Three Mets players many fans are ready to trade away this winter

Robert Gsellman

A lot of us forget how promising Robert Gsellman’s career began. In 2016, he went 4-2 with a 2.42 ERA in 44.2 innings pitched. All but one of his eight appearances took place as a starting pitcher. It looked like the club may have stumbled upon yet another young talented starting pitcher.

Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case.

Gsellman struggled in 2017 working as a starter. In 2018, he had a stretch of success pitching in relief. Ultimately, he left many of us feeling underwhelmed. The same thing happened in 2019 minus the promising period where he looked like a possible monster in late innings.

This past year, Gsellman struggled across his 14 innings pitched. The Mets gave him a chance to start and he failed the test.

After parts of five seasons in the major leagues, Gsellman now has 322 innings under his belt. The result is a 4.67 ERA. The promise is gone. Gsellman is just another warm body and someone I’m not sure anyone has much hope of seeing turn into a real threat on the mound.

As far as trade value goes, it’s hard to pinpoint how other teams may feel about him. The Mets would be wise to listen to offers on him. Someone out there that has done their homework might view Gsellman as someone with unlocked talent. I could definitely see a team in a rebuilding phase of the organization willing to give him a whole year to work as a starter. This is something the Mets cannot afford.

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This offseason, we’re probably going to see the Mets make at least one trade involving a familiar face. If it’s any of these three Mets, there won’t be too much rioting.