As he enters the last year of his contract, the King looks to once more reign supreme. Felix came into the year on the outside looking in. It was the first time in a decade that Hernandez was not selected to start Opening Day for the Mariners.
Then, adding insult to injury, he didn’t start the second or even the third. No, Felix was outcast to the fifth spot in the rotation, and due to the schedule at the start of the year, he didn’t make his first start until the 8th game of the year.
The king was clearly unhappy about this but it was a reasonable decision made by the Mariners coaching staff.