Gsellman is expected to be the fifth starter to begin the 2017 season, Matt Ehalt of The Record reports.
Zack Wheeler, on the other hand, probably will start the year at extended spring training as he continues to endure a long recovery from 2015 Tommy John surgery. Gsellman delivered a promising 2016 stint (2.42 ERA, 8.46 K/9, 3.02 BB/9 in 44.2 innings), but this early news of him likely occupying a rotation spot may spill the beans on the deep-league sleeper value he might've had on fantasy draft day. Even with his secret out, the right-hander can stand out in the back end of a mixed-league rotation for as long as he holds the job.