Mets Season in Review: Robert Gsellman

Gsellman’s areas of improvement for 2017
As Gsellman gains experience, he’ll work on the areas he needs to improve upon. That includes gaining more consistency with his off-speed pitches. Against 3-4-5 hitters in the lineup, Gsellman struggled a little more allowing a .301 batting average in 2016.
While numbers suggest Gsellman was solid at in-game adjustments, something to work on is the .278 clip opponents hit off Gsellman in first plate appearances. Second time through, Gsellman knocked that average down to .203.
Every number suggests that Gsellman is at his peak when he has a few pitches under his belt and he sees opponents’ tendencies in game. Further to that point, five of his eight extra base hits allowed as a Met were within the first 25 pitches of an outing. Even with all that said though, Gsellman allowed only three earned runs in the first three innings of games since his call-up.
Overall, Gsellman’s ability to keep the ball on the ground can certainly translate. In his short time in the Majors, he’s already shown poise in different situations. In two outings against the NL East champion Washington Nationals, Gsellman allowed just one run in 11.2 innings.