Joel Kuhnel
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
18.00
WHIP
2.00
K
1
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Acquired from Houston
The Blue Jays acquired Kuhnel from the Astros on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Kuhnel had been designated for assignment by the Astros and now finds himself in a new organization. The big righty holds a career 6.30 ERA at the major-league level and will head to Triple-A Buffalo where he'll give the Jays experienced relief depth.
Kuhnel had been designated for assignment by the Astros and now finds himself in a new organization. The big righty holds a career 6.30 ERA at the major-league level and will head to Triple-A Buffalo where he'll give the Jays experienced relief depth.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
52
Last 10 Games
52
Last 5 Games
52
How many pitches does Joel Kuhnel generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Joel Kuhnel generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
-25%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .298 | 19 | 8 | 36 | 5 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .298 | 41 | 11 | 51 | 5 | |||
2024vs Left | .375 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .375 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .250 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .270 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .305 | 39 | 10 | 43 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-10%
ERA on Road
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 6.80 | 1.42 | 43.2 | 7.4 | 2.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 6.14 | 1.50 | 29.1 | 7.4 | 2.1 | ||||
2024Home | 18.00 | 2.00 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 4.05 | 1.50 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 4.1 | ||||
2023Away | 7.11 | 1.74 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Home | 6.69 | 1.37 | 35.0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Away | 5.87 | 1.43 | 23.0 | 8.2 | 2.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Joel Kuhnel compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
0.00K/9
4.5BB/9
0.0HR/9
0.0Fastball
93.9 mphERA
18.00WHIP
2.00BABIP
.463GB/FB
1.33Left On Base
0.0%Exit Velocity
85.1 mphBarrels/BBE
5.3%Spin Rate
2210 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.6%Swinging Strike
11.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Looking like callup candidate
Kuhnel, who has posted a 2.12 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 15 appearances since joining Triple-A Louisville, could be called up by the Reds later this season.
ANALYSIS
The 24-year-old right-hander had a great run as the closer for Double-A Chattanooga to start the year, and he's only gotten better in terms of run prevention and BAA since his promotion to Louisville. The Reds' starting pitching has been great this season, but the bullpen has been shaky lately (14th in the NL in cumulative fWAR since the All-Star break), and David Hernandez in particular has really struggled. Kuhnel would be one option to bolster the relief corps, though he would need to be added to the 40-man roster.
The 24-year-old right-hander had a great run as the closer for Double-A Chattanooga to start the year, and he's only gotten better in terms of run prevention and BAA since his promotion to Louisville. The Reds' starting pitching has been great this season, but the bullpen has been shaky lately (14th in the NL in cumulative fWAR since the All-Star break), and David Hernandez in particular has really struggled. Kuhnel would be one option to bolster the relief corps, though he would need to be added to the 40-man roster.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2021
2020
Shoulder discomfort in March lingered into summer camp, costing Kuhnel a chance to make the Reds' Opening Day roster. He ended up joining the club a couple times and totaling three appearances. It is essentially meaningless as a sample, but clearly the Reds did not like what they at the alternate site as they outrighted Kuhnel to Triple-A in October of 2020 after he cleared waivers. Kuhnel was used as a closer on the farm, collecting double-digit saves at three different levels, but it's unrealistic to think he could fill that role in the majors. Kuhnel will be focused simply on staying healthy and trying to get back onto the 40-man in 2021.
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DFA'd by Astros
Kuhnel was designated for assignment by the Astros on Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Sent down Saturday
Kuhnel was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday.
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Added to big-league roster
The Astros selected Kuhnel's contract from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Returns to Astros as NRI
Kuhnel signed a minor-league contract with the Astros on Monday that includes an invitation to spring training, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Elects free agency
Kuhnel elected free agency Jan. 13.
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