New York Mets: Baseball America’s 2017 top 10 organizational prospects

Chris Thompson • 12/06/2016

Sep 3, 2016; New York City, NY, USA; New York Mets pitcher Robert Gsellman (65) delivers a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

7. RHP Robert Gsellman

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 55 | Overall: 45

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter starting seven games for the Mets, Gsellman remains a main reason a postseason trip was even possible in 2016. His performance during that time resulted in a 2.42 ERA, 42 strikeouts in 44.2 innings and just one home run allowed.

This has catapulted the man who completes the long-hair trio of Mets starters into another possibly starting role in 2017, especially with the returns of Zack Wheeler, Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz all being from injuries.

So if Wheeler goes to the bullpen, or Terry Collins wants to use a six-man rotation at any point, Gsellman is their man to fill in.

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Chris Thompson

Chris recently graduated with a Journalism degree from Montclair State University. Baseball is his love and he hopes to bring back some of the old-school popularity to the game.

Chris Thompson covers the NY Jets and NY Mets for Elite Sports NY. You can interact with him on Twitter @Time2Topher.

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