Edit: This article was written and scheduled to publish prior to Zack Wheeler’s five-year, $118 million deal with the Phillies.
Tuesday night, the LA Angels were linked to free agent starting pitchers Zack Wheeler per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal.
Still alive for Wheeler, per sources: #Phillies, #Reds, #WhiteSox. Possible other teams remain in mix; #Angels also have shown real interest. Phillies’ push first reported by @Buster_ESPN.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 4, 2019
I know the Angels need starting pitching just about as bad as any team in the MLB, but this is not the right bidding war for them to get caught in.