FACTS/FLUKES: King, Peña, Burke, Moncada, Pressly

King goes from reliever to starter in a shortened role... Michael King (RHP, NYY) has a 2.82 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 29.2% K%, and 7.6% BB% in 83 innings. Has anything changed as a starting pitcher? What do King's skills look like?

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  BB%   K%  K-BB%   SwK  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  =====   ===  ========  =====  ====
2020   27  7.76  5.05   9%  22%    12%    9%  40/20/40  34/50  15%
2021   63  3.55  4.12   9%  23%    14%   11%  45/24/31  30/75  11%
2022   51  2.29  2.66   8%  33%    25%   15%  47/25/28  29/79   9%
2023   83  2.82  3.43   8%  29%    22%   12%  44/21/35  31/78  10%

King has a starting pitcher's arsenal and came off a strong recent start:

  • With the small sample, it's too early to...

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