King Felix and Seattle finally settled on the 7 year $175 million. The holdup was a possible future problem with his elbow. It seems like Felix didn't have to give up anything, so Seattle must feel pretty good about the elbow.
Hernandez is one of the best pitchers in all of baseball. There is a concern as his velocity has dropped every year. I saw a stat on twitter that says he was averaging 96 MPH when he starting and now it's something like 92.6 MPH. Now that could be that he is a smart pitcher and hows how to not strain himself, or it could have something to do with that elbow. Obviously this is a concern if it keeps dropping and you have him for 7 years. My thinking is that he will be OK. Pedro was kind of like that, but still had the stuff when he needed it, and learned how to pitch even when his arm was beginning to go.
With all the young talent Seattle has coming over over the next 2-3 year, they could eventually look like a team very similar to Tampa Bay.
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