New Phillies Pitcher Zack Wheeler Talks About Big Expectations

Wheeler signed a five-year, $118 million deal in the offseason.

TALKING RULE CHANGES?OKAY?WALK AGO BATTER, ONE PITCHOUT, INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGHTHE MOTIONS OF THROWING ITBACK, ONE PITCH OUT.DO YOU HAVE ANY RULECHANGES?YES, SHORT AFTER THESEVENTH INNING STRETCH, GAMEOVER.I'M WITH YOU.SEVEN INNINGS.I GOT ONE FOR YOU, AS WELL.EXTRA INNINGS.NOBODY WANTS TO WATCH 16INNINGS EVERY BASEBALL.HOMERUN DERBY, TIDE AFTERNINE, HOMERUN --I OKAY.THE TEAM WHO HAS THE MOSTHOMERUNS, WINS.I LIKE.THAT'S IT.I LIKE THAT.FREE BEER AND HOTDOGS WOULDBE GOOD, TOO.THROW THAT IN THERE.ALL RIGHT, SEE HERE IS THEREASON WHY WE'RE HAVING THISCONVERSATION.MLB JUST ANNOUNCED MAJOR RULECHANGE ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.STARTING THIS SEASON, ALLPITCHERS ARE REQUIRED TO FACEAT LEAST THREE BATTERS OR ENDTHE HALF INNING.UNLESS OF COURSE HE IS HURT.THIS RULE TAKES AIM AT SOME OFTHE PITCHING MATCH-UP CHANGESTHAT VASTLY SLOWED DOWN THEGAME, ESPECIALLY IN THE LATERSTAGES.MEANWHILE, PHILLIES, PITCHERS,CATCHERS HOLD THEIR FIRSTPRACTICE IN CLEARWATERFLORIDA, THIS IS OUR FIRSTLOOK AT FREE AGENT, RIGHTYZACH WHEELER, FORMER NEW YORKMETS SIGNED FIVE YEAR,118 MILLION-DOLLAR DEAL IN THEOFF SEASON.TODAY, HE WAS ASKED ABOUTPLAYING UNDER HEAVYEXPECTATIONS.MAYBE PRESSURE FOR CERTAINGUYS, OR EXPECTATIONS, DO YOUHAVE LIVE UP TO, WHATEVER ITMAY BE, BUT DOING THE BESTPOSSIBLY CONSIDERATION ANDNOTHING OVER THE PAST FEWYEARS BUT COULD TAKE THE NEXTSTEP.THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL.I WANT TO GO OUT THERE, ANDWIN CY YOUNG OR TWO, AND MAKE