Michael King is making it pretty clear that he wants to be a regular in the New York Yankees’ rotation. He’s taken the ball on the mound from the start instead of coming in as a setup man and, simply put, ran with it.
King transitioned to the rotation full-time on August 24 and the numbers don’t lie. The man can pitch. He has a 1.27 ERA over six starts since and opposing hitters are batting just .229 with a .278 slugging percentage against him.
His latest effort came Wednesday night. King’s Yankees lost 6-1 to the Blue Jays, but not before he turned in seven innings of one-run ball.