Zack Wheeler send 2 worlds Message to Philadelphia Phillies coach After Agreement to extend another contract….

It’s hard not to start connecting the dots with the recent chatter about the Philadelphia Phillies signing Zack Wheeler to a contract extension. The prospect of locking up Wheeler has become less wishful thinking for Phillies fans and appears to have shifted to more of an imminent reality.

It’s no secret that making this happen has been a primary goal of Dave Dombrowski since the end of the postseason.

Speaking to the media at the year-end press conference in October, Dombrowski made it clear that re-signing Wheeler is a primary objective for the organization this offseason.

“Without getting into anything, because just we haven’t had these type of things [conversations], we would hope to have Zack Wheeler in our organization for years to come,” said Dombrowski. “He’s been tremendous since he’s been here, and we look at him as a real stalwart of our organization. So we would hope that he would be here for a long time.

The idea of a Zack Wheeler contract extension has finally picked up steam. After returning from the MLB Winter Meetings without a big prize for the first time in what seems like forever, the Phillies’ new sustainable approach to filling roster holes on the 2024 Phillies team may have been influenced by getting a Wheeler extension done all along.

First, MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki reported at the end of November that the two sides had spoken, but it was unclear if Wheeler desires to test the free agent market. That there have been conversations between the Phillies and Wheeler was obviously a newsworthy development.

Yesterday, another MLB insider added a new perspective that should make Phillies fans very happy.

Appearing on 97.5 The Fanatic, writer Jayson Stark from The Athletic detailed the mutual desire for both team and player to get something done.