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I get that many people are comparing Felix to Verlander, but their stuff is very different today.
I think a closer comparison is Sabathia.
Yeah lefty / righty, but CC was basically dead 3 years ago, and the Yankees could not even get a bag of balls for him. CC had a couple weak years before getting injured 3 years ago, and CC has had more injuries the prior to this year. It took CC 18+ months, but he has really learned how to pitch without the hot fastball and to use more off speed stuff... and actually have ways to limit his pitches versus constant 8 pitch at bats.
If Felix could follow in CC's footsteps... he could be getting another 9 figure deal.