Zack Wheeler, the 29-year-old right-hander whose history of arm problems gave way to 60 starts for the New York Mets over the past two seasons, on Wednesday agreed to the terms of a free-agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to Marc Carig of The Athletic.
Wheeler’s deal with Philadelphia is reportedly for five years. Wheeler is expected to make $118 million, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Viewed as a next-tier free agent after clear aces Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg, Wheeler has the raw stuff — upper 90’s fastball, hard slider — to be a front-end starter.