The Philadelphia Phillies are going to be without Zack Wheeler for the rest of the way. When constructing this roster to give this team the best possible chance of winning the World Series, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski decided to double-down on starting pitching when he acquired Jesus Luzardo from the Miami Marlins this past offseason.

Philadelphia star pitcher Zack Wheeler will be out six to eight months following surgery to remove a blood clot in his upper right arm, the Phillies announced Saturday. Wheeler, a right hander, had a follow-up evaluation and received second opinions this week after his successful on Monday.

Philadelphia Phillies ace right-hander Zack Wheeler was diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome and has been recommended to undergo season-ending decompression surgery in the coming weeks, the team announced Saturday.