Multiple reports Wednesday afternoon say the Phillies have signed Zack Wheeler to a huge deal to take him out of Flushing and place him in that bandbox in Philadelphia.
Those reports say the contract is for five years at a stunning $118 million. That’s a heck of a lot for a guy with a career 3.77 ERA with only three full seasons under his belt (and missing two full seasons after Tommy John surgery). No wonder the Mets were never in on him.
Wheeler hit free agency at the perfect time.