RP - FA
- Age 31
- Louisiana Tech
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
2026 Outlook
- Draft Rank (ECR)
- N/A
- Best / Worst
- N/A / N/A
- ADP
- N/A
Eligibility
- Yahoo
- RP
- ESPN
- RP
- CBS
- RP
Availability
Braden Bristo walked one batter and struck out four during his relief outing against the Red Sox on Thursday. He tossed three shutout innings and, as a result, was credited with his first career save. Tampa Bay ultimately defeated Boston by a score of 9-3, wrapping up a four-game sweep and improving to 13-0 on the season.
Fantasy Impact
This was Bristo's first career outing, and it went exceptionally well. The 28-year-old doesn't project as Tampa Bay's primary closer by any means, and although he should get some late-inning appearances from time to time, he's not on the fantasy radar at the moment.
The Tampa Bay Rays have selected the contract of pitcher Braden Bristo from Triple-A Durham.
Fantasy Impact
Bristo, 28, takes the roster spot of top prospect Taj Bradley who tossed five innings of three-run ball with eight strikeouts in his MLB debut Wednesday night. Bristo has yet to make his own big-league debut and has scuffled to a 5.40 ERA -- albeit with a 3.77 FIP and big-time 31.8% K% -- across four outings with Durham this season.
