First, Curto's cryptic news:
ROSTER MOVES: There will be moves before today’s game, and they will be big league moves announced by the Mariners. That's all he said about it.
https://rainierscurto.wordpress.com/201 ... n-antonio/Felix To Rehab Tonight In San Antonio
June 14, 2019
Felix Hernandez is scheduled to make a rehabilitation start for Tacoma tonight, and surprisingly he is doing it on the road.
Typically a veteran like Felix gets to decide where he wants to make a rehab appearance, and he’ll pick somewhere close to home. Everett is opening its season tonight… on the road, at Tri-City. Modesto is home in the California League; he could have gone there.
Instead, why not visit a town he presumably has not been to since 2004?
Back when Felix was 18 years old, the San Antonio Missions were the Double-A affiliate of the Mariners. Hernandez pitched the first half of the season at Class-A Inland Empire, where Daren Brown was his manager. After 15 starts there, the M’s promoted their top prospect to San Antonio for his final ten starts of the season.
Felix went 5-1 with a 3.30 ERA in ten starts for the Missions, who were managed by Dave Brundage. He then opened the 2005 season with us in Tacoma.
Hernandez has been on the Mariners injured list since suffering a strained lat during his start on May 11th at Fenway Park. He is 1-4 with a 6.52 ERA in the majors this year.
Felix will probably pitch just a couple of innings, since this is his first rehab outing. Regularly scheduled starter Tyler Cloyd will follow him from the bullpen.
