“I was moving all over the place from the windup.” “I was more balanced from the stretch,” he said. I was better from the stretch than from the windup.” “I threw everything, curveball, changeup, sinker and one slider,” he said. A week and a half ago, he threw for the first time in spring training. There’s much attention, then, being paid to his delivery. Felix hasn’t had the command he needs to succeed at his velocity. The changeup and curveball are there, if he wants to miss bats.
Felix isn’t what he used to be, and no one expects him to return to that level, but we at least know that he should still have the stuff.
Felix Hernandez will play a crucial role in determining the fate of the Mariners’ season.
