Grotewold wrote:

JonHeyman
Phillies are looking at my puppeteer's client Stephen Strasburg.

MFP wrote:Steaks says Didi is the Phillies' "next free-agent focus" after getting Wheeler done.

Shore wrote:

MFP wrote:Steaks says Didi is the Phillies' "next free-agent focus" after getting Wheeler done.

Man, I hope the contract is decent, and short.

heyeaglefn wrote:

Shore wrote:

MFP wrote:Steaks says Didi is the Phillies' "next free-agent focus" after getting Wheeler done.

Man, I hope the contract is decent, and short.

Guessing 3 for 45.

heyeaglefn wrote:

Shore wrote:

MFP wrote:Steaks says Didi is the Phillies' "next free-agent focus" after getting Wheeler done.

Man, I hope the contract is decent, and short.

Guessing 3 for 45.

MFP wrote:

heyeaglefn wrote:

Shore wrote:

MFP wrote:Steaks says Didi is the Phillies' "next free-agent focus" after getting Wheeler done.

Man, I hope the contract is decent, and short.

Guessing 3 for 45.

Fangraphs has about that. Kiley McDaniel had 3/$48M and their median crowdsourced guess was 3/$45M.

Ace Rothstein wrote:

MFP wrote:

heyeaglefn wrote:

Shore wrote:

MFP wrote:Steaks says Didi is the Phillies' "next free-agent focus" after getting Wheeler done.

Man, I hope the contract is decent, and short.

Guessing 3 for 45.

Fangraphs has about that. Kiley McDaniel had 3/$48M and their median crowdsourced guess was 3/$45M.

What did McDaniel have for Wheeler? Bowden had 4/74 for him

Ace Rothstein wrote:A well developed market indeed

Kiley’s Take
Wheeler was notably too high on this list for some and too low for others, either because he isn’t seen as a frontline type or because his 2018-19 performance and the fact that he’ll open 2020 in his 20s is too much to ignore. It’s probably either three or four years, depending on how the starting pitching market comes together, in the $15-20 million AAV range.

Player Notes
Tell someone in 2013 that Zack Wheeler would be a prized free agent in 2019, and they’d be shocked — didn’t the Mets extend their ace? Tell someone in 2017 that Zack Wheeler would be a prized free agent in 2019, and they’d be shocked — didn’t injuries ruin him? But here we are in 2019, and Zack Wheeler is a prized free agent. His last two years have been both consistent and effective: more than 180 innings, a FIP- in the low 80s, and strikeout and walk numbers better than league average. His raw run prevention numbers are flattered by pitcher-friendly Citi Field, but even accounting for that, he’s been worth 8.9 WAR and 7.1 RA9-WAR over that stretch. That places him ninth among all starters (23rd in RA9-WAR), between Charlie Morton and Aaron Nola. Of course, injury concerns are never far away with Wheeler — he missed time with shoulder fatigue in July — but when he’s healthy, his arsenal (a high-90s fastball, a low-90s slider) and results resemble a slightly lower-end Jacob deGrom’s. If any pitcher on this list out-produces Cole and Strasburg next year, I think it’s likely Wheeler (though he’s still not that likely to do it). – BC

Uncle Milty wrote:Still need 2 more difference makers. Gotta break the tax ceiling if they want to contend in 2020.

thephan wrote:Athletic article has spending season in Philadelphia coming to a close. It says the team is staying under the tax leaving about $20M. Odubel and Roberts create a financial drag limiting the clubs total cap at about $190M for the season. So it’s pieces from here forward.