Joel Kuhnel

27-Year-Old PitcherRP

Cincinnati Reds

2022 Stats

W-L

2-3

ERA

6.36

WHIP

1.40

2023 Projections

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

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League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'4"

Weight 280

DOB 2/19/1995

Born Goldsboro, NC

College Texas-Arlington

Drafted 11th Rd 2016 CIN

Blows save, takes loss

PCincinnati Reds

August 19, 2022

Kuhnel (2-2) allowed two runs on two hits in Friday's loss to the Pirates. He was charged with a blown save and a loss while recording just one out.

ANALYSIS
Kuhnel served up an RBI double to Kevin Newman and was charged with another run while Ross Detwiler was on the mound. The 27-year-old righty had allowed just two runs over his previous 9.2 innings but saw his ERA jump to 5.73 after Friday's short outing. He's blown two of his three save chances on the year. Alexis Diaz, who has two saves this month, recorded one out during the seventh inning.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold

% Games By Number of Innings Pitched

Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2020

-13%

BAA vs LHP

2022

-11%

BAA vs LHP

2021

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2020

-38%

BAA vs LHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2020vs Left	.268	104	19	4	26	4	0	5
Since 2020vs Right	.308	164	40	10	45	12	0	5
2022vs Left	.270	96	17	4	24	4	0	4
2022vs Right	.305	159	39	10	43	12	0	4
2021vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020vs Left	.250	8	2	0	2	0	0	1
2020vs Right	.400	5	1	0	2	0	0	1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

Since 2020

-1%

ERA at Home

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-12%

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ERA at Home

	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2020Home	6.32	1.35	37.0	3	1	0	9.0	2.2	1.5
Since 2020Away	6.38	1.46	24.0	0	2	1	8.3	1.9	1.5
2022Home	6.69	1.37	35.0	2	1	0	9.0	2.3	1.5
2022Away	5.87	1.43	23.0	0	2	1	8.2	2.0	0.8
2021Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020Home	0.00	1.00	2.0	1	0	0	9.0	0.0	0.0
2020Away	18.00	2.00	1.0	0	0	0	9.0	0.0	18.0
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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.

K/BB

4.00

K/9

8.7

BB/9

2.2

HR/9

1.2

Fastball

96.1 mph

ERA

6.36

WHIP

1.40

BABIP

.354

GB/FB

1.98

Left On Base

57.3%

Exit Velocity

81.2 mph

Barrels/BBE

4.1%

Spin Rate

2158 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

21.8%

Swinging Strike

11.5%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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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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