Out
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2020
2018 Stats
W-L
5-5
ERA
4.55
WHIP
1.44
K
81
SV
0
2019 Projections
2019 Fantasy Outlook
Kuhl underwent Tommy John surgery in September, wiping out his value in single-season leagues. The uncertainty that comes with recovering from such a serious surgery is enough to eliminate most of his appeal in dynasty formats as well, as he wasn't having much success prior to the injury. The 26-year-old was at least a moderately interesting pitcher when healthy, as his fastball sat north of 95 mph, suggesting upside if he could ever translate that velocity into a strikeout rate better than his unimpressive 20.4% career mark. Read Past Outlooks
Plays catch
Kuhl (elbow) resumed throwing Monday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Kuhl played catch with teammate Edgar Santana, who is also recovering from Tommy John surgery. The session went well, according to Kuhl, but he's nevertheless not expected to return at any point this season, as he went under the knife in September for a procedure which typically takes over a year to return from.
Kuhl played catch with teammate Edgar Santana, who is also recovering from Tommy John surgery. The session went well, according to Kuhl, but he's nevertheless not expected to return at any point this season, as he went under the knife in September for a procedure which typically takes over a year to return from.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2016
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2018
-7%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | Batters | K | BB | H | HR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2016vs Left | .283 | 664 | 139 | 71 | 161 | 24 | ||
| Since 2016vs Right | .258 | 690 | 137 | 54 | 160 | 14 | ||
| 2018vs Left | .265 | 192 | 46 | 20 | 43 | 10 | ||
| 2018vs Right | .284 | 181 | 35 | 13 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2017vs Left | .285 | 333 | 74 | 41 | 81 | 10 | ||
| 2017vs Right | .253 | 347 | 68 | 31 | 78 | 7 | ||
| 2016vs Left | .301 | 139 | 19 | 10 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2016vs Right | .240 | 162 | 34 | 10 | 36 | 3 | ||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2016
-25%
ERA on Road
2018
-18%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2016Home | 5.05 | 1.55 | 144.1 | 7.9 | 4.2 | ||||
| Since 2016Away | 3.79 | 1.32 | 168.2 | 8.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2018Home | 5.01 | 1.60 | 41.1 | 9.4 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2018Away | 4.12 | 1.28 | 43.2 | 7.8 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2017Home | 4.46 | 1.40 | 78.2 | 7.9 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2017Away | 4.23 | 1.54 | 78.2 | 8.4 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2016Home | 7.03 | 1.93 | 24.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | ||||
| 2016Away | 2.72 | 0.99 | 46.1 | 7.4 | 1.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Chad Kuhl compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings). The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
K/BB
2.45K/9
8.6BB/9
3.5HR/9
1.5Fastball
95.4 mphERA
4.55WHIP
1.44BABIP
.321GB/FB
1.07Strand %
73.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2018
2017
While Kuhl was able to tap into a significant amount of extra velocity in 2017, with his fastball clocking in at over 95 mph on average, the results were less than stellar. The velo boost did help Kuhl lift his strikeout rate by more than three percentage points (to 20.9 percent), but he gave all of that back with an even greater uptick in walks (from 6.6 percent to 10.6 percent). The right-hander allowed line drives (23.3 percent) and hard contact (36.1 percent) at a greater clip and lefties pummeled him for a .511 SLG and .376 wOBA. Kuhl finished strong with a sub-3.70 ERA in each of the final three months and he should have a rotation spot out of camp, but there's just not enough here to see Kuhl as more than a staff filler in mixed leagues. Expect only marginal improvement with the WHIP.
More Fantasy News
Long road to recovery begins
Kuhl (elbow), who will miss the 2019 season, is scheduled to resume a throwing program on the first day of spring training, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
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Undergoes Tommy John surgery
Kuhl underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Undergoes elbow surgery
Kuhl underwent elbow surgery Wednesday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
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Examination coming Tuesday
Kuhl (forearm) will be re-examined by Dr. David Altchek in New York on Tuesday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
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Set for further evaluation
Kuhl (forearm) will require further evaluation after suffering a setback earlier this week, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
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