The Blue Jays continue their search for upgrades to their starting rotation, and unfortunately on Wednesday another option came off of the free agent board when Zack Wheeler agreed to a five year pact with the Philadelphia Phillies.
I’m sure most Blue Jays fans reacted with disappointment at seeing the initial headline, but now that I’ve seen more of the details about the contract that Wheeler signed, I’m actually glad that the Blue Jays backed off.
If you ask me, things got a little out of hand with where Wheeler landed at five years and 118 million to head to the Phillies, and chances are it would have taken more to get him to come to Toronto.