Michael King was one of the most consistently great Yankees relievers in 2022 and the first couple months of the 2023 season. Aaron Boone could feel comfortable giving him the ball in any situation, and he could also reasonably hope for the right-hander to cover multiple innings as part of the road map to a win. However, King’s results have been a little more mixed lately. He’s given up runs in three of his last four outings and he hasn’t been hit this hard since his rookie season.
King set an excellent standard for himself as a reliever, and for the first time, we’re seeing some regression.