PITTSBURGH — Zack Wheeler is pragmatic about his place in the baseball universe and the market for his services.
MLB’s non-waiver trade deadline is Tuesday at 4 p.m., and the Mets right-hander realizes he could easily be dealt before then. The Mets have received plenty of calls about his availability but are telling interested suitors, according to sources, it will take a top-10 prospect — and possibly more than one — to land Wheeler.
Such is the benefit of having a solid rotation option who is peaking in a thin market for starting pitchers.
“You might as well ask for a bunch if there is not much out there because you also have team control through next season,” Wheeler said Saturday.