Blinksportsnews247Many believed that the Philadelphia Phillies’ decision to re-sign Aaron Nola to a seven-year contract this summer was the first move toward securing his and Zack Wheeler’s long-term partnership. Due to his consistency over the previous several years, Wheeler is projected to have more suitors than Nola when he enters free agency in 2024. The Phillies would want to lock him into a contract extension rather than risk that.
This season, the Philadelphia Phillies have made a lot of movement and speculations. Their pursuit of Japanese superstar Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the most noteworthy move. It was expected that after failing to sign him, they would concentrate working with Wheeler to acquire an extension while concentrating on adding other low-level players to their squad.
However, it was then reported that Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell, two free agency starters, are of interest to the Phillies. They would only go after these two if they weren’t sure Wheeler would sign an extension or if they weren’t prepared to provide a long-term contract to him. After all, in 2025 he will be 35 years old, which is the age at which pitchers start to suffer a decline in output. No matter how good he’s been lately, Philadelphia would not be wise to provide a huge contract for the amount of money he’ll be seeking as well.
Even though they may decide not to add anyone to their starting lineup as a result of these claims, it’s still noteworthy. The Phillies may not be as eager to sign Wheeler as was originally thought, even though they will have to pay out enormous sums of money for the foreseeable future and will have their largest payroll ever for the upcoming season.
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