James Paxton is the new King of Seattle. The coronation took place Tuesday night in Toronto.Paxton's , one start after a 16-strikeout effort last week against the A's, provided final confirmation that he, not Felix Hernandez,rules the M's rotationand will for the foreseeable future.The 29-year-old left-hander from British Columbia nicknamed "The Big Maple Joe Greene Jersey " has long shown ace-type stuff, but injuries have prevented him from pitching a full major league season. His career high in starts is 24, which he managed last season while winning 12 games and compiling a 2.98 ERA.TOUCHED BY AN EAGLE: That history played a role in Seattle manager Scott Servais lifting Paxton after 105 pitches in his 16-K performance Thursday. Paxton Mitchell Trubisky Jersey took the decision out of Servais' hands Tuesday by turning in a "Maddux" (a complete-game shutout in under 100 pitches) and touching 100 mph with his fastball in the ninth inning.Paxton now has a 3.40 ERA in eight starts this season, and with seven more strikeouts Tuesday he has fanned 67 batters (against 19 walks) in 47 2/3 innings."For me, it's really just an approach," Paxton told ROOT Sports in an on-field interview postgame,"really trying to force contact, trying to challenge Cameron Sutton Jersey guys with my stuff instead of trying to be so perfect and pick at the corners."Paxton's emergence as an efficient power arm has come at just the right time. His ERA is more than 1 1/2 runs better than the next-lowest starter, Marco Gonzales, who is at 5.19. Hernandez is next at 5.28, and Mike Leake is bringing up the rear at 6.28.(The M's really don't have a fifth starter; Wade LeBlanc is the latest contestant in the derby.)Despite those ugly Diontae Johnson Jersey numbers, which have contributed to a 4.68overall staff ERA, Seattle Pittsburgh Steelers Home Office is third in the AL West at 20-14. The M's are 5-3 in Paxton's starts.Hernandez will remain the leader of the Mariners' staffat least by example, and fans will still fill the King's Court whenever he pitches at Safeco Field, but Paxton has made it clear over the past six days that he is the king of the hill when he's on it.