"Taj Bradley debut with the Twins couldn't have gone much worse on Sunday in an 8-0 blowout loss. Bradley was acquired during Minnesota's trade deadline fire sale from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Griffin Jax. Twins President of Baseball Operations, Derek Falvey, had a lot of good things to say about their new 24-year-old RHP, but it's hard to see why so far."
"After an up-and-down three-game sample with Triple-A St. Paul, Bradley allowed nine hits and seven earned runs with only one strikeout in five innings Sunday in his first big league start with the club. He had more than 350 innings of MLB experience with the Rays, and Sunday's outing will be one that he wants to forget. Minnesota generated only five hits offensively, so it's not all on Bradley's shoulders."
"Two of the Twins' top two prospects acquired at the deadline, Mick Abel and now Bradley, have struggled mightily in their team debuts in back-to-back games. Positivity has been hard to come by this season for Minnesota, and Bradley's debut adds to the tire fire. Next up for Minnesota is a three-game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays, starting with a 6:07 p.m. CT start on Monday."
Taj Bradley, acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Griffin Jax, struggled in his Minnesota debut, allowing nine hits and seven earned runs with one strikeout across five innings. Bradley had more than 350 MLB innings with the Rays but could not contain the Chicago White Sox as Minnesota fell 8-0. Minnesota's offense managed only five hits and never mounted a rally. Two recent deadline prospects, Mick Abel and Bradley, both struggled in their team debuts in consecutive games. Positivity has been scarce this season for Minnesota. Minnesota travels to Toronto for a three-game series starting Monday at 6:07 p.m. CT.
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