Joel Kuhnel
29-Year-Old
Houston Astros NRI
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
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.
ANALYSIS
Kuhnel elected free agency after being jettisoned from the Astros' 40-man roster earlier this month, but he'll return on a non-guaranteed deal. The big right-hander has put up a 6.02 ERA and 71:24 K:BB over 83.2 innings during parts of four big-league seasons.
Kuhnel elected free agency after being jettisoned from the Astros' 40-man roster earlier this month, but he'll return on a non-guaranteed deal. The big right-hander has put up a 6.02 ERA and 71:24 K:BB over 83.2 innings during parts of four big-league seasons.
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2020
2019
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .292 | 18 | 8 | 33 | 5 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .296 | 41 | 11 | 50 | 5 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
-2%
ERA on Road
2024
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 6.26 | 1.39 | 41.2 | 7.6 | 2.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 6.14 | 1.50 | 29.1 | 7.4 | 2.1 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
0.60K/9
2.1BB/9
3.5HR/9
1.4Fastball
94.5 mphERA
5.54WHIP
1.62BABIP
.294GB/FB
2.55Left On Base
71.4%Exit Velocity
84.6 mphBarrels/BBE
2.5%Spin Rate
2120 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.1%Swinging Strike
9.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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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Elects free agency
Kuhnel elected free agency Jan. 13.
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Sent outright to Triple-A
Kuhnel cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday.
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Designated for assignment
Kuhnel was designated for assignment by the Astros on Thursday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Sent down to Triple-A
The Astros optioned Kuhnel to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday.
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Recalled to big-league bullpen
Houston recalled Kuhnel from Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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