60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2020
2019 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
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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
Throws bullpen session
Kuhl (elbow) threw a bullpen session Friday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Kuhl continued his work back from Tommy John surgery and threw a 25-pitch bullpen session before Friday's game in Pittsburgh. He threw only fastballs and changeups but reported feeling good after the session. The next step in his progress will include a 30-pitch session in which he will also mix in his slider. While Kuhl will not pitch until the 2020 season, he may be a candidate for the rotation.
Kuhl continued his work back from Tommy John surgery and threw a 25-pitch bullpen session before Friday's game in Pittsburgh. He threw only fastballs and changeups but reported feeling good after the session. The next step in his progress will include a 30-pitch session in which he will also mix in his slider. While Kuhl will not pitch until the 2020 season, he may be a candidate for the rotation.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2017
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BAA vs RHP
2019
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017vs Left | .278 | 120 | 61 | 124 | 20 | |||
| Since 2017vs Right | .264 | 103 | 44 | 124 | 11 | |||
| 2019vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018vs Left | .265 | 46 | 20 | 43 | 10 | |||
| 2018vs Right | .284 | 35 | 13 | 46 | 4 | |||
| 2017vs Left | .285 | 74 | 41 | 81 | 10 | |||
| 2017vs Right | .253 | 68 | 31 | 78 | 7 | |||
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017Home | 4.65 | 1.47 | 120.0 | 8.4 | 4.1 | ||||
| Since 2017Away | 4.19 | 1.45 | 122.1 | 8.2 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2019Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | ||||
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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.
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Not yet facing hitters
Kuhl (elbow) has been throwing bullpen sessions at the Pirates' spring-training complex in Bradenton, Fla. over the past few weeks, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
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Throws off slope
Kuhl (elbow) threw off a slope this week, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
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Extends throwing to 120 feet
Kuhl (elbow) is throwing on flat ground at 120 feet, John Perrotto of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
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Throwing from 90 feet
Kuhl (elbow) recently increased his throwing distance off flat ground to 90 feet, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
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Moves to 60-day IL
Kuhl (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list Friday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
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