Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez is reportedly on the verge of signing a five-year, $175-million contract extension. The record-setting deal would make the 2012 perfect-game hurler the highest-paid pitcher in MLB and provide King Felix with a $25 million annual payday. Felix Hernandezon verge of record seven-year, $175 million contract with #Mariners that soon will be official.usat.ly/Wx39Xr — Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) February 7, 2013 How rich is Hernandez about to become? The Mariners’ 26-year-old righty will be worth as much as the Astros’ 2013 projected opening-day payroll, which is also expected to be about $25 million — for 40 players. Hernandez isn’t the only MLB star worth more than Houston’s [...]