This past offseason, the New York Mets looked to keep Zack Wheeler in Queens at least for the 2020 campaign. They extended him a one-year, $17.8 million qualifying offer that he rejected. The right-hander had other plans and was ultimately wishing for a large and significant payday.
Unfortunately, the Mets didn’t end up being the ones to give him what he wanted.
Wheeler inked a five-year, $118 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, who will face the Mets 19 times in 2020. And despite the fact that he has a new coaching staff, new teammates, new uniform, and new ballpark, Wheeler possesses the same mindset: to improve each and every day.