Felix Hernandez finally has some sort of semblance of a spring training start. He quintupled his total innings compared to the rest of spring training – from 1 1/3 innings to five after delivering against the Cubs on Saturday.
But is that really enough to now go throw the first pitch of the first game of the 2018 season, in front of what will most likely be a packed house at Safeco Field?
“I think so,” Hernandez said at his spring training locker afterward. “I feel good.”
After just five innings?