Should I draft Taj Bradley or Ryne Nelson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Taj Bradley or Ryne Nelson.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Taj Bradley

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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.22	-0.01
ADP	234.88	Undrafted
PROJ	174.00	163.00
W	5	7
L	6	8
SV	0	0
IP	94.0	125.0
H	89	130
ER	43	63
K	104	91
BB	32	42
ERA	4.12	4.54
WHIP	1.29	1.38

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	129.0	52.0
W	3	5
L	4	6
SV	0	0
IP	55.1	68.0
H	42	89
ER	21	43
K	72	46
BB	20	18
ERA	3.43	5.69
WHIP	1.13	1.57

Recent News
	Taj Bradley's growth continues in dominant win vs. Nationals Published July 1st, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Taj Bradley Ties Career High With 11 K's, Rays Shutout Nationals 5-0 Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Talk Florida Taj Bradley Earns Win Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 Taj Bradley ties career high with 11 strikeouts in Rays victory Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Rays' Taj Bradley: Continues to dominate Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Taj Bradley (11 K's), Rays blank Nats to earn series win Published June 30th, 2024 via Scranton Times-Tribune Taj Bradley strikes out 11 as the Rays beat the Nationals 5-0 Published June 30th, 2024 via ABC Action News Tampa Bay Taj Bradley strikes out 11 as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 Published June 30th, 2024 via Toronto Star	Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson: Crushed for six runs Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Twins dominate Diamondbacks as Ryne Nelson struggles in 8-3 defeat Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson crushed by Twins as starts continue to be a mixed bag Published June 26th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Ryne Nelson, Diamondbacks pitching struggle in loss to Twins Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Ryne Nelson roughed up as Twins pound Diamondbacks Published June 26th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic Ryne Nelson Hit Hard in D-backs 8-3 Loss to Twins Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Twins pummel Ryne Nelson, blow out the Diamondbacks 8-3 Published June 26th, 2024 via Burn City Sports MLB Player Prop Picks for Grayson Rodriguez and Ryne Nelson Published June 26th, 2024 via The Action Network

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