The Philadelphia Phillies Lose Ace Zack Wheeler For The Rest Of The 2025 Season

Locked On Phillies - Daily Podcast On The Philadelphia Phillies · Aug 24, 2025 · 30m

In today's episode, Connor reacts to the news of the Philadelphia Phillies losing ace Zack Wheeler for the rest of the year, and potentially part of next season, due to his blood clot recovery timeline. How do the Phillies make up for the loss of their best starter, and what does the rotation need to do in order to still give this team a shot to win it all? Next, with Jhoan Duran's first blown save as a Phillie, it's time to acknowledge that he is human... but still will be just as dominant as we can rightfully expect him to be. Finally, a look at a much better start from Aaron Nola, and a…