The King is dead.
Two months ago, I would have grasped at every silver lining possible, maybe even conjure one or two out of thin air - I’ve gotten quite good at that over the years! Félix’s first two were perfect; the sinker and curve both had good bite; he also pitched relatively deep on a reasonable pitch count. These are all good, right?
Right?
Nope. Not today. Sorry. I didn’t even make any .gifs.
The movement on his pitches was indeed solid, but Félix displayed little to no command of any of them, walking four and getting just a quartet of whiffs.