Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Right-hander Zack Wheeler, one of the prized free-agent starting pitchers this off-season, will join the Philadelphia Phillies after agreeing to a long-term contract.
League sources told ESPN and MLB Media on Wednesday that Wheeler agreed to a five-year, $118 million deal with the Phillies. According to ESPN, the 29-year-old pitcher rejected a larger contract offer from the Chicago White Sox worth more than $120 million before reaching an agreement with Philadelphia.