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Cole Sulser for Joel Kuhnel (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Joel Kuhnel RP - ATH  | Cole Sulser RP - TB  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 227 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 574 | # 628 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 26 | 28 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 4 | 1 |
| ERA | 4.21 | 4.19 |
| WHIP | 1.40 | 1.35 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 215 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 214 | # 256 |
| Joel Kuhnel RP - ATH | Cole Sulser RP - TB | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 23 | 19 |
| Games Started | 0 | 1 |
| Innings Pitched | 23.2 | 22.1 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 |
| Saves | 4 | 2 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 3 | 4 |
| Hits Allowed | 20 | 24 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 10 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 13 | 17 |
| Walks | 6 | 9 |
| ERA | 3.04 | 4.03 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.48 |
| Joel Kuhnel RP - ATH | Cole Sulser RP - TB | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 40 | 35 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 36.6 | 32.3 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 4 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 8 | 4 |
| Hits Allowed | 39 | 30 |
| Earned Runs | 17 | 15 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 26 | 28 |
| Walks | 10 | 12 |
| ERA | 4.21 | 4.19 |
| WHIP | 1.40 | 1.35 |
| Joel Kuhnel RP - ATH | Cole Sulser RP - TB | |
| News | ||
| Joel Kuhnel allowed one earned run on two hits to earn the save in Monday’s 6-4 win over the Mariners. Chris Schommer Tue, Apr 21st | The Rays activated RHP Cole Sulser from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th | |
| Kuhnel last appeared in the majors in 2024, making 10 appearances between the Rays and Astros while allowing five earned runs with a 5:0 K:BB over 10 innings. He delivered two scoreless outings for Triple-A Las Vegas before the Athletics selected his contract Tuesday. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th | Cole Sulser has begun throwing live batting practice and is reportedly doing well, according to Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash. Cash indicated Sulser could return to the active roster “pretty soon” if his progression continues without setbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th | |
| The Rays placed Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list due to a low back strain. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th | ||
| Cole Sulser threw 12 pitches in a scoreless ninth inning to earn his second save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, May 6th | ||
| Cole Sulser allowed no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out two in Tuesday’s 1-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians, recording his first save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Apr 29th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Joel Kuhnel RP - ATH | Cole Sulser RP - TB | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ ATL | Jose Suarez | #227 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs HOU | Cristian Javier (0-1) | #258 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #209 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | vs CHC | Javier Assad (3-1) | #276 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #249 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 | @ CWS | Jordan Leasure | |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #170 | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (1-1) | #303 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #180 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Mon, May 11th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ BAL | Trey Gibson (1-0) | #309 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (1-2) | #34 | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #60 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs DET | Ty Madden | #279 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 | vs DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #118 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #152 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs MIL | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs COL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs COL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs COL | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs PIT | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs PIT | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs PIT | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs LAA | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs LAA | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs LAA | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs KC | |||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ SF | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ SF | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ SF | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ LAA | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ LAA | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ LAA | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs LAD | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs LAD | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIA | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs MIA | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs MIA | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs NYY | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ DET | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ DET | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ DET | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CWS | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CWS | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CWS | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs WSH | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs WSH | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs WSH | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ARI | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ARI | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ARI | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ TOR | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIN | vs CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs BOS | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ COL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ CIN | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ CIN | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ BOS | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ BOS | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ BOS | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs TEX | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs TEX | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs TEX | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ KC | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ HOU | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ HOU | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ HOU | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs BAL | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs BAL | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs BAL | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ TEX | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ TEX | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ TEX | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ SEA | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ SEA | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ SEA | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ SEA | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs TOR | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs TOR | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ ATL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs SEA | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs SEA | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs SEA | vs HOU | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TB | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TB | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ TB | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CLE | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CLE | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CLE | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs LAA | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs LAA | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs HOU | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #172 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs LAA | |||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs LAD | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BOS | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ CIN | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs TOR | |||||
