As Louis the XVI said -- or at least as he said in Mel Brooks' "History of the World: Part I" -- it's good to be the king. Of course, most monarchs break in by gaining valuable experience as a prince first: taxing the citizens, bedding young maidens, slaying dragons, poisoning older siblings, that sort of thing. It's another matter entirely to learn on the job while still a teenager as Felix Hernandez did.
King Felix is the best pitcher in the league at the moment!