There’s no question that the New York Mets were planning to trade Zack Wheeler to the highest bidder at the trade deadline. But, it just got a lot more difficult for the Mets to move Wheeler before July 31.
Breaking: Zack Wheeler is being placed on the injured list with right shoulder fatigue, a source says.
The IL move is retroactive to Friday, so the soonest he can return is July 23. That leaves Wheeler with two starts max before the trade deadline.
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) July 15, 2019
The best case scenario for the Mets would be if Wheeler is able to return from the IL a week or so before the deadline.