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Nationals Release Robert Gsellman

By Darragh McDonald | June 20, 2024 at 2:50pm CDT

The Nationals have released right-hander Robert Gsellman, according to Talk Nats on X. The righty had been pitching for Triple-A Rochester but is now a free agent and can be signed by any club.

Gsellman, 30, signed a minor league contract with the Nats in the offseason and has been pitching in a swing role for the Red Wings. He tossed 36 innings over 17 appearances, including four starts. Unfortunately, he allowed 35 earned runs in that time, leading to an ugly earned run average of 8.75.

That’s obviously not great and surely led the Nats to move on, but the underlying numbers suggest he wasn’t nearly as bad as all that. His 20.1% strikeout rate and 11.2% walk rate were both subpar, but not by much, while his 45.6% ground ball rate was pretty decent. But his .373 batting average on balls in play and 49.7% strand rate were both far to the unlucky side, which is why his 4.83 FIP with the Red Wings was actually pretty normal.

Gsellman has 366 innings of major league experience, mostly with the Mets but most recently with the Cubs. In that time, he has a 4.60 ERA, 18% strikeout rate, 7.8% walk rate and 48.3% ground ball rate.

Other than the ERA, his Triple-A stats this year have been pretty close to his previous work. Given that a number of teams around the league are dealing with mounting pitching injuries, it’s possible some club sees him as the same guy he was coming into the year and brings him aboard via another minor league deal.

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  1. Big Hurt

    1 year ago

    I’d be surprised if we see him in MLB again. Not only has he been horrific in the minors this year, he’s never really put up great numbers anywhere… ever. Even when he was in the minors early in his career with decent ERAs he didn’t strike anyone out. Seems like an odd guy to take a chance on when others have bigger stuff and better track records.

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  2. frontdeskmike

    1 year ago

    Looks like the Nationals are going to be gsellers.

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    • Kruk it

      1 year ago

      Great one

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      • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

        1 year ago

        Kruk was a great one, I’m just glad I wasn’t on his menu…

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  3. Curly Was The Smart Stooge

    1 year ago

    Would someone please buy this guy a vowel?

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  4. User 4204968895

    1 year ago

    The price is right for Breslow…

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  5. Blue Baron

    1 year ago

    “…but the underlying numbers suggest he wasn’t nearly as bad as all that.”

    Sorry not sorry, but the 8.75 ERA in AAA means he really was as bad as all that. No need to look at “underlying numbers.”

    On the other hand, if Chris Flexen is on a MLB roster, anyone can dream.

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  6. just_breathe

    1 year ago

    See jay jackson (yes, autocorrect, i meant hacksaw; thank you) dfa article above for the same story

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