Joel Kuhnel

Joel Kuhnel

30-Year-Old PitcherRP
Philadelphia Phillies AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Joel Kuhnel in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Phillies in December of 2024.
Inks minors deal with Philadelphia
PPhiladelphia Phillies  AAA
December 26, 2024
The Phillies signed Kuhnel to a minor-league contract on Dec. 21, Steve Potter of PhilliesBaseballFan.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Kuhnel, who turns 30 in February, has collected a career 5.86 ERA and 76:24 K:BB over 93.2 innings covering parts of five seasons at the major-league level. The big righty will give the Phillies some experienced relief depth.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-13%
BAA vs RHP
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-33%
BAA vs LHP
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-33%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .286 46 3 4 12 2 0 1
Since 2023vs Right .250 51 5 1 12 3 0 2
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .167 18 2 0 3 1 0 0
2024vs Right .250 21 3 0 5 1 0 1
2023vs Left .375 28 1 4 9 1 0 1
2023vs Right .250 30 2 1 7 2 0 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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-26%
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-83%
ERA on Road
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-43%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 5.91 1.31 10.2 0 0 0 0.8 2.5 0.0
Since 2023Away 4.38 1.22 12.1 0 0 0 5.1 1.5 2.2
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 9.00 1.00 4.0 0 0 0 2.3 0.0 0.0
2024Away 1.50 0.67 6.0 0 0 0 6.0 0.0 1.5
2023Home 4.05 1.50 6.2 0 0 0 0.0 4.1 0.0
2023Away 7.11 1.74 6.1 0 0 0 4.3 2.8 2.8
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
Kuhnel has enjoyed a relatively rapid rise to the majors, riding a breakout 2018 campaign in High-A ball to his first cup of coffee in the majors last season. Standing 6-foot-5 and armed with a mid-90s fastball capable of touching triple digits, Kuhnel fits a closer's profile and has saved 32 games over his last two minor-league seasons. His ability to throw heat hasn't yet translated to overwhelming strikeout numbers -- he has averaged less than a strikeout per inning in the minors -- but the potential is certainly there, and he did whiff nine batters in his 9.2 big-league innings last season. Kuhnel also offers better-than-average command as he has registered a 1.7 BB/9 across four minor-league campaigns. A strong spring training could help Kuhnel land a spot on the Opening Day roster, and it's not infeasible that he could soon be used in high-leverage situations given Cincinnati's shaky bullpen.
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Becomes free agent
PFree Agent  AAA
November 4, 2024
Kuhnel elected free agency Monday.
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Returns to Triple-A
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 25, 2024
The Rays optioned Kuhnel to Triple-A Durham on Sunday.
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Back up from Triple-A
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 19, 2024
The Rays recalled Kuhnel from Triple-A Durham on Monday, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports.
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Heads to Triple-A
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
August 7, 2024
The Rays optioned Kuhnel to Triple-A Durham on Wednesday.
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Recalled after deadline
PTampa Bay Rays  AAA
July 30, 2024
The Rays recalled Kuhnel from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Looking like callup candidate
PCincinnati Reds  AAA
August 9, 2019
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.
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