The two most powerful people in the Philadelphia Phillies’ organization were adamant Sunday that the team doesn’t plan to trade righty Zack Wheeler, although it may have been too late to put the toothpaste back in the tube in regards to the fact that they at least tested the waters with other potential suitors.
Sunday morning, ESPN‘s Buster Olney set Twitter ablaze with his report that the Phillies were “open to offers” for Wheeler, who just completed the first year of a five-year/$118 million free-agent contract.