Sunday baseball diversion: Is Felix Hernandez done?

Yes, I know, this has nothing to do with the Seattle City Council. But it’s Sunday and there’s nothing terribly exciting that the Council is up to this week, so here’s a bit of a diversion into sabermetrics… Felix Hernandez got pummeled yesterday, giving up 7 runs in just 2 2/3 innings before getting yanked. He is now 8-9 with a 5.58 ERA for the 2018 season.  This is his fourteenth season in the Major Leagues; he was a rookie at the tender age of 19 in 2005. Is King Felix just having a bad year, or is it time …

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