One of the trades that also opened up roster space to protect the Yankees very best prospects from the Rule 5 Draft sent RHP Caleb Smith along with first baseman Garrett Cooper to the Marlins for Michael King.
After starting the season in High-A Tampa, King quickly rose through the ranks by dominating the minors leagues. After pitching to a sub-two ERA in seven starts in Tampa, King got promoted to Double-A Trenton where he proceeded to post a 2.09 ERA in 82 innings while striking out 76.
This effort earned him a promotion to Scranton last week where in his first start he pitched seven shutout innings.