Zack Wheeler

After September surgery to remove a blood clot and part of a rib, Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler decided to hold onto a keepsake.

Wheeler came away from his season-ending surgery with an eyebrow-raising keepsake.

Rob Thomson said Zack Wheeler likely won t be ready for Opening Day. Dave Dombrowski left the door open for another starter.

The Phillies are looking to trade outfielder Nick Castellanos ahead of their first full-squad workout of spring training. Meanwhile ace Zack Wheeler seems unlikely to be ready for Opening Day as he recovers from blood clot surgery.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Monday that he doesn't anticipate Wheeler (shoulder) being ready for Opening Day, but he "doesn't think he'll be too far behind that," Paul Casella of MLB.com reports.