Robert Gsellman

Robert Gsellman

31-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Robert Gsellman in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Nationals in January of 2024. Released by the Nationals in June of 2024.
Cut by Nationals
PFree Agent  
June 19, 2024
The Nationals released Gsellman on Wednesday, Byron Kerr of MLB.com reports.
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Gsellman has spent all season at Triple-A Rochester after failing to make the Nationals' roster out of spring training. He's accumulated an 8.75 ERA and 1.78 WHIP through 36 innings in the minors and will now look to secure another deal elsewhere. The 30-year-old righty hasn't pitched in the majors since 2022, and a return to MLB is unlikely to come until he shows significant improvement.
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-27%
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Since 2022vs Left .333 25 3 1 8 5 0 1
Since 2022vs Right .243 39 6 2 9 1 0 1
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2022vs Left .333 25 3 1 8 5 0 1
2022vs Right .243 39 6 2 9 1 0 1
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Since 2022Home 5.87 1.17 7.2 0 0 0 5.9 2.3 1.2
Since 2022Away 3.52 1.43 7.2 0 2 1 4.7 1.2 1.2
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2022Home 5.87 1.17 7.2 0 0 0 5.9 2.3 1.2
2022Away 3.52 1.43 7.2 0 2 1 4.7 1.2 1.2
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August 29, 2020
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It was a frustrating season for Gsellman across the board, as he began working out of the bullpen only to be shifted to the starting rotation after one appearance and was then moved back to the bullpen after four starts in which he was never fully stretched out. He threw a season-high 74 pitches in his final outing in long relief Sept. 8 before exiting with a broken rib. The right-hander didn't have success in any role with a 9.64 ERA, 2.14 WHIP and measly 12.7% strikeout rate. His fastball was two ticks slower at 93.6 mph compared to 2019, and his walk rate also jumped three percentage points to 11.3%. He seems likely to work out of the bullpen again next season, though the new Mets ownership and front office could have different plans. Gsellman did have 13 saves, 16 holds and a 3.89 FIP in 2018, but he's regressed the past two seasons and enters 2021 without a defined role on the club.
The full-time move to the bullpen has served Gsellman's strikeout rate well as he has improved his rate each of the past two seasons from what he did as a starter. The issue is that Gsellman's fantasy value has suffered because his workload offers him few decisions and no saves, so we're left with a reliever with a good strikeout rate and absolutely nothing else. The ratios are subpar, which offsets any strikeout gains. Relievers with 60-70 strikeouts and bad ratios who work in middle relief are plentiful in free-agent piles for a reason. That said, the expected stats give us some hope here. Gsellman is tough to square up and limits hard contact, so he is at least worth a thought in the reserve rounds in NL-only leagues to see if his role changes. His season ended with a lat injury in mid-August, so the overall numbers are held down a bit enough for him to fly under the radar on draft day outside the NYC market.
Deeming Gsellman's conversion to the bullpen successful is a matter of perspective. Posting 16 holds and 13 saves wasn't bad, but he also blew six saves. Gsellman's surface stats and peripherals were suspect, especially for a reliever. As is usually the case when a former starter comes out of the bullpen, Gsellman added velocity, fueling the expected boost in strikeouts, albeit to a still-pedestrian 20.3%. Not only did he fail to improve his walk rate, it rose to 8.1%, a level too high for someone lacking better strikeout skills. Gsellman stuck with his four-pitch mix instead of paring down and focusing on just a couple, headed by a 95-mph four-seamer. Sometimes it takes a converted starter a couple years to figure things out as a reliever. Maybe this is the case with Gsellman. Unfortunately for his 2019 fantasy utility, Gsellman no longer has a real shot at saves after the Mets acquired Edwin Diaz from Seattle.
A popular sleeper candidate heading into last season, Gsellman flopped in a major way, but it's too early to write the 24-year-old off. His strikeout rate fell by more than two per nine from his stellar debut sample in 2016, as he was far too hittable even when he put the ball out of the strike zone (76.0 percent O-Contact%). Although he maintained an above-average groundball rate, Gsellman gave something back in that department, with more balls being elevated and put over the fences. The velocity at which he throws his slider is a bit troubling given the torque on the arm, and he did lose some fastball velocity year-over-year, but as long as Gsellman is healthy, he should be in the mix for starts in New York. Gsellman deserves some consideration as an endgame flier in deep formats, but don't be stubborn and hold onto him if he gets off to a similarly poor start.
Gsellman began 2016 at Double-A Binghamton where a 2.71 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 11 starts earned a promotion to Triple-A Las Vegas. The young righty was sporting a 5.73 ERA and 1.49 WHIP when he was summoned by the Mets on Aug. 23, but much of those struggles can be explained away by the harsh pitching conditions of the PCL. After an impressive appearance out of the bullpen the day of his callup, Gsellman was inserted into the rotation, posting a tidy 2.42 ERA and 1.28 WHIP, starting seven games. Even more impressive was a 22.7 percent strikeout rate, surpassing anything he'd done on the farm. This is not the first time an unsung Mets pitching prospect has shown up in the majors with added fastball velocity (93.6 mph) and a plus-plus slider (think Jacob deGrom). Given the injury concerns surrounding the Mets' rotation, Gsellman could find his way to close to a full season's workload, and the draft day price tag offers room to profit.
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Reassigned to minor-league camp
PWashington Nationals  
March 17, 2024
The Nationals reassigned Gsellman to minor-league camp Sunday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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Signs MiLB deal with Nats
PWashington Nationals  
January 31, 2024
Gsellman signed a minor-league contract with the Nationals on Wednesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Continuing career in Japan
PFree Agent  
November 28, 2022
Gsellman signed a one-year contract Sunday with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
PChicago Cubs  
June 3, 2022
Gsellman cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
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Designated for assignment
PChicago Cubs  
May 30, 2022
Gsellman was designated for assignment Monday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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