018 Signing Bonus
Taj Bradley signed a 1 year , $747,500 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $747,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $747,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $747,500
Average Salary:
$747,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
1.114 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,924,352
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 17 |
Signing Bonus
|
$747,500 |
$747,500 |
||
2023 | 22 |
Active
|
$433,552 |
$1,181,052 |
||
2024 | 23 |
Active
|
$743,300 |
$1,924,352 |
||
Total |
$1,924,352 |
$1,924,352 |
||||
2025 | 24 |
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
|||
Total |
$2,724,352 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | $1,176,852 | $747,500 | - | $1,924,352 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 17 |
$747,500 |
$747,500 |
$747,500 |
|||
2023 | 22 |
$433,552
|
$433,552 |
$1,181,052 |
|||
2024 | 23 |
$743,300
|
$743,300 |
$1,924,352 |
|||
Total |
$1,176,852 |
$747,500 |
$1,924,352 |
$1,924,352 |
|||
2025 | 24 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
||||
Total |
$1,976,852 |
$747,500 |
$2,724,352 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | $1,176,852 | $747,500 | - | $1,924,352 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | TB | Mar 28, 2024 - May 08, 2024 | Pectoral |
- Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $743,300 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
- Sep 03, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
- Jul 31, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
- May 18, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
- Apr 25, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
- Apr 18, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
- Apr 13, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
- Apr 11, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
- Nov 15, 2022 Contract purchased by Tampa Bay (TB)
- Jun 13, 2018 Signed a contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
- Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 5 (#150 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | TB | 25 | 25 | 122 | 68 | 63 | 47 | 154 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 138.0 | 4.11 | 1.23 | 1.62 |
2023 | TB | 23 | 21 | 106 | 69 | 65 | 39 | 129 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 104.7 | 5.59 | 1.39 | -0.44 |