Aaron Boone says the New York Yankees expect to have Michael King in the starting rotation next season.
King, 28, seems open to the idea of competing for a job.
\"I\'ve always said, it\'s almost more fun and more of a challenge if they do sign a couple guys and in spring training, [I\'m] coming in and saying, \'You\'re going to realize that I\'m better than what you\'re putting out there,\'\" the right-hander said. \"That sounds cocky, but that\'s the approach you gotta have when you\'re trying to get the spot you want.\"
King compiled a 2.75 ERA and a 3.97 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 49 appearances this season.
He moved into the rotation in late August and started eight times to close out the year. In those outings, he amassed a 1.88 ERA and a 5.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio.