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Cody Bradford

Cody Bradford

SP • Texas Rangers Proj Rank N/A Actual N/A N/A • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
38.24.190-520/104.71.50.73
Compared to same point last season
0.0nan0-0/NANnan

Cody Bradford | Fantasy Outlook

Cody Bradford provides rotation depth for Texas, but suppressed strikeouts limit fantasy utility

Bradford has pitched decently over his last two appearances, logging a 3.33 ERA across 8.1 innings following a long injured list stint. He slots in as a pivotal starter for a first-place Rangers club (78-78), especially with Cal Quantrill and MacKenzie Gore managing injuries. His recent multi-strikeout appearance against Boston showed encouraging sharpness.

Under the surface, Bradford's 2026 metrics show significant vulnerability, highlighted by a 4.32 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP over 37.5 innings. His strikeout rate of 4.8 K/9 sits well below his 2024 form, proving he is pitching to heavy contact. Our projections caution that his high baserunner rate will continue to threaten his ratios.

Texas hosts the Mets before traveling to Minnesota, leaving Bradford as a candidate for an unconfirmed mid-week start. However, his limited pitch volume and lack of whiffs make him an unnecessary hazard in playoff matchups. Sit.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
09/17 BOS 4.1 73 3 1 0 N/A 4.19 1.50 10
09/09 @SEA 4.0 63 1 2 3 LOSS 4.72 1.57 -2
09/02 ATH 4.0 86 3 1 5 LOSS 4.45 1.58 -3
08/28 @MIL 5.2 100 0 2 3 LOSS 3.42 1.52 -2
08/22 LAA 5.1 80 3 0 2 LOSS 3.05 1.40 3
08/16 @ATH 4.0 81 4 1 2 N/A 2.93 1.43 6
08/11 @LAA 7.0 75 1 1 3 LOSS 2.38 1.15 7
08/05 SF 4.1 70 5 2 0 N/A 0.00 1.62 10
Totals: 38.2628201018 28
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 TEX 25 61.1 1080 56 12 0 5-3 4.99 1.17 8.2 126
2024 TEX 14 74.0 1175 70 13 0 6-3 3.65 1.04 8.5 193
2026 TEX 8 38.2 628 20 10 0 0-5 4.19 1.5 4.7 28
ON PACE 8 40 652 20 10 0 0-5 4.19 1.5 4.7 29
3-YEAR AVG 20 67 1128 63 13 0 6-3 4.17 1.09 8.2 160
Career 47 171.2 2883 146 35 0 0-0 4.3 1.21 7.7

Bradford Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
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Depth Chart

Texas Rangers

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Logan O'Hoppe 2% 1%
Danny Jansen 1% 1%
Elias Diaz 1% 1%
Kyle Higashioka 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Josh Jung 37% 21%
Jake Burger 30% 22%
Cody Freeman 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Corey Seager 87% 77%
Ezequiel Duran 77% 69%
Sebastian Walcott 6% 0%
NAME OWN START
Wyatt Langford 86% 77%
Brandon Nimmo 75% 53%
Joc Pederson 9% 4%
Evan Carter 5% 3%
NAME OWN START
Jacob deGrom 97% 75%
MacKenzie Gore 74% 48%
Nathan Eovaldi 66% 33%
Cal Quantrill 51% 26%
Jack Leiter 15% 4%
Kumar Rocker 14% 9%
Cody Bradford 6% 4%
Jordan Montgomery 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Jacob Latz 81% 77%
Jakob Junis 6% 6%
Tyler Alexander 5% 4%
Robert Garcia 4% 2%
Peyton Gray 1% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.243
18th
R
653
26th
HR
176
19th
RBI
629
24th
SB
76
25th
OBP
.319
11th
SLG
.398
20th
OPS
.717
17th
W
78
14th
SV
42
14th
ERA
4.29
21st
WHIP
1.30
16th
QS
49
19th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
RangersRangers78-78.500-653687
AstrosAstros77-79.4941688747
MarinersMariners73-83.4685634690
AthleticsAthletics61-95.39117670893
AngelsAngels60-96.38518625712

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Kyle Higashioka5816520367180.218  
Elias Díaz8421220507330.236  
Danny Jansen6117917366231.201  
Logan O'Hoppe8525125554240.219  
Austin Wynns3482412110.146  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jake Burger1495336912427884.233  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Justin Foscue95217255911340.272  
Nicky Lopez9422724611245.269  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Josh Jung1003875211411391.295  
Cody Freeman3382821161.256  
Jonah Bride2501000.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Corey Seager96359558318472.231  
Ezequiel Duran14751870137178311.264  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Wyatt Langford1053896495174215.244  
Brandon Nimmo1495706114814617.260  
Evan Carter136380517493816.195  
Jarred Kelenic3673516160.219  
Michael Helman153025120.167  
Alejandro Osuna8019726511245.259  
Cameron Cauley34581012111.207  
Sam Haggerty364437012.159  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Joc Pederson136374568826532.235  
Andrew McCutchen3773814150.192  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Jacob deGrom3011100158.21963.861.10  
MacKenzie Gore328110165.21724.671.35  
Nathan Eovaldi251190140.11414.111.19  
Kumar Rocker295110143.01344.471.42  
Jack Leiter1537080.0835.291.44  
Cal Quantrill32950110.0812.861.04  
Chris Paddack1407057.0406.791.67  
Cody Bradford805038.2204.191.50  
Jordan Montgomery1010021.2154.151.02  
Carter Baumler40005.263.181.77  
Marco Gonzales30016.231.351.65  
Emiliano Teodo10001.2110.803.00  
Winston Santos10002.019.001.50  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Jacob Latz56333069.1782.080.81  
Jakob Junis5013651.2373.661.22  
Tyler Alexander7152468.1583.691.30  
Cole Winn5153148.0495.631.46  
Adam Macko3020031.0325.231.68  
Peyton Gray4860055.0583.931.29  
Luis Curvelo900010.169.582.32  
Robby Ahlstrom4231037.0346.081.43  
Robert Garcia1611015.0112.401.27  
Chase Silseth7033058.1703.391.47  
Chris Martin1611014.099.001.93  
Jose Corniell20104.1420.773.46  
Trevor Williams1320026.1302.731.18  
Nolan Kingham10001.019.003.00  
Gavin Collyer2311023.0225.091.48  
Jalen Beeks2921026.0213.811.39  
Joe Ross801011.279.261.89  
Ben Peoples1601016.1102.761.35  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-22 NYM08:05 EDTMacKenzie Gore
Sean Manaea
09-23 NYM08:05 EDT
Nolan McLean
09-24 NYM02:35 EDT
Zac Thornton
09-25 @MIN08:10 EDTCal Quantrill
Connor Prielipp
09-26 @MIN04:10 EDTJacob deGrom
Joe Ryan
09-27 @MIN03:10 EDTMacKenzie Gore
Dean Kremer

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