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3 Numbers to Remember: Zack Wheeler is already really good

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – APRIL 12: New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler (45) watches his pitch fly during the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies on April 12, 2017 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia PA.(Photo by Gavin Baker/Icon Sportswire)

When the Phillies signed Zack Wheeler to a 5-year/$118 million contract last December, there was a lot of talk about how they were paying him based on potential. But the 29-year-old has been productive when healthy in New York, and slots in the top of the Phillies rotation with fellow right-hander Aaron Nola.