Michael King held up in longer outings as well as the Yankees could’ve hoped. Now the question is whether he’ll physically handle the workload.
Yankees will likely suggest Aaron Boone do one thing differentlyLast offseason, Michael King was finishing up his rehab for a fractured right elbow and then beginning a careful buildup for the season as a reliever.
“I think I have even more reinforcement in there ,” King said with a grin of his surgically repaired body part. “Knock on wood, I had zero issues the whole year. … I’m looking forward to seeing how we go 150-plus innings.”Of course, plans can always change depending on how the Yankees attack the offseason, especially with the team expected to be in the race for Japanese star right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
“I’d say probably better than anyone anticipated — not to discount his ability, but you just never know when you start opening up how the stuff’s going to look,” pitching coach Matt Blake said. After making his final start on Oct. 1, he planned to take about a month off from throwing and two weeks off from lifting before getting going again.