{"id":345898,"date":"2025-12-15T02:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T02:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/345898\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T02:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T02:49:08","slug":"yankees-red-sox-orioles-battling-for-same-3-24-era-free-agent-pitcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/345898\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles battling for same 3.24 ERA free agent pitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles battling for same 3.24 ERA free agent pitcher<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The AL East is all going after the same starting pitcher.<\/p>\n

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Free agent Michael King, from the San Diego Padres<\/a>, is widely sought after.<\/p>\n

A report from Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe<\/a> indicates that the New York Yankees<\/a>, Boston Red Sox<\/a> and Baltimore Orioles<\/a> all want King.<\/p>\n

King previously pitched for the Yankees, mostly out of the bullpen, before being traded to the Padres in the Juan Soto deal.<\/p>\n

The right-hander has a 3.24 ERA in his MLB career. He was at a 3.44 ERA in 2025, an injury-plagued season for him.<\/p>\n

MLB.com summed<\/a> up the pursuit like this:<\/p>\n

The Orioles have incentive to get their hands on King, because he has excelled against them. He’s 3-1 with a 2.67 ERA in 14 career games against Baltimore, including two starts. He hasn’t had similar success against Boston, but the Red Sox may see him as a fit as their No. 2 starter behind Cy Young runner-up Garrett Crochet.<\/p>\n

The Red Sox have already added Sonny Gray in a trade with the Cardinals, but the Orioles and Yankees are looking to make a splash in the starting pitching market and apparently see King as an avenue to accomplishing that.<\/p>\n

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King has a nasty, hard fastball with great tailing action to go along with a wide, bending sweeper.<\/p>\n

As long as he stays healthy, he’ll be a great signing. It’ll be an even better pickup for whichever AL East team keeps him away from their rivals.<\/p>\n

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