Zack Wheeler and the Mets avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $800,000 deal on Wednesday, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.
Wheeler underwent Tommy John surgery in March of 2015 and missed each of the past two years. The 26-year-old last pitched in 2014 when he had a 3.54 ERA and 1.32 WHIP while striking out 187 batters in 185 1/3 innings. He was shut down in early-September this past year after being diagnosed with a mild flexor strain in his pitching arm. In addition to the flexor strain, his return to action was delayed after he had an undissolved stitch surgically removed.