I get it. Mariners fans have soured on the King in recent years. It’s no secret that Felix isn’t what he used to be. His 5.55 ERA over 155.2 innings in 2018 was easily the worst of his career. Add that to his 4.36 in 2017 and it is pretty clear that Felix has fallen off a cliff over the past three seasons. But that doesn’t matter in 2019.
If Felix is bad in 2019, it doesn’t affect the team. The M’s don’t plan on making the playoffs this coming season so if Felix loses 15 games and gives up roughly one billion runs, then fine.