Right-hander Zack Wheeler‘s tenure with the New York Mets came to an end this offseason. He originally rejected their qualifying offer and decided to ink a new deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. The contract is for $118 million across five years.
At the Winter Meetings last week in San Diego, Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen was asked about Wheeler heading to Philly instead of back to Queens. BVW then explained the behind-the-scenes motive of the entire situation.
“I think the value for what we thought the investment was didn’t line up,” he said, per Kevin Kernan of the New York Post.