2022 Stats
W-L
6-3
ERA
2.29
WHIP
1.00
K
66
SV
1
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
King's role as a multi-inning reliever quickly blended into high leverage, as he led the Yankees bullpen in innings (49.1), wins (six) and holds (15) in the first half. The 27-year-old added velocity on his sinker and tripled his slider usage, which led to great results. Unfortunately, his promising start to the season ended just two appearances after the All-Star break, as the right-hander fractured his elbow throwing a pitch. The injury required season-ending surgery to repair the fracture with the possibility of Tommy John as well, but King did not have any UCL damage and avoided the latter. Despite the injury, he completed 51 innings while recording career marks across multiple categories, including games played (34), wins, holds, strikeouts (66), ERA (2.29) and WHIP (1.00). King is in line to return to the mound this spring and should reclaim his multi-inning, high-leverage role for the Yankees if healthy. Read Past Outlooks
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Completes live BP session
King (elbow) threw his first live batting practice session of the spring Saturday and doesn't appear to have any limitations during camp, Randy Miller of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.
ANALYSIS
King was sidelined for the final two and a half months of the 2022 season after fracturing his right elbow and undergoing surgery, but since he was fortunate enough to avoid any UCL damage, he was able to make a swifter recovery than if he would have required a Tommy John procedure. The Yankees could still opt to use him conservatively in spring training, but assuming he escapes the Grapefruit League slate unscathed, he should settle back in as a multi-inning weapon out of the bullpen. He dazzled over his 51 frames with the big club last season, submitting a 2.29 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 66:16 K:BB while capturing six wins, one save and 16 holds.
King was sidelined for the final two and a half months of the 2022 season after fracturing his right elbow and undergoing surgery, but since he was fortunate enough to avoid any UCL damage, he was able to make a swifter recovery than if he would have required a Tommy John procedure. The Yankees could still opt to use him conservatively in spring training, but assuming he escapes the Grapefruit League slate unscathed, he should settle back in as a multi-inning weapon out of the bullpen. He dazzled over his 51 frames with the big club last season, submitting a 2.29 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 66:16 K:BB while capturing six wins, one save and 16 holds.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
23
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Michael King generally throw?
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What part of the game does Michael King generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
Even Split
2022
-11%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .230 | 61 | 22 | 45 | 9 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .229 | 93 | 29 | 77 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .179 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .200 | 42 | 12 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .256 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .225 | 38 | 15 | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .255 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 3 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .295 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-19%
ERA at Home
2022
-51%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 3.51 | 1.26 | 74.1 | 10.4 | 3.0 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 4.32 | 1.19 | 66.2 | 9.2 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.04 | 1.16 | 26.2 | 12.2 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2022Away | 1.48 | 0.82 | 24.1 | 11.1 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.06 | 1.25 | 35.1 | 10.2 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2021Away | 4.18 | 1.32 | 28.0 | 7.1 | 4.2 | ||||
| 2020Home | 5.84 | 1.54 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2020Away | 9.42 | 1.53 | 14.1 | 10.0 | 5.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Michael King compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.13K/9
11.6BB/9
2.8HR/9
0.5Fastball
95.9 mphERA
2.29WHIP
1.00BABIP
.291GB/FB
2.04Left On Base
76.9%Exit Velocity
79.8 mphBarrels/BBE
3.5%Spin Rate
2487 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.6%Swinging Strike
14.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Injuries throughout the Yankees' rotation presented King a chance to make an impact at the big-league level last season. However, he couldn't take advantage of the opportunity, ending the campaign with a 7.76 ERA and 1.54 WHIP over 26.2 innings. King's 5.09 xFIP implies he wasn't quite as bad as the surface numbers suggest, but it was nonetheless a disappointing showing in light of the team's need for pitching help. Despite yielding relatively modest hard-contact numbers, King was stung by both a high BABIP (.325) and high home-run rate (1.69 HR/9). Perhaps that provides an avenue for improvement, but King will also need to bring down last season's 9.1 BB%, especially given his low strikeout ceiling. He'll turn 26 years old in May, so the organization is likely more interested in seeing what King can do now than in further development.
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Throwing all pitches off mound
King (elbow) said Wednesday that he's thrown about 10 times from a mound over the past six weeks, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Expects to be ready for Opening Day
King (elbow) expects to be ready for the start of the season, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.
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No arbitration necessary
King (elbow) signed a one-year deal with the Yankees on Friday, avoiding arbitration.
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Doesn't need Tommy John surgery
King (elbow) learned Thursday that he doesn't need Tommy John surgery, Gary Phillips of SI.com reports.
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Undergoes surgery
King (elbow) underwent surgery Wednesday, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.
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