The Boston Red Sox will look to add some pitching help this season and could sign a former New York Yankees star.
Boston’s Chief Baseball Officer, Craig Breslow, has said the team will pursue starting pitching help to add a top-tier starter to pair behind Garrett Crochet.
MLB insider Mike Axisa of CBS Sports links Boston to signing Michael King for a homecoming to add some rotation help.
“The homecoming angle always gets overplayed in free agency but Michael King, a New England native, fits the Red Sox well on the field,” Axisa wrote, in a piece published on Friday. “He’s a high-upside starter (see: 2024) who is plenty familiar with the AL East given his time with the Yankees, plus he’s shown he can be very effective in relief.
“That could come in handy come postseason time. King’s value is down because he missed time with shoulder and knee trouble in 2025, but, if his health checks out, there could be an opportunity to get a difference-making starter at a discount. The homecoming would be a neat talking point on top of the baseball fit.”
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King would be a solid No. 2 or No. 3 starter for the Red Sox and help strengthen their pitching staff. The right-hander played in the AL East with the Yankees from 2019 until 2023 but was traded to the San Diego Padres as part of the Juan Soto deal.
With the Padres last season, King went 5-3 with a 3.44 ERA in 15 starts as he dealt with injuries.
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