MyNorthwest.com · May 30, 2015
Mariners notebook: King Felix believes in Taijuan Walker's "stuff"
Felix Hernandez had similar struggles to those of Taijuan Walker's in his early days with the M's. (AP)Every great pitcher has to start somewhere.
The Mariners hope tonight's starter, Taijuan Walker, is close to breaking out of that "starting" phase. So does staff ace Felix Hernandez, a great pitcher who knows from experience about being labeled a phenom but struggling at first in the MLB.
Hernandez talked to "Danny, Dave and Moore" on Friday about the 22-year-old Walker, who has shown flashes of brilliance but owns a rough 1-5 record, 7.33 ERA and 1.84 WHIP in nine starts this season.