Last season for the Phillies, Wheeler had a record of 13-6, pitched a 3.61 ERA, and threw 212 strikeouts. Looking at his original contract he signed with Philadelphia back in 2019 where it was five year, $118 million, he’s been 43-25 with a 3.06 ERA in 101 starts, which is the best ERA in that span since such pitchers as Corbin Burnes, Maz Scherzer, and Shane Bieber according to Zolecki.
“I love those big moments,” Wheeler said. “I don’t know, I really just enjoy being here in Philly. The fans are the best. Playing in Citizens Bank in October, there’s nothing like it.”
“There’s definitely pressure, especially being in Philadelphia,” Wheeler continued. “It’s a tough place to play. … You’re going to have your ups and downs. You’ll have your bad games, bad innings. You might get booed here and there. Booed off the field, but it’s part of the game. You take that in and use that as motivation and just try to build off of that because you don’t want that to
“There’s definitely pressure, especially being in Philadelphia,” Wheeler continued. “It’s a tough place to play. … You’re going to have your ups and downs. You’ll have your bad games, bad innings. You might get booed here and there. Booed off the field, but it’s part of the game. You take that in and use that as motivation and just try to build off of that because you don’t want that to happen again. There is pressure to live up to the contract. But if you take care of what you need to, hopefully it will take care of itself on the field.”
