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The thing about Felix, is that he closes his own games.  When a team goes up against Felix, they can expect the following:
1. No new pitcher.  Felix will be in the game 8-9 innings all year long.
2. No dead ball.  Felix' arm will not get tired.  There will be no drop in command, bite, or velocity as the night goes on.
3. A fluid change in weaponry as the situation dictates.  Felix goes from being the strikeout king, to the groundball king, whenever he wants.  He has four great pitches, and, on nights when one is not working, he goes to the other, and so on.
4. No mercy with all of the above.  Felix's games are quick, efficient and deadly, like a man cleaning prawns: pop the head off, pop the tail off, grab the next one.
These things set Felix apart from all of the other six-inning wonders out there.  Pineda is great, but he has not yet locked down every start and unrelented for every game of an entire season.