CY Felix? ~ or ~ *sigh*, Felix...

Seattle Weekly

Most everyone knows Felix’s lovely, lofty stats and his poor, paltry wins total, so I’ll not rehash them here, but instead reference some of the other relevant observation and fun facts...

re: pressure …
Many (especially, seemingly, those of the east coast persuasion) seem to place a lot of stock in the premise that because Felix pitched on such an awful team, there was no pressure.  False premise, in my opinion.  One could successfully argue that there is a whole heckofalot of pressure when you take the mound knowing that even allowing ONE run could still result in a loss. Unfortunately, it is the truth that Felix has not had the opportunity to pitch in a truly “big game” (read post-season) but he certainly does not shy away from and, in fact, thrives on some of the grander stages – many of the best moments of his young career have come in Boston and NY.

re: competition …
Comparing Felix and CC and how they stacked up against their respective competition, it is interesting to note that Felix actually pitched more games vs. teams above .500 (22 w/an 11-7 record) than did CC (18 w/ a 9-4 record). CC really feasted on the 16 games pitched vs sub .500 teams, going 12-3 (including beating the M’s 3 times) where Felix only posted a 2-5 record in 12 such games.

re: run support …
One thing is crystal clear - run support or, more precisely, lack thereof, was an issue.  The case has been made every which way but loose, Felix's run support wasn't just below average - it was epically low.  Any way you slice it, his was the lowest of low, as he was dead last no matter how you filter – 32nd of all pitchers with at least 180IP, 44th of those with at least 160IP, 56th of those with 140IP and 64th of those with 120IP. Sad.

re: beasts in the east ...
Felix pitched 6 games vs. the AL East going 5-0 in 49.1 IP and 53K's with a 0.55 ERA and 0.79 WHIP

~ Price vs Yanks 2-1 w/4.39 ERA in 4 games
~ CC vs Rays 1-2 w/.333ERA in 5 games
~ Felix vs Yanks 3-0 w/0.35 in 3 games

Another really fun little "Felix fact" ...
he pitched more scoreless innings in 2010 (209) than Price pitched in total.

If he DOESN'T win...
it'll be far from a travesty, as the competition is good, and will likely serve to motivate him further.

If he DOES win ...
while he’ll no doubt be extremely proud of his accomplishment, I would hazard a guess that he’d trade it (and all the other personal awards and accolades that are no doubt in his future) in a Seattle second for a World Championship.

That said...

I VOTE FOR FELIX!!!

:-)