SAN DIEGO -- One of the finest pitchers of his generation, Felix Hernandez will turn 31 years old in April, but he already began looking old last season.
In probably his worst season in a decade, the 2010 Cy Young winner and six-time All-Star went 11-8 with a 3.82 ERA. His velocity dropped to around 90 mph, he struggled with his control and his strikeout-to-walk ratio fell to the lowest of his career at 1.88. As rough as all that was, he says the worst part was being on the disabled list for nearly two months with an injured right calf.