The first pitch Archie Bradley threw in a game situation in 2018 was clocked at 95.1 mph on Saturday afternoon. It was the lowest his velocity went in a 17-pitch outing. His high: 97.2 mph.
Radar gun readings during spring training are always taken with a grain of salt, particularly when they’re low. But for a pitcher such as Bradley, with a history of inconsistent stuff from year to year, it’s the first encouraging sign that he might be able to do again what he did last season.
“I could sugarcoat it and be cliché and be like, ‘Aw, I’m not worried about it.