Let’s shift gears a bit here and talk about the exact sort of free agent Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer seems to like to go after.

Mid-range starter? Check.

Injury history? Check.

Had some success that could be built on? Sure.

Michael King had several good years as a reliever/spot starter for the Yankees, then was included in the deal that sent Juan Soto to New York.

King had a very good year in San Diego in 2024: 2.95 ERA, 1.192 WHIP in 173.2 innings. That got him a seventh-place finish in Cy Young voting. He seemed positioned to have a big year in 2025, then missed much of it with a thoracic nerve issue and knee injury that limited him to 15 starts. Returning from the injuries in September, he made four starts with a 5.74 ERA, which sounds bad but three of those sta

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