Thursday, March 30, 2017

Zack Wheeler Makes Mets Rotation

New York Mets RHP Zack Wheeler has made the starting rotation and will start the fourth game of the season against the Florida Marlins on April 7th. Wheeler will be making his first major league start since September 25, 2014 against the Washington Nationals. He has missed the last two seasons after undergoing Tommy John Surgery. Wheeler pitched 12.1 innings in Spring Training and had seven strikeouts. In Spring training, he had an ERA of 5.46 and a WHIP of 1.46. In his last season in 2014, Wheeler had a record of 11-11 with a 3.54 ERA and 1.33 WHP in 187 innings in 185.1 innings. It is expected that Wheeler will be on an innings limit this pitch and pitch only around 125 innings.

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