PITCHER MATCHUP

Taj Bradley vs Kansas City Royals

How the Kansas City Royals's current regulars (top 9 by at-bats) project against Taj Bradley's season-to-date arsenal — not the posted lineup for any single game.

Taj Bradley's arsenal

Throws RHPvs LHH xwOBA .317vs RHH xwOBA .306Seasons 2026–2025–2024
Four-Seam Fastball 43%Cutter 23%Splitter 19%Curveball 11%Sinker 3%Unknown 1%

How the Kansas City Royals's regulars project

Projected expected wOBA for each of the Kansas City Royals's top-9-by-AB hitters against Taj Bradley, by batting order. A season-to-date read — lower favors the pitcher.

Lineup avg xwOBA .323
  1. 1 SP Salvador Perez RHB .336
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Salvador Perez
    • Four-Seam Fastball (43% usage) projects to .368 xwOBA over 475 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Cutter (23% usage) projects to .302 xwOBA over 148 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 48 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .306 xwOBA over 120 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (3% usage) projects to .354 xwOBA over 266 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  2. 2 BW Bobby Witt Jr. RHB .366
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Bobby Witt Jr.
    • Four-Seam Fastball (43% usage) projects to .375 xwOBA over 502 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Cutter (23% usage) projects to .373 xwOBA over 189 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .343 xwOBA over 52 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .351 xwOBA over 102 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Sinker (3% usage) projects to .374 xwOBA over 323 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  3. 3 CJ Carter Jensen LHB .328
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Carter Jensen
    • Four-Seam Fastball (43% usage) projects to .318 xwOBA over 171 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (23% usage) projects to .357 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 26 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .319 xwOBA over 35 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (3% usage) projects to .345 xwOBA over 80 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  4. 4 JC Jac Caglianone LHB .334
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Jac Caglianone
    • Four-Seam Fastball (43% usage) projects to .353 xwOBA over 184 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Cutter (23% usage) projects to .340 xwOBA over 51 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 32 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .317 xwOBA over 54 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (3% usage) projects to .349 xwOBA over 98 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
  5. 5 IC Isaac Collins SH .312
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Isaac Collins
    • Four-Seam Fastball (43% usage) projects to .326 xwOBA over 390 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (23% usage) projects to .322 xwOBA over 56 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .279 xwOBA over 41 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .282 xwOBA over 51 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (3% usage) projects to .335 xwOBA over 121 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  6. 6 VP Vinnie Pasquantino LHB .320
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Vinnie Pasquantino
    • Four-Seam Fastball (43% usage) projects to .334 xwOBA over 580 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (23% usage) projects to .308 xwOBA over 129 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .296 xwOBA over 75 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .325 xwOBA over 96 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (3% usage) projects to .337 xwOBA over 234 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  7. 7 MM Michael Massey LHB .311
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Michael Massey
    • Four-Seam Fastball (43% usage) projects to .295 xwOBA over 361 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (23% usage) projects to .362 xwOBA over 71 BIP — a meaningful edge for the batter.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .277 xwOBA over 49 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .325 xwOBA over 42 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (3% usage) projects to .320 xwOBA over 124 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
  8. 8 NL Nick Loftin RHB .310
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Nick Loftin
    • Four-Seam Fastball (43% usage) projects to .309 xwOBA over 235 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (23% usage) projects to .312 xwOBA over 60 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .313 xwOBA over 14 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .315 xwOBA over 30 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Sinker (3% usage) projects to .272 xwOBA over 132 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
  9. 9 KI Kyle Isbel LHB .289
    Pitch-by-pitch projection vs. Kyle Isbel
    • Four-Seam Fastball (43% usage) projects to .289 xwOBA over 355 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Cutter (23% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 92 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Splitter (19% usage) projects to .293 xwOBA over 55 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
    • Curveball (11% usage) projects to .276 xwOBA over 81 BIP — a clear edge for the pitcher.
    • Sinker (3% usage) projects to .288 xwOBA over 153 BIP — a roughly even matchup.
Full pitch-by-pitch breakdown, with pitch-zone heatmaps →

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