Because the Navegantes del Magallanes didn’t clinch a playoff spot, the Mariners “ace”, Felix Hernandez, completed his very short winter league stint in Venezuela.
Despite his small impact on the club’s overall standing, Hernandez didn’t help the team win during each of his two outings.
The first time he stepped to the mound in 2016 winter league action, Hernandez was throwing the ball all over the place.
The hope was that his line of one inning pitched, allowing two earned runs, and giving up two walks was all a symptom of his nerves returning to play in front of his countryman, but when he repeated many of these numbers in the first inning of his next start, it was worrisome.